Teaching TEKS with Government Document and Maps

presented by Tom Rohrig Government Documents/Maps Coordinator and Minerva Alaniz, Education Librarian Saturday, October 20, 2007 TLA District 9 Meeting, Lamesa, TX

Presenters Contact Information

Minerva Alaniz - 806-742-2238 x 292 minerva.alaniz@ttu.edu

Tom Rohrig 806-742-2238 x280tom.rohrig@ttu.edu

Handouts

Teaching TEKS with Government Documents and Maps (powerpoint)Selected Information Sources for Teaching TEKS with Government documents and Maps (bibliography)

Goals:

1) What is TEKS? 2) Why Texas Tech Univ Lib is

interested in TEKS3) Benefits of using documents/maps

to teach TEKS4) Describe Govt Documents

depository program5) Discuss availability of government

documents resources in West Texas area.

A Brief Reminder – Lubbock Area Library Association (LALA)

http://www.freewebs.com/lubbockala/LALA’s Mission Statement: This association exists to advocate and promote the value of librarians and libraries in the Lubbock area through organizing, networking, education and information sharing Links to other libraries, resources

Goal 1 – What is TEKS?

TAKS and TEKS and why all types of West Texas librarians should care.

TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) is a “comprehensive testing program for public school students in grades 3-11”Every TAKS test “is directly linked to the TEKS curriculum.

TEKS

TEKS stands for “Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills” TEKS is the “state-mandated curriculum for Texas public school students. Webpage http://www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/index.html

TEKS

TEKS are learning standards to “help ensure that all students are prepared to meet the challenges ahead of them as they move into the next century.”http://www.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/LearningStandards.pdf

TEKS

Also available – TAKS-based study guides for subject and grade at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/guides/study/index.html

Goal 2 - Why Texas Tech Univ Lib is interested in TEKS

Texas Tech Library - Mission Statement

Mission Statement - Through individualized service, the Texas Tech University Libraries connect users with resources that advance intellectual inquiry and discovery.

Texas Tech Library – Strategic Plan

Objective 3.1: Expand services and partnerships to serve individuals, institutions, communities throughout the region.Objective 3.2:Develop services and programs for the community and area libraries to fulfill the responsibilities of a regional government documents depository.

Texas Tech Library – Services - How you can check out material

If in print--use Texshare card or through Document Delivery (ILL)Call Minerva or myself to expedite locating the material.

Texas Tech Library – Services - How to research our collection

Remotely - Online CatalogCatalog of US Govt Publications 1976- http://catalog.gpo.gov/F

In-HouseApply for temporary eRaider account at Circulation Desk

Texas Tech Library – Services

Provide Library demonstrations and/or tours for school groupsTeachers and students can view Library’s virtual tour http://library.ttu.edu/ul/instruction/virtual_tour/

Goal 3 - Benefits of using documents/maps to teach TEKS

Benefits 1) Depository Libraries nearby – Texas Tech and Law LibraryGovt documents cover every subject related to TEKSGovt documents are usually primary-source materialGovt docs are authoritative and relatively non-biased. Govt docs are interesting.Govt docs can be used in print and online. Useful material from every agency/department of the U.S. Government, e.g.

Congress - hearingsNASA – space flightDOD – Area handbooksHHS - social issuesUSGS – mapsNatl Park Service – maps, exploring

Benefits – Key web pages

Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids

http://bensguide.gpo.govLinks by grade levelSubject links to other kid sites - http://bensguide.gpo.gov/pt/subject.html

Benefits – Key web pages

GPO Accesshttp://www.gpoaccess.gov/

Browse Topicshttp://www.library.okstate.edu/govdocs/browsetopics/

Benefits – Key web pages

Federal Agency Websiteshttp://www.gpoaccess.gov/agencies.html

USA.Gov (Kids.gov) http://www.usa.gov/

Science.govhttp://www.science.gov/

Goal 4 - Describe Govt Documents depository program

Government Documents is a federal Regional depository

Founded 1935 became regional depository in 1960sretains material indefinitelyserves this Congressional District and beyond Selectives vs Regional (TTU Law Library)

Location and Holdings of Regional depository

Located in University Library Basement, some dup. copies in Stacks Over a million items in all formats – paper, CD-ROM, DVD, microfiche, microfilm, electronic, etc. Entire collection, except Maps, is on compact shelving

