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Resources for new government information librarians

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Saved by Bruce Sarjeant
on August 29, 2018 at 10:52:46 am
 

 

There are several different kinds of resources that might be useful to you - people, books, websites, etc.

 

People and Organizations

 

Handbooks and guides

 

Websites

 

Documents-Specific Listservs

  • GOVDOC-M - An open e-mail discussion list for the documents community at large. For further information and subscribing instructions, contact Catherine Morse cmorse [at] umich.edu. 
  • MINNDOCS - The official communications vehicle for Federal Depository Libraries in Minnesota, South Dakota, and Michigan. It is used for official messages from the Regional Library, for notices of meetings, and also for general information and questions for and from documents librarians in the region. Send a message to listserv [at] lists.umn.edu with the command subscribe minndocs YourFirstName YourLastName.  This must be the ONLY content of the message. Turn OFF your email signature or add the word end by itself on the second line of the message.  More detailed information can be found here.
  • MICHDOC - This is a closed list for Michigan Documents Depository coordinators and staff of the Library of Michigan to exchange information related to depository activities and state government resources. List members are encouraged to post queries, comments, ideas and offers of state government resources. Subscription information can be found here; listserv archives can be found here.
  • Govdoc-L: a national mailing list for depository librarians and others interested in government information.  This list is a must.
  • To receive notifications and announcements regarding the FDLP, sign up for their email service or follow their RSS feed.
  • Government Information Interest Group at ALA Connect:

    http://connect.ala.org/node/72764

 

Other Listservs

  • Michlib-l - Michlib-l was created for Michigan libraries to share information about best practices, management, reference, operations and other areas of interest to Michigan libraries. Anyone with an interest in Michigan libraries may join. Librarians and library support staff are especially encouraged to join. To access older archives, please browse to: http://listserv2.michigan.gov/wa.exe?A0=michlib-l

 

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