Government Information

Level

Beginner to Intermediate

Course Information

In this hands-on short course, you will learn:

• What is FRED?
• How to find data on FRED?
• How to download FRED data?
• Use the Excel Add-in: FRED
• Understanding FRED Data
• Using FRED to generate graphs and maps 
• FRED Account

Prerequisite

This training session is part of a new Kelley Center series of government information literacy instruction - Unlocking the Power of Governnent Information.

This training session will introduce about:

• Who collects data
• How statistics are gathered
• Statistical programs of the U.S. government
• The primary statistical agencies
• Recommended strategies for finding U.S. government statistical information

Audience Eligibility

Level

Intermediate

Course Information

This short course will teach you the basics of the U.S. Decennial Census vs ACS, show you how to use Census API to get the data, and how to use the R/ggplot package to map Census population data in RStudio.

Prerequisites:

This training session is part of a new Kelley Center series of government information literacy instruction - Unlocking the Power of Governnent Information.

This training session will introduce about:

• Who collects data
• How statistics are gathered
• Statistical programs of the U.S. government
• The primary statistical agencies
• Recommended strategies for finding U.S. government statistical information

This training is free and open to the public.

Contact: jax2@rice.edu

This training session is part of a new Kelley Center series of government information literacy instruction - Unlocking the Power of Governnent Information.

This training will introduce about:

• the court system
• publications of court opinions
• resources for finding case law
• finding case law by subject
• briefs, oral arguments, and pacer

This training is free and open to the public.

Contact: jax2@rice.edu

This training session is part of a new Kelley Center series of government information literacy instruction - Unlocking the Power of Governnent Information.

This training introduces about:

This training session is part of a new Kelley Center series of government information literacy instruction - Unlocking the Power of Governnent Information.

This training introduces about:

• public laws
• compilation of statutory law - U.S. Statutes at Large
• Codification of statutory law - The United States Code
• state laws and codes
• digital authentication

This training is free and open to the public.

Contact: jax2@rice.edu

This training session is part of a new Kelley Center series of government information literacy instruction - Unlocking the Power of Governnent Information.

This training will introduce about:

• primary and secondary legal resources
• Congress and its structure
• legislative process and publications
• other related resources
• guides and indexes

This training is free and open to the public.

Contact: jax2@rice.edu

This training session is part of a new Kelley Center series of government information literacy instruction - Unlocking the Power of Governnent Information.

This training will introduce about:

• Presidential documents
• Controversies
• Presidential libraries
• Sources for speeches and publications from the Executive Office
• Treaties

This training is free and open to the public.

Contact: jax2@rice.edu

This training session is part of a new Kelley Center series of government information literacy instruction - Unlocking the Power of Governnent Information.

This training will introduce about:

• publications of executive branch agencies
• how to find executive branch documents
• spotlight on selected federal agencies and departments

This training is free and open to the public.

Contact: jax2@rice.edu