Read:
Making Sense of Library Research, Chapter 7
Date
Due: October 27, 1998 (In class exercise)
1. Government information is distributed
in many formats, including print, microfiche, CD-ROM
and World Wide Web pages.
True / False
2. Most
printed documents may be checked out.
True /
False
3. What
subjects are covered by government publications?
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4. What branches of the federal and state
government publish documents?
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5. The Ramsey Library documents collection
is available for use by:
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6.
What
are the classification numbers given to federal documents called?
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7. What is a major difference between the
documents classification system and the Library of Congress system?
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8. What
index to federal documents is available on the World Wide Web?
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9. Use the library catalog to find a federal document
at Ramsey Library in print format about unidentified
flying objects at Roswell, published in 1997.
a. What is the title?
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b. What is the SuDocs number?
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c. What is the catalog
location?_____________________________________
10. Where should you search to identify a North Carolina
state publication on a particular
subject?
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11. Using the library catalog, do a subject search for North Carolina - Statistics. Select a North Carolina state publication from the
result list. Note whether the document is
printed or on microfiche. Find the document
and bring it to the classroom and cite the document below:
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12. Visit
the Library of Congress’ legislative information Web site, THOMAS at http://thomas.loc.gov. Search for the words: college tax relief.
What is the title and bill number of this legislation? Was it introduced in the House or Senate?
Numerous works
about North Carolina are published by N.C. government agencies and by the private sector. Many North Carolina documents are cataloged and
housed in libraries in different ways. Note
in the list below that several N.C. documents have Library of Congress call numbers and
are located in the reference area of our library. These may be
useful titles for building contextual information for your papers.
The North
Carolina information and fact book. Greenville, N.C.: C.R. Cannon, 1979. Has N.C.
population statistics 1900-1976 by county. UNCA
Reference F251 .N83x.
North
Carolina History: an annotated bibliography. Jones, H.G. . Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press,
1995. Has aspects of local, state and
regional history within the chronological framework of the state’s history. Many of the materials cited have not been indexed
or published and distributed. UNCA Reference F254 .B1 J66 1995.
County population trends, North Carolina, 1790-1960:
state, region, county, residence, color. Chapel Hill, N.C.: published jointly by Carolina
Population Center, University of North Carolina; Raleigh, N.C.: Dept. of Administration,
Statistical Services Center, Budget Division, 1969.
UNCA Reference HA556
.C35 1969.
The 1990
Census atlas of North Carolina. Jonathan, Daw et al. Boone, N.C.: Geographic Information Systems
Laboratory, Dept. of Geography and Planning, Appalachian State University, c1992. Provides statistics on medical care, housing,
education, ethnicity, labor force, etc. by county. UNCA Reference HA556 .N54 1992.
North Carolina Facts: a comprehensive look at North
Carolina today, county by county. John
Clements. Dallas: Clements Research, Inc.,
1988. Includes chronological history of the
state including origins of each county. UNCA Reference F251 .N867 1988.
Statistical
Abstract of North Carolina counties, 1991. Raleigh, N.C.: State Data Center, Management and
Information Services, Office of State Budget and Management, 1991. Statistics include population and housing, vital
and health, social and human services, education, law enforcement, environment, energy and
utilities, government, employment and income, business and industry, agriculture, and
transportation. UNCA Ref Desk HA551 .S73 1991.
Demographic
atlas of western North Carolina. Cullowhee, N.C.: Center for Improving Mountain
Living, Western Carolina University, 1986. UNCA Reference HA556 .D45 1986.