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Subject Resources - GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

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contact: Government Documents Librarian

Indexes and Abstracts

• American Statistics Index (Bierce Government Docs Ref. Z7554.U5 A46) Useful for United States Statistics
• Browse Topics
• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
• Congressional Universe Useful for Congressional information, bills, members of Congress
• Congressional Indexes, 1789-1969 and Indexes to Unpublished Hearings
• Cumulative Subject Index to the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications 1900-1971 (Bierce Govt Doc Ref. Z1223 a183)
• Cumulative Title Index to United States Public Documents 1789-1976 (Bierce Govt Doc Ref. Z1223 Z7 L47)
• ERIC Index to U.S. Dept. of Education documents and journals
• Firstgov
• Government Information Locator Service
• Government Reports Annual Index (Bierce Government Documents Ref. C 51.9/3:) Good for technical documents before 1990. Use NTIS for technical documents after 1990
• Lexis Nexis Government Periodicals Universe Indexes government periodicals
• Marcive Web
  Most useful comprehensive index for government documents from 1976 to present. It is the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications computerized
• Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications / issued by the Superintendent of Documents (Bierce Government Documents Reference GP 3.8/8:) There is no one index that covers all government documents but this is the most comprehensive all purpose government documents index.
• National Technical Information Service Useful for technical documents from 1990 to present
• Statistical Universe
• See Government Resources for other links

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Bibliographies

• BLS Publications, 1978-98 Bureau of Labor Statistics (L 2.71:925)
• The Executive Branch of the U.S. Government: a Bibliography (Bierce Reference Z7165 U5 G56)
• Guide to Official Publications of Foreign Countries (Bierce Gov't Doc Reference Z 7164 G7683 1990)
• Guide to Popular U.S. Government Publications (Bierce Reference Z 1223 Z7 B35)
• Guide to Research Collections of Former Senators of the United States, 1789-1995 (Bierce Y 1.1/7:100-171)
• Ohio Documents: A List of State Agency Publications (Bierce Reference Z1223.5 O4O44 1991)
• Publications 1978-199 Occupational Epidemiology Branch (HE 20.3165:P 96/2)
• Subject Bibliography (Bierce Gov't Doc Reference)GP 3.22/2:
• United States Government Documents on Women (Bierce Reference HQ 1410 H85 1993)
• The United States Senate: An Institutional Biography 1789-2000

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Reference Resources (Guides, Handbooks, Encyclopedias, etc.)

Dictionaries
• Dictionary of Government Statistical Terms (Bierce Reference HA 17 D53)
Directories
• Biographical Directory of the American Congress 1774-1996 (Bierce Reference Desk JK1010 .A5 1997)
• Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Government (Bierce Reference Desk PREX 3.11/2:)
• Congressional Staff Directory (Bierce Reference Desk JK 1012 C65)
• Federal Regulatory Directory (Bierce Reference Desk JK 424 FX)
• Government Phone Book USA (Bierce Reference Desk JK 6 G61)
• Official Congressional Directory (Bierce Reference Desk Y 4.P 93/1:1/)
• United States Government Manual (Bierce Reference Desk AE 2.108/2:)
• Washington Information Directory (Bierce Reference Desk F 192.3 W33)
Guides
• Guide to U.S. Government Publications (Bierce Reference Desk Z 1223 Z7 A574)
• Guide to U.S. Government Statistics (Law Reserve Z7554 .U5G8)
• Introduction to United States Government Information Sources (Bierce Reference J83 .M671 1999)
• Subject Guide to U.S. Government Reference Sources (Bierce Reference Z 1223 Z7R63)
• Tapping the Government Grapevine (Bierce Reference Z1223 Z7 R633)
• Understanding the Census (Bierce Reference Desk HA 201 1999ar)
• Using Government Information Sources: Electronic and Print (Bierce Reference Z1223 Z7 S4)
Style Guides
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (Bierce Reference Desk LB 2369 G53)
• A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Bierce Reference Desk LB 2369 T8)
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Bierce Reference Desk BF76.7 .P83)

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Internet Resources

• GPO Access Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Links to the Federal Government
• See Looking for Government Resources
• Thomas Congressional information from the Library of Congress
• WhitehouseInformation on the President, speeches, policies etc.

