More Than a Domain: An Approach to Embedding Government Information Within the Instruction Landscape Using Active and Passive Collaboration

Abstract

While the state of government information librarianship continues to evolve alongside the libraries in which those librarians work, there remains a consistent lack of full integration of government information into the instruction landscape. The reasons for this have been covered within the literature as well as suggestions on how to overcome those barriers. Even with this literature, a gap in implementation remains. This article highlights the collaborative partnership between a government information librarian and student success librarian that attempts to bridge the gap between scholarship and practice in the hopes of creating a more robust government information presence in the academic instruction landscape at their university both in the classroom and beyond.

The United States Government Internet Directory 2021

“…Using this book, librarians can curate links to federal government websites on subject-specific library guides. Additionally, librarians implementing OER-enabled pedagogy (Hallam et al, 2021) can use this information to integrate government resources into their library instruction sessions and large-scale OER initiatives (Simms & Johnson, 2021).…”