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[hidetoc]Government Printing Office
Search the Federal Register, Congressional Record, U.S. Code, U.S. Government Manual and other federal government documents directly from the Government Printing Office (GPO Access). Try the U.S. Government Manual. You can Search Across Multiple Databases also. Depository Library gateways are no longer supported by GPO.
OTHER U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SITES
- Academic
Universe From Lexis Nexis
- Alliance for Taxpayer Access Open public access to taxpayer funded research
- Congressional Budget Office Publications by Subject
- Congressional Research Service Reports, Hosted by UNT Libraries
- Core Documents of U.S. Democracy Links to important government publications, historical and current
- ExpectMore.gov Performance assessment of hundreds of government programs
- FedWorld.gov Developed by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) to provide a comprehensive central access point for locating and acquiring government information
- Frequently Used Sites Related to US Government Information American Library Association, GODORT
- Google U.S. Government Search
- GovEngine.com Consolidation of links to federal, state and local government sites
- GovSpot Organized links
- Government Topics From Librarian's Index to the Internet. Links & descriptions of web sites
- Health United States A link to The Centers for Disease Control's statistical compilation of American health
- Library of Congress Catalogs, links, American Memory Image collection, copyright office and copyright forms
- My Government From AOL
- National Archives and Records Administration Including the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations
- National City Government Resource Center Collection of city-related links in the U.S.
- Open CRS: Congressional Research Reports for the People
- Stat-USA
State of the Nation statistics related to business and the economy
- The National Academies Advisers to the Nation on Science, Engineering and Medicine
- U.S. Conference of Mayors
- University of Michigan Document Center Many government links
- U.S. Links: U.S. Federal Government Agencies Database
- USA.gov Official web site for citizens to search U.S. government
- USA Services Who to contact with questions
- Yahoo!: Government
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Government Information on the Internet REF TK5105.875.I57 G69x
- Encyclopedia of Federal Agencies and Commissions REF JK9 .H536
- United States Government Internet Manual REF ZA5075 .G68
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
- The White House Official page
- Census Bureau
- Central Intelligence Agency: Electronic Reading Room
- DefenseLink Official U.S. Dept. of Defense site
- Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations
- FedStats National and international statistics from many Federal agencies
- U.S. Federal Government Agencies: Executive Maintained by Louisiana State University
- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
- Congress.org From Issue Dynamics, Inc. and Capitol Advantage
- Congressional Research Tutorials From the University of California-Berkeley library, flash demos on finding congressional bills, hearings and debates
- Contacting the Congress An unofficial listing of phone numbers, FAX numbers, URL's, and electronic mail addresses for every member of Congress from a particular state, commonwealth, or territory
- THOMAS: Legislative Information from the Library Of Congress Includes full text of House and Senate bills, and the Congressional Record
- U.S. Senate Official page
- U.S. House of Representatives Official page
JUDICIAL BRANCH
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- History of the Federal Judiciary Includes biographical database of federal judges
- Oyez: U.S. Supreme Court Media Audio arguments, background on justices and more
- Supreme Court Historical Society History
- Supreme Court of the U.S. With search engine
- U.S. Supreme Court Collection From Cornell's Legal Information Institute
- Federal Court Locator From Villanova University School of Law
- Federal Judicial Agencies List from the Virtual Library site at Louisiana State University
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
- List of Independent Agencies From the Virtual Library at LSU including EPA, Social Security, US Postal Service, Federal Reserve, NASA, CIA
- EDGAR Database Of corporate filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
STATE GOVERNMENT
- Governing.com Resource for state and localities
- Legal Web Site Directory: State Resource Center From Lexisone
- National Conference of State Legislatures
- National Governors' Association
- State and Local Government on the Net
- Stateline.org
- StateNet
WISCONSIN GOVERNMENT SITES
- State of Wisconsin Information Server
- Office of the Governor - Wisconsin
- Legal Research - Wisconsin University Library Subject Guide
- The Wheeler Report
- Wisconsin State Legislature Official site
- Wisconsin Court System Official site
- Wisconsin Blue Book From the Legislative Reference Bureau
WORLD GOVERNMENT SITES
- Embassy World Search by host or guest country using drop down menus
- Europa: Gateway to the European Union
- Global Integrity Information on governance and corruption for countries around the world.
- International Criminal Court Official site of this UN judicial branch
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Organization of American States (OAS)
- The Official United Nations home page
- UN Wire News briefings about the United Nations
STOUT LIBRARY CATALOG
Use the Stout Library Catalog to identify resources owned by the University Library. Start with a guided keyword search. Enter your topic(s), then when you have identified a useful title, click on "Long View". Note the subject headings. You can click on any subject heading to find other resources on that topic.
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
To cite online resources in appropriate bibliographic style see: Citing Resources
To organize citations and create bibliographies and papers in APA, MLA and other styles see: RefWorks and Other Citation Management Tools
Last Updated: 04/28/2008 and Last Revised: 5/14/2007
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