2. Legacy of Access
Historic model = distributed government
publications within reasonable travel distance
New model = government publications
available at any hour online
UM Library designated in 1909
Maintains large print collection
Provides expertise for tracking down government
information in any format
4. White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov
Blog, rapid posting of material
Accountability websites
Task Forces
5. THOMAS
http://thomas.loc.gov
Access to current and recent legislation:
Read the text of bills your Senators or
Representative are considering
See how legislators voted on bills
Read the text of speeches and debates in Congress
Great for materials 1989-present
8. Government Science
3 favorites for following government-funded
science:
Science.gov: http://www.science.gov
ScienceAccelerator: http://www.scienceaccelerator.gov
TreeSearch: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us
9. Follow the Money
What do these initiatives cost?
What’s the budget for a specific program?
Who gets government grant money and
contracts?
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/
Official Presidential budget
Recovery.gov
http://www.recovery.gov
Accounting for the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act
10. Consolidated Federal Funds Report
(CFFR)
http://www.census.gov/govs/www/cffr.html
Census Bureau database that breaks down funding
to state, county, & local governments/programs
11. How much will that legislation cost?
http://www.cbo.gov
16. Gov Doc Mashups
Flip side of transparency: People inspired
to reuse government information
American Presidency Project Historical Census Browser
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/
collections/stats/histcensus
17. Mash-ups
Follow the Money Open Secrets
http://www.followthemoney.org http://www.opensecrets.org
18. Mash-Ups
GovTrack Open CRS
http://www.govtrack.us/ http://opencrs.com/
19. Keeping Up
Many new tools for staying apprised
of new government reports:
Power of RSS
Email lists
Twitter
Government News Blog:
http://mt-govinfo.blogspot.com
Keeping Up Guide:
http://libguides.lib.umt.edu/govrss