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The article discusses how librarians can use online social networking websites Twitter and Facebook as current awareness tools for federal government publications. According to the author, benefits of Twitter for librarians include filtering resources, simplicity of interaction, and reading news releases. Benefits of Facebook include the number of government agencies that have pages, the decreasing of workload by reposting outside information, and the organization of interests.

The article focuses on online calculator tools of the U.S. government which allow anyone to interact with government resources. It mentions that MyMoney.gov provides calculators that let anyone plan the college budget and student loan, estimate Social Security benefits, and pay off credit cards. It adds that Healthfinder.gov website from the Department of Health and Human Services contains interactive tools and calculator to help in assessing and tracking the health and fitness of a person.

The article reviews several web sites including MyMoney.gov by the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, Online Learning Module Instructor Management Panel from the Federal Reserve Board of St. Louis, and the College Credit Card Agreement database from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The article reviews a web site located at challenge.gov from the U.S. General Service Administration.

The article presents an examination into trends regarding the online digitization of government documents and archives as of 2011, profiling several major Internet sources where they can be reached and researched. Specific libraries and archives are addressed including the University of North Texas' Digital Library, the U.S. Government Printing Office's Federal Digital System (FDsys), and the website HathiTrust.

The article offers information on various mobile applications and mobile web sites being offered by the U.S. federal government, making government information available and more convenient to the public. It states that the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) offers TSA application that features guide to TSA security, tips for packing, and traveling with children. It says that Smithsonian Institution offers six mobile applications and seven mobile sites.