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"Whenever the people are well-informed they can be trusted with their own government”
--Thomas Jefferson
For many years the U. S. Government has been the largest publisher in the world and their publications come in many formats and on a myriad subjects for a broad range of audiences.
Selected government information resources, by format
Books
Coloring books
Comic books
Flash cards
Internet resources
Jigsaw puzzles
Maps
Microfiche
Microfilm
Multi-media kits
Periodicals
Videotapes
Selected government information resources, by academic discipline
American History
American Military History
Govt Docs D114.19:M59/3/
American State Papers, 1789 - 1838
Govt Docs Locked
Compilation of Presidential Documents
Handbook of North American Indians, 17 vols.
Stacks E76.2 H36
Historical Census Browser
Presidential Libraries
Public Papers of the Presidents [this link will change]
Stacks J80
Salem; Maritime Salem in the Age of Sail
Govt Docs I29.9/5:
Territorial Papers of the United States, 28 vols.
Govt. Docs GS4.13:
Biology
101 Common Mosses, Liverworts & Lichens of the Olympic Peninsula
Govt Docs I29.2:M78
Plants Database
Economics
Budget of the United States Government Annual, 1941-
Govt Docs PrEx2.8/8:
Consumer Price Index detailed Report Monthly, 1994-
Govt Docs L2.38/3
County Business Patterns (1998- )
Govt Docs C3.204: (1970-1997)
Current Employment Statistics
Economic Report of the President Annual, 1947-
Govt Docs PrEx
Monthly Labor Review Monthly, 1981-
Bound Periodicals HD8051 .A78
Survey of Current Business 1921 -
Education Studies
Condition of Education Annual, 1990-
Govt Docs ED1.109:
Digest of Education Statistics Annual, 1995-
Govt Docs ED1.140:
Environmental Studies
Envirofacts
Toxic Release Inventory
European History
Foreign Relations of the United States 1861-
Stacks JX233 .A3
United States Army and World War II
Govt Docs CD-ROM D114.21:W19/2
Geography
National Atlas
Davis Family Atlas Case
G1200 .U54 1970
National Map
USGS Historical Topographic Maps
Geology
Minerals Yearbook
Armstrong Govt Docs I28.37:
National Geologic Map Database
History of Art and Architecture
Designing the Nation's Capital; The 1901 Plan for Washington, D. C.
Govt Docs FA1.2:W27/5
International Studies
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Annual, 1999-
Country Reports on Religious Freedom
Country Reports on Terrorism Annual, 2000-
World News Connection Daily, 1995-
Political Science
Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation, 1774-1875
Compilation of Presidential Documents 1993-
Bound Periodicals J80 .A284 (1965-2008)
Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis & Interpretation
Ref. KF4527 U54 1996
Core Documents of our Democracy
Public Papers of the Presidents 1953-
Stacks J80 .A283
Treaties in Force
Ref. KZ235 T74
White House
Sociology & Anthropology
American Factfinder
Crime in the United States
Selected general government information resources in Reference
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 -
Ref. JK1010 A5 1997
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Annual
Ref. HC110 .P63 U53a
Condition of Education Annual
Ref. L112 .N377a
Congressional Directory Annual
Ref. JK1011
County and City Data Book
Ref. HA202 A36
Health, United States
Ref. RA407.3 .U57a
National Register of Historic Places
Ref.E159 .N343
North American Industry Classification System, United States (NAICS)
Ref. HF1042 N67
Occupational Outlook Handbook Annual
Ref. HF5382.5 .U5 O23
State and Metropolitan Area Data Book
Ref. HA202 U54
Statistical Abstract of the United States (1878 - 2012)
Ref. HA202 U5
United States Government Manual Annual
Ref. JK421 .A3
World Factbook Annual
Ref. G122 .U56a
Gateways to government information resources
Catalog of U. S. Government Publications
Online successor to the printed Monthly Catalog of U. S. Government Publications, which ceased publication in 2004.
FDSys [Federal Digital System]
Google
add site:.gov to search string to limit results to government sites.
MetaLib
A federated search engine that searches multiple U. S. Federal government databases.
Midcat
In Advanced Search select "U. S. Government Documents" in the Collection: window to limit search results.
Summon
Click on Advanced Search and in Content Type click on Government Document.
WikiLeaks: United States
Includes some classified government information.
WorldCat
Citing Government Information Resources
Cheney, Debora. The complete guide to citing government information resources: a manual for social sciences and business.
Ref. Z7164 .G7 G37 2002
Mobile Web Apps
2013 Budget of the U. S. Government
Member Guide for 112th Congress
Practice Exercises
Government information is in the news almost every day, but unfortunately the source is rarely cited accurately.
Verify the statistics in any 2-3 of the following news articles, using online or print federal government information resources:
Active Duty Military Personnel
Billion-Dollar Disasters
Decline in Net Home Equity
Income Inequality
Jobs number vs. the unemployment rate (NPR news transcript)
Living Alone
Petroleum Demand
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