Synopses & Reviews
This much revised and expanded edition guides researchers to sources that provide information about the general and specific subjects which form the jurisdiction of the U.S. Government. A tool that correlates legal authorities, principal offices, and financial resources and clarifies their patterns of interaction, the book points out the most appropriate methods and authors for accessing all fields of federal data. Students, teachers, public administrators, policy analysts and citizen activists will find that this easy-to-use guide reliably maps out the jurisdictions of government business and policymaking.
This much revised and expanded edition guides researchers to sources that provide information about the general and specific subjects which form the jurisdiction of the U.S. Government. A tool that correlates legal authorities, principal offices, and financial resources and clarifies their patterns of interaction, the book points out the most appropriate methods and authors for accessing all fields of federal data.
This research aid translates the universe of public responsibilities into topical categories that chart the structure and functions of the policymaking branches and their various subunits. By helping students, teachers, public administrators, policy analysts, and citizen activists to understand the role of jurisdiction in the business of government, it enables them to develop their own best research strategies.
Review
[It] provides one concise place to begin thousands of government document research projects. It will prove exceedingly useful anywhere students and activists research governmental organization and authorship.Public Library Quarterly
Synopsis
New guide to the easiest and most appropriate ways to access data on general and specific subjects covered by the U.S. Government.
Synopsis
This much revised and expanded edition guides researchers to sources that provide information about the general and specific subjects which form the jurisdiction of the U.S. Government. A tool that correlates legal authorities, principal offices, and financial resources and clarifies their patterns of interaction, the book points out the most appropriate methods and authors for accessing all fields of federal data. This research aid translates the universe of public responsibilities into topical categories that chart the structure and functions of the policymaking branches and their various subunits. By helping students, teachers, public administrators, policy analysts, and citizen activists to understand the role of jurisdiction in the business of government, it enables them to develop their own best research strategies.
Description
Includes bibliographical references and index.
About the Author
JERROLD ZWIRN is a reference librarian in a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library. He is the author of Congressional Publications, (1983), Congressional Publications and Proceedings (1988), and the earlier edition of this guide published by Greenwood Press in 1989. He has contributed several articles to Government Publications Review. An abiding interest in government decisionmaking and library service has led him to study the relationship between federal business and information output.
Table of Contents
Introduction
User Guide
Specific Subject Categories
Executive and Legislative Jurisdiction by Specific Subject Category
Subject Entries with Multiple Cross References
General Subject Categories
Specific Subject Categories by General Subject Category
Parent Agencies and Committees by General Subject Category
Parent Agencies
Specific Subject Categories by Parent Agency
Congressional Committees by Parent Agency
Congressional Committees
Specific Subject Categories by Congressional Committee
Parent Agencies and Appropriations Subcommittees by Legislative Committee
Appropriations Subcommittees
Specific Subject Categories by Appropriations Subcommittee
Parent Agencies and Legislative Committees by Appropriations Subcommittee
Index (Agency/Committee Abbreviations)
Parent Agencies
Agency Subunits
House Committees
Senate Committees
Joint Committees
Appropriations Subcommittees