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Main Authors: Prescod, Janette, Leach, Sandra, Mack, Thura
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ953337
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author Prescod, Janette
Leach, Sandra
Mack, Thura
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Leach, Sandra
Mack, Thura
Prescod, Janette
Leach, Sandra
Mack, Thura
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contents Government Policy Resources for Science and Technology Topics: A Case Study Prescod, Janette Leach, Sandra Mack, Thura Fuels Internet Public Policy Librarians Case Studies Technology Scientific Research Research Libraries Public Agencies Library Services Researchers Sciences Scientific and Technical Information Research librarians should be literate in locating government resources at both federal and state levels. Although assistance with policy research may not be as frequently requested as other subjects, librarians need to be knowledgeable in this subject area. Policy resources produced by federal and state legislative and executive agencies can be challenging to locate and interpret. This article examines congressional and other governmental sources of policy information using an environmental catastrophe, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Coal Ash Spill in Kingston, Tennessee, as a case study to illustrate an approach to researching environmental policy information. Information on the Coal Ash Spill is an example of a request that might be received at any research assistance desk employing a cadre of librarians with specialization in various disciplines, including science and technology. (Contains 8 tables.)
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spellingShingle Government Policy Resources for Science and Technology Topics: A Case Study
Prescod, Janette
Leach, Sandra
Mack, Thura
Fuels
Internet
Public Policy
Librarians
Case Studies
Technology
Scientific Research
Research Libraries
Public Agencies
Library Services
Researchers
Sciences
Scientific and Technical Information
Government Policy Resources for Science and Technology Topics: A Case Study Prescod, Janette Leach, Sandra Mack, Thura Fuels Internet Public Policy Librarians Case Studies Technology Scientific Research Research Libraries Public Agencies Library Services Researchers Sciences Scientific and Technical Information Research librarians should be literate in locating government resources at both federal and state levels. Although assistance with policy research may not be as frequently requested as other subjects, librarians need to be knowledgeable in this subject area. Policy resources produced by federal and state legislative and executive agencies can be challenging to locate and interpret. This article examines congressional and other governmental sources of policy information using an environmental catastrophe, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Coal Ash Spill in Kingston, Tennessee, as a case study to illustrate an approach to researching environmental policy information. Information on the Coal Ash Spill is an example of a request that might be received at any research assistance desk employing a cadre of librarians with specialization in various disciplines, including science and technology. (Contains 8 tables.)
title Government Policy Resources for Science and Technology Topics: A Case Study
topic Fuels
Internet
Public Policy
Librarians
Case Studies
Technology
Scientific Research
Research Libraries
Public Agencies
Library Services
Researchers
Sciences
Scientific and Technical Information
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ953337