Introduction & unpack terminology Details about the Regional FDLP Collection and access points Primary Sources in Government Documents Online Resources Outreach with Primary Sources  Government Information Network  Let\u27s work together

Kirk, Jen P.

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Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU Library Faculty & Staff Presentations Libraries 9-27-2019 Gov Docs are Special Too!: Incorporating Historic Government Documents into Instruction and Outreach Programs Jennifer P. Kirk Utah State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/lib_present  Part of the Library and Information Science Commons Recommended Citation Kirk, Jennifer P., “Gov Docs are Special Too!: Incorporating Historic Government Documents into Instruction and Outreach Programs.” Presentation at the 2019 Utah Library Association Fall Workshop, Brigham City, UT, September 27, 2019. This Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by the Libraries at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Library Faculty & Staff Presentations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@usu.edu. Gov Docs are Special Too! Incorporating Historic Government Documents into Instruction and Outreach ProgramsJen Kirk Government Information LibrarianToday’s Topic• Introduction & unpack terminology • Details about the Regional FDLP Collection and access points • Primary Sources in Government Documents • Online Resources • Outreach with Primary Sources• “Government Information Network”• Let’s work together!What does historic Government Information look like? Terminology• Primary Source • “Materials in a variety of formats, created at the time under study, that serve as original evidence documenting a time period, event, people, idea, or work.”• Special Collections • “A general term for a department, unit, library, or other physical place which stores and provides secure access to rare and unique materials, including archives, manuscripts, rare books, or other original materials.” • Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) • “As part of its publishing program, the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) through the FDLP distributes certain classes of Government documents free of cost to designated libraries throughout the United States and its territories.”• Regional CoordinatorWhat’s a Regional Coordinator?Great question! About Me • Live in Logan• Started at USU in August 2017• MLIS in Archives & Records Management from the University of Pittsburgh• Research interest in presidential records and presidential libraries Selective Depositories Across the State• Select portions of FDLP materials relevant to their user communities • No public libraries are currently represented • K-12 School Libraries are not eligible for the current program • Southern Utah has low representationThe Evolution of Gov Docs: Formats & AccessAbout the Government Information Dept.• Mission StatementThe Government Information Department provides access to multidisciplinary physical and digital collections produced by the U.S. Government. The department highlights materials to educate the USU community and the general public to promote understanding and awareness. Government Information staff empower our patrons to gain the knowledge that meets their needs.• Learn more at: http://libguides.usu.edu/govinfoExamples of Primary SourcesPrimary Source Classroom ActivitiesPrimary Source Classroom Activities• Theme: America at War• Primary Sources:• World War I Training Materials • Learning Outcomes: • Critically evaluate the perspective of the creator(s), including tone, subjectivity, and biases, and consider how these relate to the original purpose(s) and audience(s) • Identify, interrogate, and consider the reasons for silences, gaps, contradictions, or evidence of power relationships in the documentary record and how they impact the research process. Discussion Questions• What did you see at each station?• Who created these materials? How were they produced?• How do the materials differ from each other?• Did you experience any difficulties when reviewing the materials?Primary Source Classroom Activities• Theme: America at War• Primary Sources• World War II home front pamphlets • Congressional Hearings • Learning Outcomes: • As part of the analysis of available resources, identify, interrogate, and consider the reasons for silences, gaps, contradictions, or evidence of power relationships in the documentary record and how they impact the research process. • Understand that historical records may never have existed, may not have survived, or may not be collected and/or publicly accessible. Existing records may have been shaped by the selectivity and mediation of individuals… potentially limiting the sources available for research. Discussion Questions• What did you see at each station? • What perspectives are present in these sources?• What was missing from the letters? Why do you think that was missing?• What other information do you need to better understand these documents? • What did your pamphlet highlight? What do you think women gained from reading these pamphlets? What is lacking? Primary Source Classroom Activities• Theme: The Cold War• Primary Sources:• Civilian pamphlets • Materials for troops • Learning Outcomes: • Identify and communicate information found in primary sources…reporting key components such as how it was created, by whom, when.• Situate a primary source in context by applying knowledge about the time and culture in which it was created.