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The Government Domain: New & Free Regulations Trackers

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:06:59 -0700

Peggy Garvin reviews new, free, non-government resources that have recently come online to complement the official U.S. government regulatory information sites, RegInfo.gov and Regulations.gov. For this bounty, Peggy says researcher can thank innovative developers and the relatively new availability of a free XML version of the Federal Register that can be downloaded in bulk.

The Government Domain: Testing the THOMAS Beta

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 01:00:00 -0700

Peggy Garvin runs the THOMAS beta test site through its paces, evaluating the new search engine and enhanced navigations features, accompanied by screen shots.

The Government Domain: 2007 Calendars and Schedules

Sun, 17 Dec 2006 01:00:00 -0700

A wide range of online calendars from agencies and Congress offer valuable information to researchers that includes: release dates for topical reports, news, surveys, meeting and official travel schedules, historical commemorations, House and Senate bill histories, and links to speeches and testimony. Peggy Garvin includes numerous examples of e-gov sites with such services that should be on your radar.

The Government Domain: A Cornucopia of Government Search Engines

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 19:31:54 -0700

Peggy Garvin's column compares and contrasts the features of FirstGov Search, Google Government Search and GovMine.

The Government Domain: Information Checks and Balances

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:20:53 -0700

The Government Domain

Information Checks and Balances

By Peggy Garvin

Peggy Garvin of Garvin Information Consulting is author of The United States Government Internet Manual (Bernan Press) and Real World Research Skills (TheCapitol.Net).

The Government Domain: Government Documents in the News

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 17:35:52 -0700

The Government Domain

Government Documents and the News

By Peggy Garvin

The Government Domain: Summer Infosnacks

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:39:02 -0700

The Government Domain

Summer Infosnacks

By Peggy Garvin

Peggy Garvin of Garvin Information Consulting is author of The United States Government Internet Manual (Bernan Press) and Real World Research Skills (TheCapitol.Net).

The Government Domain: Google's New U.S. Government Search

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 09:45:36 -0700

The Government Domain

Google's New U.S. Government Search

The Government Domain: Homeland Security Collections

Sat, 20 May 2006 16:56:25 -0700

Peggy Garvin's column this month focuses on e-gov websites, databases, and digital collections on homeland security, highlighting specific resources, services and access methods.

The Government Domain: Roll Your Own Government Search

Sat, 15 Apr 2006 15:45:36 -0700

Peggy Garvin describes the capabilities of a customizable free web service that lets you build your own little search engine by choosing up to 25 sites to search at once.

The Government Domain: New GPO Catalog of Government Publications

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 01:19:05 -0700

Peggy Garvin reviews the new searchable catalog of current and historical federal congressional, executive, and judicial publications that are in print, electronic, and other formats.

The Government Domain: FirstGov Becomes First in Government Search

Tue, 14 Feb 2006 23:17:47 -0700

Peggy Garvin reviews the new and improved search engine for finding what you need on U.S. government sites. She highlights the best new features of FirstGov search, and provides screens shots to illustrate her points.

The Government Domain: News Roundup

Sun, 15 Jan 2006 02:27:05 -0700

The Government Domain

News Roundup

By Peggy Garvin

Peggy Garvin of Garvin Information Consulting is author of The United States Government Internet Manual (Bernan Press) and contributing author for The Congressional Deskbook, 2005-2007 (TheCapitol.Net).

The Government Domain: Another Redesign for THOMAS

Sat, 17 Dec 2005 02:02:54 -0700

The Government Domain

Another Redesign for THOMAS

By Peggy Garvin

The Government Domain: The Cream of the Federal Website Crop

Sun, 20 Nov 2005 15:00:55 -0700

The Government Domain