Specifically focusing on the resources on federal government available online, this book supports the education of young citizens and supplies directions for conducting programs for youth on the government.
• Introduces librarians to a vast range of no-cost resources that can be added to their services repertoire, including reference, programming, and displays
• Helps librarians educate young citizens about their government and how it works
• Supports teachers and homeschoolers in K–12 education with a breadth of government resources applicable to a variety of subject matter that is linked to national standards
Ormes explains simple government information search strategies, highlighting federal government resources that public and school librarians can use to help support the education of young citizens, K-12. When teachers and librarians think beyond the Common Core Civics and History standards and instead consider integrating information literacy in the curriculum as a whole, she says, then it becomes apparent that government information has unique value. Her topics are stakeholders in US government information; understanding the governmental process; education; science; arts and humanities; numbers: the census and beyond; money; agency pages, digital information, apps, and mobile sites; and finding the needle in the haystack. She also explains how some smaller public libraries are now eligible to join the Federal Depository Library Program to receive only electronic materials. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
