| How
do I locate the web page for government information of each of the
UC campus libraries? |
Click on the appropriate campus from this list
of UC Campus government information web pages.
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| What
type of information will be found on those web pages?
|
Information about the Libraries:
Hours of service
Telephone numbers
Addresses and sometimes maps
Description of government information collections and what can be found
at these libraries
Links to government resources on the web:
Government agency web pages: U.S., California, international
and local
Subject guides to published and web resources
Indexes for locating government resources. NOTE:
some may be restricted to campus users only. You can always use
the
free ones listed below.
| What
types of questions might I find answers for? |
Laws and regulations
Consumer information
Health
Education
Science
Statistics
And much more.........
Try this U.S. Site for a sample of topics
to browse and locate resources
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| How
do I locate information I might need which is located on the web?
|
There are several different ways you
may find information. Select the one which seems most appropriate.
- Each campus web page has links to
resources based on subjects and by
level of government. If any of those match your need,
try one of them.
- INFOMINE
is often a good place to begin a search. You can browse
subjects or search directly for a subject.
- If you know what federal, state or international agency
might have produced the information you need, use the general sites
below to locate that agency and their web page to see if you can
find what you need.
- There are many major search sites designed
to help find information. Try one of them.
- Try one of the growing number of resources
on the University
of California Gateway to Government Information.
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| Are there
databases which can help identify sources other than web pages?
|
There are several databases
which might be of use to you. This web page provides you with
a subject
listing of the major databases. They are of 2 main types:
- Free to the public.
- Commercial databases which are restricted
to UC campus users. These are marked UC
users only.
Also provided are instructions on how to locate
other databases.
It may be necessary for you to go into a library
to locate the publications identified in these databases. Use
the Melvyl
database as a place to start finding locations for those publications
you identify. Some entries provide links to full text resources.
List of Databases
by Subject
Try these:
- Yahoo has
a government section
- Google
offers government searching under their Advanced Search
- Google Uncle Sam
is for U.S. documents and web pages. Great for locating individual
web titles.
Or, For more information about search engines and directories and a
larger list of government search engines, try this UCI
site listing most search engines and providing information about
using and citing web resources.
| What
is a depository library? How do I find them? |
A. For a description of the Federal
Depository Library Program, check out this description.
B. In addition to the UC libraries listed above,
a complete directory
is available.
C. Most of the UC libraries are also depositories for selected
California government publications. Many of these publications
can be identified by searching the CDL/Melvyl
Catalog and/or CDL Periodicals
Titles.
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| How do I cite
government publications and web documents? |
For APA
and MLA formats, try this site.
Compiled by Kay Collins
U.S. Government Information Librarian
University of California, Irvine
kcollins@lib.uci.edu
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