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In two parts, this expert guide from ALA's Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) provides the necessary resources librarians can use to connect patrons to specific information via government sites and electronic documents.

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• Preface(p. v)
• Acknowledgments(p. ix)
• List of Abbreviations(p. xi)
• Part I Issues
• Chapter 1 Federal Government Information Policy and the Electronic Federal Depository Library(p. 3)
• Chapter 2 The Impact of Technology on Managing Access to Electronic Government Information in Libraries(p. 14)
• Chapter 3 Digital Preservation of Electronic Government Information(p. 21)
• Chapter 4 Electronic Government Spatial Information: Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities(p. 34)
• Chapter 5 Providing Access to Electronic Government Information to Diverse Populations(p. 44)
• Chapter 6 Reaching Out to Youth with Electronic Government Information(p. 60)
• Part II Practices
• Chapter 7 Collection Development: Handling Electronic Government Information through the Federal Depository Library Program and Beyond(p. 71)
• Chapter 8 U.S. Government Printing Office Practices for Cataloging Electronic Resources(p. 86)
• Chapter 9 Bibliographic Control and Processing of Electronic Government Information in Libraries(p. 113)
• Chapter 10 Integrating Online Government Documents into Library Reference Services(p. 136)
• Chapter 11 Government Information Instruction in the Information Literacy Environment(p. 152)
• Chapter 12 Digital Preservation of Electronic Government Information: Projects and Practical Advice(p. 164)
• Chapter 13 Managing Local Electronic Government Information in Libraries(p. 174)
• Chapter 14 State Government Information(p. 184)
• Chapter 15 Managing Electronic International Government Information: Issues and Practices(p. 195)
• Chapter 16 Foreign Countries' Electronic Government Information(p. 209)
• Index(p. 227)

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Library Journal Review

In the past decade, government documents have undergone an electronic metamorphosis, and documents librarians have been challenged to adhere to their historical mission of providing government information and access to the people while re-interpreting that mission in terms of technological innovation. This volume's 16 chapters deal with various aspects of this challenge, including access to diverse populations, special concerns regarding geographic information, collection development, digital preservation, Government Printing Office (GPO) cataloging practices, local bibliographic control and processing, government information as part of reference and information literacy programs, and, finally, the difficulties of managing local, state, and international government information. Barbara Miller and Barbara J. Mann's "Government Information Instruction in the Information Literacy Environment" provides an understanding and examples of integrating bibliographic instruction with government information and literacy competency standards. Hui Hua Chua's chapter on collection development has insights for the selection and collection of electronic resources that extend beyond its concentration on government information. Editor Morrison has served as past chair of the American Library Association's Government Documents Round Table (GODORT), authored numerous scholarly works on government information, and is an associate librarian at Indiana University, Bloomington. Essential for academic and depository libraries, highly recommended for all libraries.--Margaret Sylvia, St. Mary's Univ. Lib., San Antonio (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

This handy, commonsense guide covers the local, state, federal, and international e-government landscape. It is written by practitioner experts, and their collective experience gives it sterling credibility. Editor Morrison also produced the well-received International Government Information and Country Information (2004). Part 1 is made up of six chapters covering areas such as historical trends, policies, best practices, and future challenges. Chapter titles include Digital Preservation of Electronic Government Information and Reaching Out to Youth with Electronic Government Information.  Part 2 provides practical advice for implementing and improving services with regard to collection development, bibliographic control, digital preservation, and related topics. Chapters here include U.S. Government Printing Office Practices for Cataloging Electronic Resources and Foreign Countries' Electronic Government Information. Managing Electronic Government Information in Libraries is worthy of space on the professional reading shelf of virtually any librarian who works with government information in e-format.--Lichtenstein, Art A. Copyright 2008 Booklist