Government Information - United States

INTRODUCTION: The Government Documents collection in Elizabeth Dafoe Library selectively collects United States government documents. Most of these publications are catalogued. Some older publications are not catalogued. Below you will find products that can be used to identify and in some cases access United States government documents, followed by individual websites and portals.

MAJOR GATEWAYS, INDEXING, ABSTRACTING AND AGGREGATOR SITES

USA.gov: centralized access to federal, state, and local information
The White House : White House Briefing Room
U.S. Senate
House of Representatives
Congressional debates: Annals of Congress 1789-1824 : Register of Debates 1824-1837 : Congressional Globe 1833-1873 : Congressional Record 1989-present. The University of Manitoba Libraries also has the Congressional Record 1789 to 1900 in microfilm, and 1957 to 1982 in microcards.
Library of Congress
Congressional Research Reports for the People
LOC listing of Official US Executive Branch Web Sites
LOC State Government Information
Thomas Legislative Information: by the Library of Congress, includes full text federal legislation back to 1989.
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
USA.Gov U.S. Government Documents internet search engine
U.S. Government Manual
Registry of U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects
FedNet - live coverage of debates and hearings
C-Span - Public Affairs on the Web

DEPARTMENTAL SITES

Administration on Aging
Business gov (small business)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contains significant amounts of health information.
CIA home page
FBI home page
Federal Citizen Information Center: consumer information site
Federal Election Commission
FedWorld:for locating government information
Government Printing Office
The National Agricultural Library Digital Repository, provides access to a great deal of online publications. Agricultural economic report 1961-1997, Agricultural handbook 1950-2002, Agricultural information bulletin 1949-1998, Fruit and vegetable market report 1916-1998, Yearbook of the USDA 1894-1992. etc.
National Agricultural Statistics Service includes the annual publication Agricultural Statistics from 1994 to current, plus many other publications.
Science.gov: selected science information provided by US. government agencies
Supreme Court
U.S. State Department
Office of the Clerk On-line Information Center

PUBLICATIONS

American State Papers (1789-1838)
Country Studies: Federal Research Divsion, Library of Congress. Full text handbooks for 101 countries/regions.
Economic Report of the President free coverage is for 1996 forward.
Federal Reserve Bulletin provides access to full text back to 1996.
Monthly climatic data for the world, 1948+, and other NOAA publications.
Monthly weather review. American Meteorological Society, formerly Dept. of Commerce.

STATISTICS

FEDSTATS:The U.S. Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide access to statistics produced by over 70 U.S. federal government agencies
U.S. Census Bureau
CensusScope: a less complicated source of Census demographic data
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Energy Information Bridge
Economic Indicators
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Statistical Abstract of the United States: historical 1878-2007
U.S. Historical Census Data Browser
State and Metropolitan Area Data Book
County and City Data Book
National Center for Health Statistics
- National Vital Statistics System Home Page: current statistics.
- Vital Statistics of the United States: historical volumes (1890-1936), bound volumes (1900-1993) and Electronic Releases (1994-2002).
- National Center for Health Statistics: publications and information products provides access to the vital statistics series one through twenty-four.
University of Michigan Document Center: Statistical Resources on the Web

HEIN ONLINE (restricted access)

Attorney General. Annual Report. U.S. Department of Justice 1870-2005
Annual Human Rights Reports submitted to Congress by the U.S. Department of State 1976-2004
Foreign Relations of the United States1861-1976 (restricted access). The public can freely access 1945 to present via The State Department(1945-1976).
Department of State Bulletin 1939-1989 and Department of State Dispatch (1990-1999)
Employment and Earnings 1981-2003
Federal Register Collection
Federal Reserve Bulletin 1915-2005
Social Security Bulletin 1938-2007
Treaties and agreements library

MISCELLANEOUS

Google U.S. Government Search
Google Books povides access to publications released before 1923.
Future Digital System for Government Publications
University of Michigan Documents Center: Federal Governmet Resourceson the Web

Please contact: Gary Strike, Data Services Librarian for assistance.