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Government information The Alliance for Taxpayer Access 
 This group is a "diverse and growing alliance of organizations representing taxpayers, patients, physicians, researchers, and institutions that support open public access to taxpayer-funded research." It has a goal of "making the peer-reviewed results of taxpayer-funded research available online, and for no extra charge to the American public." The site features information about progress in the U.S. Congress and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Also includes links to news and to member groups. http://www.taxpayeraccess.org/ Topics: Tax Filing Season Last updated Aug 7, 2007 American Library Association Government Documents Roundtable (GODORT)
Contains news related to government documents and information access, conference and committee information, and fact sheets by and about document depository libraries and the Government Printing Office (GPO). Also features resources created by GODORT, including the "Gov Docs Processing Tutorial," and the "Toolbox for Processing and Cataloging Federal Government Documents." Note: some resources available only to members. From the American Library Association. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/godort/index.cfm Topics: Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Libraries & Archives by Type, Social Science Last updated Nov 22, 2008 Government Views of Iraq
A list of links arranged by subject of government documents and other primary resources, most of which are from the United States. "Resources include ... Congressional Hearings and Resolutions, Federal Agency reports, transcripts of press conferences and briefings, USAID Fact Sheets, legislation, news releases and Presidential Communications ... United Nations Security Council Resolutions, the Geneva Conventions and Protocols, [and] selected international treaties." From Grace-Ellen McCrann of the Cohen Library, the City College of New York. http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Divisions/Government/Iraqbib.html Topics: Country Studies by Continent, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jan 27, 2004 GovSpot
Directory of links to local, state, federal, and world government information. Covers issues in the news, government employee job listings, pay tables, and shortcuts for much-needed information, such as tax forms, financial aid, postal rates, and passports. Listed subject areas include general government information, social services, justice, matters of money, science and travel, world affairs, and politics. http://www.govspot.com/ Topics: Government, Government Last updated May 25, 2005 RSS in Government: News About How RSS is Being Used by International, Federal, State, and Local Governments
Find breaking coverage about RSS in local, state, national, and international governments, as well as in the Department of Defense and other agencies. (RSS, most commonly known as Really Simple Syndication, is an Internet tool for tracking news and updates.) Searchable. The editorial team includes Ray Matthews, an RSS apostle based at the Utah State Library. http://rssgov.com/rssworkshop.html Topics: Blogs & Podcasts, Internet, Web Design and Management Last updated Jan 15, 2004 University of Michigan Documents Center
"The Documents Center is a central reference and referral point for government information, whether local, state, federal, foreign or international. Its web pages are a reference and instructional tool for government, political science, statistical data, and news." Some resources are only available to people affiliated with the University of Michigan. http://www.lib.umich.edu/government-documents-center/explore/ Topics: Government, International Governments Last updated Sep 22, 2009 USA.gov: U.S. Government RSS Library
RSS is "a method of summarizing the latest news and information from a website." This site provides access to government sites with RSS feeds. Topics include agriculture, business, education, health, international relations, and science. Also includes a link for downloading RSS readers. ("RSS has several meanings: Really Simple Syndication, Rich Site Summary, and RDF Site Summary, where RDF stands for Resource Data Framework.") From USA.gov (formerly FirstGov.gov), the U.S. government's official Web portal. http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Reference_Shelf/Libraries/RSS_Library.shtml Topics: Blogs & Podcasts, Internet, Web Design and Management Last updated Jan 15, 2007 |
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