Fundamentals of government information second edition mining finding evaluating and using government resources by eric j forte 2016 06 28 eric j fortecassandra j hartnettandrea l sevetson books amazonca. Fundamentals of government information mining finding evaluating and using government resources second edition cassandra j hartnett andrea l sevetson eric j forte quantity. Eric j forte and his team have written a very useful guide on the use of federal government information resources for providing library information services the text aims to fill the void in the coverage of government information production publication and access that took place during the twenty first century during the first decade of the new century a paradigm shift from the print . Government data and resources are uniquely useful to researchers and other library users but without a roadmap sifting through the sheer quantity of information to find the right answers is foolhardy the first edition of this text is well established as an essential navigational tool for both lis students and professionals now this newly revised peer reviewed update is even more attuned . Fundamentals of government information mining finding evaluating and using government resources by eric j forte cassandrajhartnett andandrealsevetsonnewyorkneal schuman publishers 2011 396 pp 8000 isbn 978 1 55570 737 8 government information presents special challenges for librarians and researchers a unique classification system and major changes due to digital publishing