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Georgia Tech became a member of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) in 1964. We are an ASERL Center of Excellence for EPA, NASA, and USPTO materials.
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Patents & Trademarks: Quick Guide
Earth Day - click on the Resources link, and the "Gulf Oil Spill" page, for detailed lists of environmental sources.
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Presentations
Below are links to presentation slides.
Eight are from the annual Georgia Library Assoc. conference ("COMO" -- co-presenter, Bette Finn).
One is from the Oct. 2016 Depository Library Council Meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference in Washington, DC
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Helping Entrepreneurs: Getting the Most out of Government Services and StatisticsRev. and updated for statewide meeting of documents librarians in Georgia, March 2018.
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Helping Entrepreneurs: Getting the Most out of Government InformationPresentation at annual Georgia Libraries Conference, Oct. 2017
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Finding Hidden Gems in Agency Annual ReportsWebinar 1/12/17, part of FDLP Academy series.
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Annual Reports by Agencies: More Than Just NumbersFrom the fall 2016 Depository Library Council Meeting & Federal Depository Library Conference, Washington, DC
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Finding Gems: Unearthing Interesting and Valuable Reports from Federal ResearchFrom the COMO conference, Oct. 2015. Co-presenter, Bette Finn.
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Climate Change Essentials: Don't Sweat the ResearchFrom the COMO conference, Oct. 2013. Co-presenter, Bette Finn
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Taking the Pulse of the South's EconomyFrom the COMO Conference, Oct. 2012. Co-presenter, Bette Finn.
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Rolling in the Deep Web: Mining Free Resources for Science and Technology InformationFrom the COMO Conference, Oct. 2011. Co-presenter, Bette Finn.
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Congressional Information DemystifiedFrom the COMO Conference, Oct. 2010. Co-presenter, Bette Finn.
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Finding Statistics FastFrom the COMO Conference, Oct. 2009. Co-presenter, Bette Finn.
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Population Information at your Fingertips: How to Find It, How to Use ItFrom the COMO Conference, Oct. 2008. Co-presenter, Bette Finn.
Presentation Handouts
- "Climate Change Essentials: Don't Sweat the Research" - detailed bibliography; handout from presentation at COMO Conference, Oct. 2013
- Selected Resources for Economic Indicators - detailed bibliography, with state-level sources; handout from the presentation at COMO conference, 2012.
- Selected Science Resources from the U.S. Government - Detailed bibliography; handout from the presentation at COMO conference, 2011
- Sources for Congressional Information - Detailed bibliography; handout from the presentation at COMO conference, 2010
- "Finding Statistics" - Detailed list of links, by topic. Handout from the presentation at COMO conference, 2009.