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21st Century Government Documents - OLA Super Conference

21st Century Government Documents

Best Sources for Electronic Government Information

OLA Superconference 2005

Presenters:

Mary Monteith, Kitchener Public Library Tom Bentley, Brantford Public Library


E-Government Trends Canada rated number 1 for fourth year

running in Accenture’s survey measuring E-government maturity

Services and publications are shifting from physical to virtual formats

Print collections shrinking; electronic access increasing

All library staff working more with government resources online


Best Sources

Electronic government information proliferating at a rapid pace

Wealth of information available but can be hard to find

Google alone is not the answer What are some good starting points? How can I keep up with developments in

government information? How can I keep track of government news?


Keeping Current Listservs GOVINFO – General discussion list for

Canadian government topics GOVDOC-L – Discussion list for U.S.

government information and the American Federal Depository Program – useful for announcements regarding significant new publications and web sites


Keeping Current

What’s New – everyone has news! One way of monitoring events is to

read news directly from government web sites

Decide what’s important to you Bookmark your news sites and monitor Being selective helps you cope with

the overload


Keeping Current

What’s new: Government of Canada


Keeping Current News Alerts

Google has its place… Google News Alerts – keyword search of news

and/or web Define frequency of updates – daily, weekly, as

it happens Alerts are sent to your email as per your

request CBC also offers news alerts and is an excellent

source for breaking news and relevant links


Keeping Current RSS Feeds / Blogs

Visit one site, instead of many News aggregators such as Bloglines let

you keep up-to-date from a central forum Create custom feeds from Yahoo! News Government of Canada offers 35 RSS

news feeds – national, regional, by audience


Portals

Gateways designed to give access by subject or by audience

Government of Canada has designed many subject-specific portals

Portals available for most major governmental organizations


Portals – Government of Canada www.gc.ca


Portals – Government of Canada


Portals FirstGov – American government portal

www.firstgov.gov


Portals

FirstGov A-Z Agency Index Quick links to

Executive Branch: President, Vice-President, Cabinet, Executive Departments, Agencies, Boards, Commissions, etc.


Portals FirstGov Legislative Branch: Senate Senators’ home pages House of

Representatives Agencies that support

Congress - Library of Congress, Government Printing Office, etc.

A-Z index of all Government Agencies


Portals Foreign Government Resources on the Web

University of Michigan


Health Canada Health Portal

Shortcuts to provincial health sites Advisories and warnings Targeting Health: links by topic take you

to publications, websites, news stories, reports, health-related legislation

When in doubt, find the A-Z index, the site map or the site-specific search


Health HealthyOntario Consumer health

focus Content by audience Conditions and

diseases Prescription Drugs Health Services –

find a doctor; locate community support and services


Health HealthyOntario –

Community Support

“I need to find support groups for Autism in Thunder Bay.”

Services: Community Support Groups

Drop-down menu – choose condition

Click on Go!


Health Choose your

community Note: there are

also links to Internet-based support


Health

Results listed include: Names Addresses Phone Email / website

links


Health Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

http://www.health.gov.on.ca/ Many useful functions but some are hidden Long-term care facility locator:

http://www.ltccareers.com/FacilityFrame/english/

“I need to locate a long-term care facility in Bobcaygeon.”


Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada: www.statcan.ca/ The Daily – a first stop for current statistics The Daily is archived online to June 1995 Consumer Price Index Economic Indicators Construction Employment Population


Statistics Statistics Canada – The Census http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/home/i

ndex.cfm 1996 and 2001 Census information Data can be searched by topic Community profiles give a snapshot of a particular

area E-Stat is another source of Census data (1665-

1871 and 1986-2001) - use is restricted to educational institutions and depository libraries


Statistics Community Profiles


Statistics

Historical Statistics of Canada 1983 issue available freely online Can be viewed in .html or .pdf format “What was Canada’s population in

1947?”


