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American
FactFinder
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet
Population, housing, economic, and geographic data.
Budget
of the United States Government
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/index.html
Covers the fiscal year beginning October 1.
Catalog
of U.S. Government Publications
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/locators/cgp/index.html
A search and retrieval service that provides bibliographic records of U.S. Government
information products. Links to Federal agency online resources and identifies
materials distributed to Federal Depository Libraries. Coverage begins with
January 1994 and new records are added daily.
Code
of Federal Regulations
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/index.html#page1
General and permanent rules published in the FederalRegister by the Executive
departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
Congressional
Bills
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong009.html
Bills from the 103rd (1993-1994) to the 108th (2003-2004) Congresses.
Congressional
Record
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces150.html
Official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress.
Consumer Price Indexes (CPI)
http://www.bls.gov/cpi/
Monthly data produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on changes in the prices
paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services.
Core
Documents of U.S. Democracy
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/locators/coredocs/index.html
Articles of Confederation, Bill of Rights, Constitution, Declaration of Independence,
Emancipation Proclamation, Federalist Papers, Gettysburg Address, etc.
Economic
Indicators
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong002.html
Prepared and published monthly for the Joint Economic Committee, by the Council
of Economic Advisors.
Executive
Publications
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/executive.html
Federal
Register
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html
Official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal
agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other presidential
documents.
Judicial
Publications
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/judicial.html
Legislative
Publications
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/legislative.html
National Atlas of the United
States
http://www-atlas.usgs.gov/
Easy-to-use, map-like views of America’s natural and sociocultural landscapes.
Public
and Private Laws
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/nara005.html
Laws enacted during the 108th Congress (2003-2004) back to the 103rd Congress
(1993-1994).
Regulatory
Publications
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/regulatory.html
Statistical
Abstract of the United States
http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract.html
Statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Some international
data.
United
States Code
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong013.html
General and permanent laws of the United States.
United
States Government Manual
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/browse-gm-02.html
The official handbook of the Federal Government, provides comprehensive information
on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. Also includes
information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which
the United States participates; and boards, commissions and committees.
United
States Census 2000
http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html
Official home page of the U.S. Census Bureau
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Documents Center
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/
The central reference and referral point for government information, sponsored
by the University of Michigan.
Documents
Service Center
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/dsc/readyref.html
Subject arrangement of the most frequently used depository document titles at
Columbia University Libraries.
FirstGov
http://www.firstgov.gov/
The U.S. government's official web portal. The search engine and ever-growing
collection of internet links connect to millions of web pages--from the federal
government, local and tribal governments, and to foreign nations around the
world.
GODORT
(Gov’t Documents Round Table) – U.S. Federal Gov’t Information
http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/romans/fdtf/
GODORT Handouts Exchange – Subject Guides
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/godort/subjects.htm
Sponsored by the American Library Association’s Government Documents Round
Table.
Government
Publications Access – Internet Publications by Agency
http://www.gl.iit.edu/govdocs/internet/agencyindex.html
Sponsored by the Illinois Institute of Technology.
GPO Access –
U.S. Government Printing Office
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
A service of the U.S. Government Printing Office, providing free electronic
access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal
Government.
Thomas Legislative Information
http://thomas.loc.gov/
Current and recent Congressional information in the areas of legislation, Congressional
Record, and committee information. Bill summaries and texts, public laws, roll
call votes and calendars, and committee reports.
Wisconsin
State Historical Society Library – Government Publications
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/gir.asp
The official repository for all State of Wisconsin publications and a selective
depository for Canadian national and provincial documents and official state
publications from many states outside of Wisconsin. Particular subject area
strengths are labor, foreign relations, census information, legislative branch
activities, and civil rights.
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State:
Madison Public Library
201 West Mifflin St.
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 266-6350
http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/
UW-Madison
Law Library
975 Bascom Mall
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608) 262-3394
http://library.law.wisc.edu/
Regional:
UW-Madison
Memorial Library
728 State St.
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608) 262-3242
http://www.library.wisc.edu/guides/govdocs/index.htm
Wisconsin State Law Library
120 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608)266-1424
http://wsll.state.wi.us/
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Brief
Guide to Citing Government Publications
http://www.lib.memphis.edu/govpubs//citeweb.htm
From the Government Publications Department of the University of Memphis.
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