• Demonstrate historical empathy, curiosity about the past, and appreciation for historical sources and historical actors. Discussion Questions• What did you see at each station? • Who created the materials? What was the intended audience for each of the materials? • In what context were these documents created? • How do you think people felt reading these documents when they were released? Do you know of any individuals that you might interview about this time period? • How do you feel talking about these topics today? Online Resources (Free!)• National Archives DocsTeach• Library of Congress• LibGuides from USU (Research Guides)• Variety of topics including historic anniversaries• HathiTrust Federal Documents Collection • Govinfo.gov National Archives DocsTeach• Topics include: • Expansion & Reform • Development of the Industrial United States • Postwar United States Library of Congress• Collections include: • Documents from the Continental Congress• American Leaders Speak• A Century of Lawmaking• Presidential PapersUSU LibGuides (Research Guides)• Topics include: • Women’s Suffrage • J.W. Powell Exploration of the Colorado River • Apollo 11HathiTrust• Federal Documents Program • Digitizing complete runs of significant series • Variety of smaller pamphlets GovInfo.Gov• Search Bar on each page• Browse by • “Category” listing includes description with Dates Available • Notable Primary Sources: • Public Papers of the President • Select Congressional Hearings Outreach Activities for all Library Types• Constitution Day • National History Day Research • Civil Rights • Supplement Summer Reading Programs• Apollo Anniversary  • Major Anniversaries • 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment (Women’s Suffrage) in 2020Building a Government Information Network• Stay in Contact via ULA’s GODORT (Government Documents Roundtable)• Reference Questions – contact jen.kirk@usu.edu• Trouble-shooting your reference difficulties• Request a presentation to learn more or promote free resources to your usersReferencesACRL RBMS-SAA Joint Task Force on the Development of Guidelines for Primary Source Literacy. “Guidelines for Primary Source Literacy Final Version - Summer 2017.” Accessed September 26, 2019.  https://www2.archivists.org/sites/all/files/Guidelines%20for%20Primary%20Souce%20Literacy%20-%20FinalVersion%20-%20Summer2017_0.pdfAmerican State Papers: Indian Affairs 2: 707-721.“An Act to establish the Arches National Park in the State of Utah.” (PL 92-155, November 12, 1971) 85 United States Statutes at Large, pp. 422-423. (Available from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-85/pdf/STATUTE-85-Pg422.pdf) Toombs, William. Car Replacer. US Patent 287,738, filed June 23, 1883, and issued October 30, 1883. (Available from https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/86/d3/80/1e7348a5a519ec/US287738.pdf) U.S. Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States: 1940 Population Volume 1 Number of Inhabitants. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1942. (Available from https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1942/dec/population-vol-1.html, see Tennessee, Texas, Utah… section)U.S. Commissions on Training Camp Activities of the Army and Navy Departments. Songs of the Soldiers and Sailors U.S.Washington: Government Printing Office, 1917. (M 1646.S7, Available from https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015028519208?urlappend=%3Bseq=30). U.S. Department of Defense. Defense Against Enemy Propaganda. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1963. (DA PAM 355-18). (D 101.22:355-18, pgs. 6-7). ReferencesU.S. Department of Defense. Office of Civil Defense. In Time of Emergency: A Citizen’s Handbook on Nuclear Attacks…Natural Disasters. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1968. (D 13.8/3: H-14, pgs. 34-35).U.S. Engineer Department, U.S. Army. Report of Explorations across the Great Basin of the Territory of Utah for a Direct Wagon-Route from Camp Floyd to Genoa in Carson Valley, in 1859. By Captain J.H. Simpson. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1876. (W 7.5: Si 5). U.S. Department of Interior. Report on the Lands of the arid Region of the United States with a More Detailed Account of the Lands of Utah with Maps. By J.W. Powell. Second edition. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1879. (I 17.2: Ar 4, available from https://pubs.usgs.gov/unnumbered/70039240/report.pdf) U.S. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Recommendations of the Commission on War-Time Internment and Relocation of Citizens Hearing, 16 and 29 August 1984, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1984. (Y 4.G 74/9: S. Hrg. 98-1304 1984, pgs. 124-125).U.S. Smithsonian Institution. Notes on Hillers’ Photographs of the Paiute and Ute Indians Taken on the Powell Expedition of 1873. By Julian H. Steward. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1939. (Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Vol. 98, No. 18, Publication 3543). (Available from https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112106576389?urlappend=%3Bseq=52) U.S. War Department. The Soldier & His Food. By Women’s Interests Section, Bureau of Public Relations. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1942. (The Soldier & His Series). (W 107.2:So 4/1, pgs. 10-11).For more information contact:Jen Kirkjen.kirk@usu.edu435-797-8033

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