U.S. DOCUMENTS RESOURCES

Basic U.S. Document Guides

 

Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government (IUPUI Library)
Administrative Decisions by Agency
(University of Virginia Library)

FDTF Government Information (ALA/GODORT) Website
Government Documents
(University of Tennessee at Knoxville Library)
Government Information (Vanderbilt University Library; Government Information Service)
Public Documents & Maps
(Duke University Library)

UMich Documents Center (University of Michigan Library)
Uncle Sam (Tennessee Regional Depository; University of Memphis Library)
Uncle Sam – Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications (U.Memphis)
Uncle Sam – Forms from the Feds (U.Memphis)
Uncle Sam – Migrating Government Publications (U.Memphis)

Basic Depository Websites

 

ALA/GODORT (American Library Association)
Basic Depository Library Documents (Unauthorized HTML Editions; University of Denver)
Depository Library Council (to the Public Printer)
FDLP Desktop (Federal Depository Library Program; GPO)(Old FDLP)
FDLP Desktop (New FDLP)
New Electronic Titles (GPO)
TLA/GODORT (Tennessee Library Association)

Basic Databases and Serial Resources featuring government publications

 

American FactFinder (Census Bureau)

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (MoCat)
CenStats Databases

DOE Information Bridge (Department of Energy)
ERIC (US Dept. of Education)
 
GPO Access
GrayLIT Network

Lexis-Nexis
Patent and Trademarks
Public Documents Masterfile (Paratext)

Essential Government Internet Resources

 

Ben’s Guide: U.S. Government Websites for Kids: http://bensguide.gpo.gov/


Census Bureau: http://www.census.gov/


DefenseLink (U.S. Department of Defense): http://www.defenselink.mil/


Federal Web Locator: http://www.infoctr.edu/fwl/
FedWorld: http://www.fedworld.gov/

Government Accounting Office (GAO): http://www.gao.gov/

GovBenefits.gov: http://www.govbenefits.gov/

GPO Access: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/

Homeland Security: http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/


Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/ or http://www.lcweb.loc.gov/


National Archives and Records Administration (NARA): http://www.nara.gov/


Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov/

Supreme Court of the United States (SCt): http://www.supremecourtus.gov/


THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet (LOC): http://thomas.loc.gov/

US Code (U.S. House of Representatives): http://uscode.house.gov/usc.htm
US Department of Justice (DOJ): http://www.usdoj.gov/

USAGov: U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal: http://usa.gov/

 

Essential Government Electronic Publications

 

Background Notes (Department of State)
Catalog for Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Copyright Office (Library of Congress)

Federal Register (FR)
IRS Forms
NAICS
(North American Industry Classification System)
Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
Statistical Abstract
U.S. Blue Pages
(Online Guide to U.S. Government)
United States Code (USC)
United States Government Manual
United States Statutes at Large / public laws

Essential Quasi-Government Online Resources

 

America’s Job Bank: http://www.ajb.org/

Countrywatch.com: http://www.countrywatch.com/

O*NET OnLine (Occupational Information Network): http://online.onetcenter.org/

Government Internet Resources, including agencies and guides

 

Afterschool.gov - http://www.afterschool.gov/ connects you to federal resources that support children and youth during out-of-school hours

Agency for Healthcare Policy Research and Quality: http://www.ahcpr.gov/
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: http://www.ahrg.gov/consumer/diaginfo.htm
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: http//www.atsdr.cdc.gov/

Agricultural Research Service (USDA) - http://www.ars.usda.gov/
American Memory: Historical Collections - http://memory.loc.gov/

ArtsEdge: National Arts and Education Information Network (Kennedy Center, DC): http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/

Ask Dr. Census - http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/drcensus.htm
Ask USGS - http://ask.usgs.gov/

Ben’s Guide: U.S. Government Web Sites for Kids - http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Butterflies of North America (USGS) - http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/bflyusa.htm

