Subject Guide to U.S. Government Reference Sources

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Subject Guide to U.S. Government Reference Sources is written by Gayle J. Hardy (Davis) and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0313078661 (ISBN 10) and 9780313078668 (ISBN 13).

Revised and updated, this compendium helps readers identify and understand the scope of key government reference sources-traditional books (including publications catalogs and telephone directories); information clearinghouses; and materials in new formats, such as CD-ROMs, datafiles, and Internet sites. The authors focus on free information and depository materials-both readily available through toll-free phone numbers, mail or e-mail requests to agencies, or federal depository library collections. Materials are fully described in annotations that differentiate between similar materials, identify typical citation formats, and note common abbreviations