Statistics


Statistics

Think about the origin Motor vehicle collision statistics –

Transport Canada School bus collisions, heavy truck

collisions, pedestrian fatalities and injuries Aircraft collisions, rail and marine

accidents – Transportation Safety Board of Canada


Statistics

International Statistics FedStats – Stats from over 100 U.S.

federal agencies U.S. Census information – Statistical

Abstract of the United States National Statistics Office of the UK Eurostat – Statistical office of the

European communities


Statutes and Regulations Canadian Federal Statutes – Department of

Justice Basic search - keyword in title or text of statute

or regulation Advanced search – Access by subject, keyword

in title or text Search annual statutes from 1995 forward “I want to see Bill C-3 from 1998. It had to do

with DNA”.


Statutes and Regulations



Index to Regulations (Statutory Instruments) Table of Public Statutes Table of Private Acts, 1867 – 2004 Shortcuts to the Constitution, the Charter Frequently accessed – Criminal Code,

Income Tax Act, Divorce Act Links to provincial, territorial legislation


Statutes and Regulations Federal Bills - Laws in the Making

Parliament of Canada Current bills of the House and Senate Bills archive Debates and Journals – current and archived

LegisInfo Bills text; progress of legislation Press releases and backgrounders Votes and Speeches Related links and reading suggestions


Statutes and Regulations Ontario Statutes and Regulations

E-Laws – full text laws and regulations Content up to date within 10 business days of

enactment Searchable; site has good help features Browsable by title Table of Public Statutes; Table of Private

Statutes; Table of Regulations


Statutes and Regulations Ontario Bills

Ontario Legislative Assembly Text of bills currently before the House; archive to Sept.

1995 *Bills Before the House Status Table: service of the

Ontario Legislative Library http://www.ontla.on.ca/library/bills/statustable.pdf

Hansard (Debates) archived to June 1985 Current Hansard searchable by keyword, session, date,

topic, speaker Committee debates



Library pathfinders available on some sites KPL’s pathfinders:

Researching Federal Legislation http://www.kpl.org/ylo_govsites.shtml#federal

Researching Ontario Legislation http://www.kpl.org/ylo_govsites.shtml#ontario

(specific to KPL’s resources and holdings)


Court Decisions

Canadian Legal Information Institute Important site for legal resources Links to legislative materials federally and

provincially Publicly available court decisions are searchable

by keyword, phrase, name, date, docket number Full text of decisions with search terms highlighted

Courts in Canada – Dept. of Justice – Court Sites: http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/dept/pub/trib/page5.html


Citizenship and Immigration Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Forms and applications Immigrating to Canada Studying in Canada Working in Canada Online Services Citizenship and immigration statistics 1966-

1996 Annual reports, performance reports,

citizenship test questions


Citizenship and Immigration

Constant referrals from local Citizenship office to the public library for forms

“I want to sponsor my wife to come to Canada and they sent me here for the form.”



Find your member of Parliament http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/PostalCode.asp?Source=SM

Find your member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)http://www.electionsontario.on.ca/fyed/en/form_page_en.jsp



Settlement.org Site designed for two audiences: newcomers to

Ontario and those who work with newcomers Information and resources across the spectrum

for people settling in Ontario Employment, Education, Housing, Health,

Immigration and Citizenship, Language and Literacy, Legal Services, Consumer, Community and Recreation


Citizenship and Immigration Settlement.org

Local information by community Immigrant services offices Education – school boards, education programs Health – local OHIP offices with local phone numbers Employment – local HRDC offices, job search

workshops Housing – help centres, subsidized housing,

homeless shelters Language & Literacy – where to take English

classes, language assessment centres More topics Option to print out all local information for a particular

area; option to get all information/crisis numbers



Municipal information City sites – ward maps, councillors, city hall

officials Online “services” like paying your parking ticket! Council meeting minutes, annual reports,

financial statements, budgets, municipal code, economic development


Consumer Information Canada Consumer Information Gateway

Contributions from over 400 government departments and agencies and NGOs

15 major topics with numerous links to online forms, services and publications

Searchable by keyword and jurisdiction Sub-topics with each area – complaints, recalls,

warnings “I need information on how to choose a funeral

home.”


Consumer Information Ontario: Ministry of Consumer and Business Services

Central site for consumer information Shortcuts to forms and online services – birth

certificates; forms for business – dissolving corporation; ServiceOntario life events; E-Laws

Consumer tips and warnings – Consumer Beat Newsroom Related sites – Comprehensive listing of consumer links

including financial rating and counselling agencies; consumer associations; business agencies

“I want to complain about a business.”

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