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Librarians’ Role in GAO Reports
Presenter: Meg Tulloch
Contributors: Colleen Candrl, Leia Dickerson
December 3, 2018
The opinions expressed in this presentation are the author's own and donot necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Government Accountability
Office.
Meg Tulloch, 202-512-8535 | [email protected] Page 1| https://www.gao.gov/
About GAO
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• GAO – The Congressional Watchdog – YouTube
• https://www.gao.gov/about/what-gao-is/performance/
GAO Stats and Background
Branch: Legislative
People: 3,000 employees
Locations: 70% in HQ in DC with field offices and staff in 10 other majorcities
Organization: 14 Mission teams plus internal support offices(Congressional Relations, Public Affairs)
Work: Audits of Government Programs
Authority:• GAO’s work is done at the request of congressional committees
or subcommittees;• Mandated by public laws or committee reports;• GAO also undertakes research under the authority of the
Comptroller General.
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Library Services Situated Within GAO:
Direct Support for GAO Reports
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Direct Support to the Mission Teams Responsible for GAOReports• Stakeholders - Developing teams scope and methodology (Pre-Design
Matrix)
• Literature Searches
• Background Searches
• Acquisitions (Large and Small $$$$)
• Interlibrary Loans and Document Delivery
• Data Reliability: See Guidelines for Assessing Web-based Sources ofInformation.
Guidelines for Assessing Web-basedSources of Information
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Two Purposes for Reviewing Literature:• Background• Support engagement objectives
Process:• Record of Research• Citation Manager (Refworks.com)• Data Collection Instrument (DCI)• Objectives, Scope, and Methodology Statement
Guidance:• EAGLE 2.3.2• Using Studies Conducted by Outside Researchers for GAO Engagements• Guidelines for Assessing Web-based Sources of Information• Objectives, Scope, and Methodology (OSM) Guidance
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Literature Search and Review
Record of Research
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Record of Research
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Data Collection Instrument (DCI)
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PRELIMINARY
GAO-10-344: CHILD CAREhttps://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-344
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Objectives, Scope, and MethodologyStatement (OSM)
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