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - http://www.cfda.gov/
Census Bureau - http://www.census.gov/
Center of Military History (CMH): http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/default.htm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: http://cms.hhs.gov/ and HIPPA: http://cms.hhs.gov/hippa/
CIA World Factbook: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Condition of Education (NCES) - http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/
Country Studies (Library of Congress) - http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/

EarthExplorer (USGS) – http://edcsns17.cr.usgs.gov/EarthExplorer/
Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov/

FCC Homepage - http://www.fcc.gov/

FCC Office of General Counsel / opinions - http://www.fcc.gov/ogc/
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – http://www.fema.gov/

Federal Judiciary Homepage – http://www.uscourts.gov/
Federal Web Locator - http://www.infoctr.edu/fwl/
FedStats - http://www.fedstats.gov/
FedStats for Kids - http://www.fedstats.gov/kids.html
FedWorld Information Network - http://www.fedworld.gov/
FirstGov - http://www.firstgov.gov/
FirstGov for Kids - http://www.kids.gov/
Food and Drug Administration: http://www.fda.gov/
FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) - http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/
FOIA Update - http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/foi-upd.htm

GlobalHealth.gov (U.S. DHHS):  http://www.globalhealth.gov/
GPO Access - http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (DOI/NPS) - http://www.nps.gov/grsm/
Healthfinder - http://www.healthfinder.gov/
Healthy People 2010 (U.S. DHHS) - http://www.healthypeople.gov/

Library of Congress - http://www.loc.gov/
| American Folklife Center - http://www.loc.gov/folklife/
| American Memory Project - http://memory.loc.gov/
| Global Gateway - http://international.loc.gov/intldl/intldlhome.html
| Local History & Genealogy Reading Room - http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/

Maps of the United States (USGS) - http://info.er.usgs.gov/fact-sheets/maps-us/
Medicare: http://www.medicare.gov/

National Air and Space Administration (NASA) – http://www.nasa.gov/
National Atlas of the United States of America - http://www-atlas.usgs.gov/
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) - http://nces.ed.gov/
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA):
http://arts.endow.gov/

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH): http://www.neh.fed.us/

| EdSiteMent (best of the humanities on the web): http://edsitement.neh.fed.us/

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS): http://www.nigms.nih.gov/

National Institutes of Health Search Engine: http://search.nih.gov/
National Park Service: Park Net - http://www.nps.gov/

| National Park Service: Nature Net - http://www.nature.nps.gov/

| National Park Service History Home Page - http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/

| Historic Preservation Services - http://www2.cr.nps.gov/


National Register [of Historic Places] Information System: http://www.nr.npr.gov

National Science Foundation (NSF) - http://www.nsf.gov/
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) - http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html


Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) – http://www.osha.gov/

Office of Children’s Health Protection: http://www.epa.gov/children
Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) Archive: http://www.wws.princeton.edu/~ota/ (mirror site)


Ready.gov (U.S. Department of Homeland Security): http://www.ready.gov/

Reports of the Surgeon General: http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/NN/


Smithsonian Institution - http://www.si.edu/

| SIRIS: Smithsonian Institution Research Information System: http://www.siris.si.edu/

| Smithsonian for Kids - http://www.si.edu/kids/
| Smithsonian Magazine - http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/


State Data Centers – http://www.census.gov/sdc/www/
Statistical Abstract of the United States - http://www.census.gov/statab/
Thomas: U.S. Congress on the Internet - http://thomas.loc.gov/


U.S. Archives & Records Administration (NARA) - http://www.archives.gov/
| NARA Genealogy - http://www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/


U.S. Bureau of Land Management (DOI/BLM) – http://www.blm.gov/

U.S. Copyright Office - http://www.loc.gov/copyright/
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) -

U.S. Department of Education – http://www.edu.gov/
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) - http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/index.jsp
U.S. Geological Survey (DOI/USGS) – http://www.usgs.gov/

U.S. National Arboretum (USDA) - http://www.usna.usda.gov/
U.S. Postal Service (USPS) – http://www.usps.com/


White House (Executive Office of the President) – http://www.whitehouse.gov/

World Factbook (CIA) - http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

 

 

 

 

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