Introduction

Module 1
Searching the Library Databases

Module 2
Searching Government
Web Sites

Module 3
Searching Print Depositories

Quiz
Test Your Knowledge

Goverment Web Sites
Listed by Subject

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Government Information Sources Quiz:
Test Your Knowledge!

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1. Why should you use Government Information Sources in your assignments and papers?
		a) Government Information Sources provide authoritative, accurate, and current information on hundreds of subjects.
		b) Online Government Information Sources are available 24/7, as long as you have Internet access. This is information you can access even when the library is closed.
		c) You have already paid for this information through your tax dollars.
		d) All of the above.
2. What is the best way to find the Web site: "The American Memory Project?"
		a) Search for it in the library catalog.
		b) Search for it on www.usa.gov.
		c) Find it in Journal Finder.
		d) Any of the above.
3. Search for "Fishery Bulletin " in the library catalog. Are the 2005 issues available through the library at the University of Maryland College Park Campus?
		a) Yes, in print only.
		b) Yes, both online and in print.
		c) Yes, online only.
		d) No.
4. Government documents are organized by?
		a) The Library of Congress Classification System.
		b) The SuDocs Classification System.
		c) The Dewey Decimal Classification System.
		d) The Goethals Library Classification System.
5. The main U.S. Government information portal is?
		a) www.usa.gov
		b) www.forms.gov
		c) www.irs.gov
		d) www.whitehouse.gov
6. Federal Depository Libraries?
		a) Are located only in Washington DC.
		b) Are found all around the country.
		c) Only provide materials in print format.
		d) Are usually closed to the general public.
7. What isn't an example of Government Information?
		a) Sound recordings of Native American music.
		b) Postage stamps.
		c) Photos from space missions to Mars.
		d) Information on experiments with a new arthritis medicine.
8. Which SuDocs number would come first?
		a) A 57.2
		b) A 57.14
		c) A 57.10
		d) A 57.20
9. Can you check out a Government Document from a USMAI Library?
		a) Yes.
		b) No.
		c) Only if you are a US citizen.
		d) Sometimes.
10. Who should you ask for assistance with Government Information Sources if you can't find what you need?
		a) A Washington DC bureaucrat.
		b) A reference librarian.
		c) Fellow classmates.
		d) No one, You're on your own.

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