Characteristics of Regional depository collection

Separate collection (65% of collection cataloged)Library of Congress (subject) vs. Superintendent of Documents (archival) Example: DS (History) vs D 101. (U.S. Army titles) Call number changes when agency/department responsible for publication changes

Characteristics of Regional depository collection

Has material from most agency/dept. since federal govt. began.Strong collections - Congressional publications, agriculture, science, military, legislative Can obtain material through Document Delivery or purchase material for collection, e.g. National Archives microfilm publications

Government Documents webpage

Basic focal points for services/information are the two webpages – Government Documents and Maps http://library.ttu.edu/ul/govdocs/

Government Documents webpage

Main Sections: • About Government Documents• Map collection• Other collections of Special Interest• International information• Links to Government Information• Texas State Documents• U.S. Government Publications• Worldwide Web Exploration

Indexes - Electronic Subscription Databases – General

L-N Congressional Universe (Law Library has access to full-image 1789-1969) - Provides indexing for all congressional publications except Congressional Record. Covers 1969 - dateL-N Statistical Universe - ASI, IIS, and SRI modules - Provides indexing to statistics for all federal statistics, private, state, and International statistics IGOs – International Government Organizations, e.g. UN, OECD).L-N Government Periodicals Index - Often only source for indexing all government periodicals, many of which have gone online only.

Indexes - Electronic Subscription Databases – General

Indexes - Electronic Subscription Databases – General

Government Printing Office (FirstSearch) - Basic index to all types of government documents from 1976 to date

Indexes – Electronic Subscription Databases – Specialized

Global Newsbank – includes intl docs 1996- Declassified Documents - covers material from 1905 to date. Unique resource

Indexes – Electronic government databases

NTIS (free searching 1990 to date, some free downloads, most fee-based) www.ntis.gov

FDLP Electronic Collections http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/ec/scfti.html

Indexes – Electronic government databases

Thomas (Legislative information) http://thomas.loc.gov/FirstGov (official U.S. government portal) http://www.firstgov.gov/Google (U.S. Government Search) http://www.google.com/ig/usgov

Indexes – Print

Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications 1885- Cumulative Title Index to U.S. Government Documents 1789-1969 Index Table 3 Cumulative Subject Index 1900-1971 Index Table 3

Specialized Reference Tools

Legislative - U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Code of Federal RegulationsCensus - 1790 to date, www.census.gov

Researching federal legislation

http://thomas.loc.govLexis-Nexis Congressional Universe

Goal 5 - Discuss availability of government documents resources in West Texas area.

List of Depository libraries

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/libraries.html

Future of federal documents –

“Books, Bytes, & Beyond” – Theme of TLA 2008 conferenceFor past 5 years, majority of documents are born digital or published in both digital/print format. Documents also has huge legacy collection of print, microfiche, diskette, CD, and DVD.

Future of federal documents

The future is digital.Major goal of GPO is to digitize entire legacy collection.e.g. GoogleBooksGPO and partner libraries will digitize and preserve material in repositories.

Other types of documents – Texas, local, and international

Texas State documents

Depository program http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/statepubs/index.htmlPrint depositories http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/statepubs/depositories.html

Texas State documents

TRAIL (Texas Records and Information Locator) is major online index. http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/trail/index.html

Texas State documents

Most print material is cataloged for Stacks or Reference. Not arranged separately.

Local and regional documents

All titles in our online catalogAlso excellent collection in SWC/SCL

City - LubbockCounty - LubbockRegional - SPAGMulti-state – Water

International documents

Check our online catalog. Index to International Statistics (Index Table 2) Not depository for intl documents anymore but purchase a lot from IGOs, e.g. UN, OECD, FAO, etc.

Maps Material

Maps webpage http://library.ttu.edu/ul/maps/

Maps material

Census Maps and AtlasesAtlasesTopographic Maps - U.S. - strong collections – Texas/New MexicoMaps from other departments, e.g. Soil Surveys, USGS maps, etc.Census Atlases

For the future

A webpage devoted to this topic will be added to the govt documents webpage.The webpage will be divided out by Chapters. We will email this ppt and bibliography through the District 9 listserv. Your comments and suggestions are always welcome!

Thank You!