Eli M. Oboler Library
United States Government
General
American FactFinder (Census)
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (GPO)
FDLP Desktop (Federal Depository Program)
Federal Tax Forms
FirstGov
GPO Access
Superintendent of Documents Classification System (SuDoc)
Thomas
Uncle SAM: Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications
U. S. Depository Libraries WWW Home Pages (GPO and PTO)
U.S. Government Online Book Store
Federal Agency Directories
Government Departments and Agencies
From FirstGov.gov.
LSU Libraries Federal Agencies Directory
From the Louisiana State University Library. Has an alphabetical or hierarchical arrangement plus a search box to enter a specific name.
Federal Information by Topic or Title
General
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
From the U.S. Government Printing Office. Covers 1994 to date and has links to many full-text publications.
Federal Government Resources Electronic Publications
From the University of Michigan Library. By title includes both serials and monographs.
Federal Government Resources on the Web
From the University of Michigan Library. An extensive listing of links covering many topics.
Frequently Used Sites to Related to U.S. Federal Government Information
From the Vanderbilt University Library. Access to many links by level of government or subject.
Forms from the Feds
From the University of Memphis Library. Extensive list of downloadable forms.
GPO Access
From the U.S. Government Printing Office. Important source with links to information from all 3 branches of the Federal government.
It includes many important titles such as the Budget of the U.S., Congressional Record, Economic Report of the President, Public Papers of the President, U.S. Code, etc.
LexisNexis Government Periodicals Index
Index to 170 magazines & newsletters of research value from 1988 to date. (Access limited to ISU affiliates only, on & off campus.)
Thomas
From the Library of Congress. Contains U.S. legislative information.
Uncle Sam Migrating Government Publications
From the University of Memphis Library. Print publications that are now electronic arranged alphabetically by title or by SuDoc classification.
U.S. Government Information by Title
From the Northwestern University Library.
Detailed
American Memory from The Library of Congress
Gateway to primary historical and cultural research of the United States.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present
From U.S. Congress. Senate Historical Office and the Legislative Resource Center of the House of Representatives. Directory to more than 13,000 people who have served in the U.S. Congress, Continental Congress, territorial delegates, resident commissioners or U.S. vice-presidents.
Browse Topics
From the Government Printing Office and Oklahoma State University Library. Search for government Internet sites by topic.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
From the General Services Administration.
(CIA) World Factbook
From the Central Intelligence Agency. Site also lists other electronic titles.
Commerce Business Daily (CBD)
From the U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Lists government contracting opportunities for 15 days before information is archived.
Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretations. Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States
From the Library of Congress.
Constitution of the United States (from The Charters of Freedom)
From the U.S. National Archives & Records Service. Historical background, images and texts.
Country Studies/Area Handbook Program
From the Library of Congress. A continuing series of book length studies.
County and City Data Book
From the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Online version is 2002 edition.
County Business Patterns
From the University of Virginia, Geospatial & Statistical Data Center. Provides county, state, national level business data.
Courts See Courts section at bottom of document
Currency Converter See Exchange Rates (International)
EDGAR
From U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The commission makes all submissions by U.S. public companies since 1993 available in full-text. From November 2002, includes selected information for all foreign companies listed on U.S. exchanges and their governmental reports.
Electronic Research Collections
From the U.S. Dept of State, U.S. Government Printing Office and University of Illinois-Chicago Library. Topical links to State Department news and information.
Exchange Rates (International)
From the Universal Currency Converter.
Federal Citizen Information Center
From the U.S. General Services Adm. Contains topical information.
Federal Register
From the U.S. National Archives & Records Service. See also GPO Access
Federalist Papers
From Thomas. Essays written between Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison from October 1787 to May 1788.
FedWorld.gov
From the National Technical Information Service. Another central source for accessing government information.
GAO Reports
From the U.S. General Accounting Office. Contain audits, investigations and evaluations with links to full-texts. See also GPO Access
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
From the U.S. Geological Survey. Query the GNIS Online Data Bases to locate geographic features using one of the electronic forms.
Geology Information
From the U.S. Geological Survey.
IRS Forms & Publications
From the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
See also State Tax Forms
NASA
From U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Official web site featuring an extensive collection of information related to our nation's space program and the cosmos.
NASA Scientific and Technical Information
From the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
National Parks
From the U.S. National Parks Service.
NCES: National Center for Education Statistics
From National Center for Education Statistics. Site is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational information.
Travelers' Health
From the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. International travel helps.
Uniform Crime Reports
From the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Also known as Crime in the U.S.
U.S. Government Manual
From the U.S. National Archives & Records Service. Also known as Government Manual. See also GPO Access.
U.S. Government Online Bookstore
Search the sales product catalog, browse a topic or search a special collection.
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
From the U.S. National Archives & Records Service. Official statements of the President.
ZIP Code Lookup
From the U.S. Postal Service. Just fill in the blanks.
Courts
FindLaw
Contains many links.
LII: Legal Information Institute
From Cornell Law School. Use to locate federal and state court decisions, statutes or regulations on many legal subjects.
Supreme Court Decisions, 1893+
From FindLaw
Supreme Court of the United States
From the Court. Covers information about the court and its procedures, calendars, court rules, opinions, orders, press releases, etc.
U.S. Federal Courts Finder
From the Emory School of Law. Covers Supreme Court and all Circuit Courts.
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