Government Documents as Historical Source Material: An Illumination.

Stewart, James A.

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ERIC Number: EJ361313

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Publication Date: 1987

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Government Documents as Historical Source Material: An Illumination.

Stewart, James A.

Illinois Libraries, v69 n7 p450-55 Sep 1987

This exploration of reasons why historians do not take full advantage of government publications as sources of historical materials focuses on the difficulty of accessing information under current classification and indexing schemes. (CLB)

Descriptors: Classification, Government Publications, Indexing, Information Seeking, Reference Services, Research Tools, Resource Materials, User Needs (Information)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Researchers; Administrators; Media Staff; Practitioners

Language: English

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