Are you or your patrons looking for an authoritative source for information when filling out that grant application, completing a research paper, or just wanting to know what your elected representatives are doing? Learn the ins and outs of searching for government information in the Indiana State Library’s collections and on government websites. This webinar is designed to provide an introductory overview for locating current or historical government information. No prerequisite knowledge required. Presenter: Brent Abercrombie and Andrea Glenn / Indiana State Library

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2. Today’sWebinar
Brent Abercrombie | Indiana State Library
Federal Documents Coordinator
Andrea Glenn | Indiana State Library
State Documents Coordinator

3. RESEARCHING WITH
STATE & FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
Presented By:
Brent Abercrombie, Federal Documents Coordinator
Andrea Glenn, State Documents Coordinator
Indiana State Library – Indianapolis, IN

4. Objectives
• Define Government Documents
• List Examples of Federal and State Government Documents
• Locate Federal Documents
• Online Federal Resources
• Locate State Documents
• Online State Resources
• Questions & Discussion

5. What are Government Documents?
• “A government document is an official publication of a government
agency, whether it is international, federal, state, county or city.
What you may consider typical government documents such as
laws, codes, rules and regulations, census publications, etc., are
only a small portion of the government's collection.The collection
ranges from pamphlets on current popular topics to highly
technical and scientific studies on any subject imaginable, as well
as maps and charts.”
• Source: University of Oregon John E. Jawqua Law Library,
https://library.uoregon.edu/law/govdocs.html

6. FEDERAL
DOCUMENTS
Finding Current & Historical Government Information

7. Examples of Federal Documents
• Annual Reports
• Congressional hearings
• Congressional Record
• Executive documents – presidential
speeches, budget proposals, etc.
• Federal Register
• Maps
• Puzzles and comic books
• Song and story collections
• Weather reports
• Military manuals
• Military histories

8. Locating Federal Documents
• FDLP Libraries (look for the logo)
• FDsys.gov or GovInfo.gov (GPO’s Digital Repository)
• Catalog of Government Publications
• NationalArchives
• Worldcat.org

9. IN.GOV/LIBRARY/FEDDEPOSIT

10. FEDDOCS.LIB.IN.US

11. GOVINFO.GOV

12. GovInfo – Search Results

13. CONGRESS.GOV

14. USA.GOV

15. Topics –Voting & Elections

16. SCIENCE.GOV

17. Library of Congress

18. LOC.GOV

19. Guides ForTeachers

20. National Archives – ARCHIVES.GOV

21. PRESENDENTIAL LIBRARIES

22. HARRYTRUMAN LIBRARY

23. U.S. House of Reps – History

24. HISTORY.HOUSE.GOV

25. SUPREMECOURT.GOV

26. USCOURTS.GOV

27. U.S. DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES
• Homepages Excellent Source of
Information
• Overview of the Agency & Mission
• Specific Research/Assistance
Material
• Look for the .gov

28. STATE.GOV

29. TREASURY.GOV

30. IRS.GOV

31. Internal Revenue Services

32. DOL.GOV

33. CENSUS.GOV

34. American Fact Finder

35. STATE
DOCUMENTS
Print and Online Resources for Indiana Government Information

36. Indiana State Library
www.in.gov/library

37. Indiana State Library – Indiana Division
www.in.gov/library/4067.htm

38. Depository Program www.in.gov/library/2627.htm

39. Guide to State Docs ww.in.gov/library/4066.htm

40. Digitized Indiana Documents
INDIANA STATE LIBRARY Digital Collections
http://cdm16066.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ISLdigitalcollections
• Indiana Historical Legislative Documents
• Indiana State Agency Documents
INDIANA MEMORY DigitalCollections https://digital.library.in.gov/
• DNR State Parks and Reservoirs
• DNR Historic Preservation and Archaeology
• Road to Indiana Statehood (IUPUI/Indiana StateArchives)
INDIANA MEMORYTeacher Resources
https://digital.library.in.gov/Web/TeacherResources

41. Official Indiana StateWebsite
www.in.gov/

42. Indiana General Assembly (IGA)
iga.in.gov/

43. Legislators – Current & Former

44. FindYour Legislator

45. Legislators – Past & Present
legdb.iga.in.gov/

46. Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb
in.gov/gov/

47. Previous Governors
in.gov/governorhistory/

48. Indiana Courts & Supreme Court
www.in.gov/judiciary/

49. Courts in the Classroom
www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/

50. State Agencies
www.in.gov/core/find_agency.html

51. IN Attorney General
in.gov/attorneygeneral/

52. Indiana Secretary of State
Election Division in.gov/sos/elections

53. Indiana Secretary of State
Business Services Division in.gov/sos/business/

54. IN Dept. of Natural Resources
in.gov/dnr/

55. IN DNR Division of State Parks

56. IN DNR Division of Fish &Wildlife

57. IN DNR Division of
Historic Preservation & Archaeology

58. IN Dept. of Environmental
Management in.gov/idem/

59. IN Dept. of Education
www.doe.in.gov/

60. IN Professional Licensing Agency
in.gov/pla/

61. IN State Dept. of Health
in.gov/isdh/

62. IN Dept. of Homeland Security
in.gov/dhs/

63. IN State Police in.gov/isp/

64. IN Dept. ofTransportation in.gov/indot/

65. IN Bureau of MotorVehicles
www.in.gov/bmv/

66. IN Dept. of Revenue www.in.gov/dor/

67. Indiana Historical Bureau
in.gov/history/

68. Indiana State Museum
www.indianamuseum.org/

69. Lincoln Collection
www.lincolncollection.org/collection/

70. IN State Archives – www.in.gov/iara

71. Indiana Digital Archives
secure.in.gov/apps/iara/search/

72. INTransparency Portal
www.in.gov/itp/

73. State Budget www.in.gov/sba

74. gateway.ifionline.org/

75. State Data Center
www.in.gov/library/isdc.htm

76. STATS Indiana
www.stats.indiana.edu/

77. Indiana MAP indianamap.org/

78. Contact Us for Assistance
• BrentAbercrombie
Federal Documents Coordinator
Reference Librarian
babercrombie@library.in.gov
(317) 232-3733
• AndreaGlenn
State Documents Coordinator
Indiana Librarian
aglenn@library.in.gov
(317) 232-3729