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Statistical Resources in Government Documents

• Budget of the United States Government (Bierce Government Documents PREX 2.8:)
• Business Statistics of the United States (Bierce Reference Desk HC 101 A131222)
• Condition of Education (Bierce Reference Desk ED 1.109:)
• County and City Data Book (Bierce Reference Desk C 3.134:)
• County and City Extra (Bierce Reference Desk HA 203 C68)
• Digest of Education Statistics (Bierce Reference Desk ED 1.326:)
• Economic Report of the President (Bierce Government Documents PR 42.9:)
• Education Statistics Check our online catalog ZIPLINK for the latest edition
• Foreign Trade Statistics of the United States (Bierce Reference Desk HF 3003 F6)
• Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics (Bierce Reference Desk HD 8051 H363)
• Historical Statistics of the United States (Bierce Reference Desk C 3.134/2:H 62/789-970/)
• Measuring America: the decennial censuses from 1790 to 2000 / [prepared by Jason G. Guthrie] Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2002.
• Projections of Education Statistics (Bierce Reference Desk ED 1.120:)
• Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics(Bierce Government Document J 29.9/6:)
• State Indicators in Education 1997 (Bierce Reference Desk ED 1.302:ST 1)
• Statistical Abstracts of the United States (Bierce Reference Desk C 3.134:)
• Uniform Crime Reports (Bierce Gov't Documents J 1.14/7:)
• University of Michigan
• USA Counties (Bierce Government Documents C 3.134/6:)

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Journals and Newspapers

• Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals
• Alcohol, Research and Health (Bierce Periodical)
• Alternative Fuel News
• American Rehabilitation : AR (Bierce Periodical)
• Animal Welfare bulletin
• Commerce Business Daily a listing of government procurements, contract awards and foreign business opportunities
• Congressional Record (Bierce Government Document X 1.1/A: )
• CPI Detailed Report (Consumer Price Index)
• Civil Rights Journal (Bierce Periodical)
• Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research (Bierce Government Document HH 1.75/2:)
• Code of Federal Regulation (Bierce Government Document AE 2.106/3:)
• Compensation and Working Conditions Online (Bierce Government Document L 2.44/4)
• Consumer Product Safety Review (Bierce Government Document Y 3.C 76/3:28/)
• CQ Weekly (Bierce Reference JK 1 .C15)
• Education Statistics Quarterly (Bierce Government Document ED 1.328/13:)
• Employment and Earnings (Bierce Government Document L 2.41/2:)
• Emerging Infectious Diseases (Bierce Government Document HE 20.7817:)
• Employment, Hours and Earnings
• EHP: Environmental Health Perspectives (Bierce Science Periodical)
• Export America
• Federal Register (Bierce Government Document AE 2.106: )
• Federal Reserve Bulletin (Bierce Periodical)
• Health Care Financing Review (Bierce Government Document HE 22.18:)
• MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (Bierce Government Document HE 20.7009:)
• Monthly Energy Review (Bierce Government Document E 3.9:)
• Monthly Labor Review (Bierce Periodical)
• Producer Price Indexes (Bierce Government Documents)L 2.61:
• Social Security Bulletin (Bierce Periodical)
• Survey of Current Business (Bierce Periodical)
• Treasury Bulletin (Bierce Periodical)
• US Department of State Dispatch(Bierce Periodical)
• Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (Bierce Government Document AE 2.109:)
• Browse Lexis-Nexis Government Periodicals Universe for a list of other government periodicals

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Full-text Books

• Congressional Universe Many current documents are full text
• Consumer Information Center
• Core Documents of the U.S. Democracy - It includes Articles of Confederation, Bill of Rights, U.S. Code
• GAO Reports
• New Electronic Titles
• World Factbook Country Information

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Images and Other Media

• American Memory Library of Congress Collection Finder
• Country Analysis Briefs Useful for a simple map of a country or region or country flag
• Current Solar Images
• Destination Earth NASA's pictures of earth from space
• Fire Events Includes links to floods, storms, and volcanoes
• Pictures of World War II from the National Archives

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Guide to research for materials

• A Guide to Research Collections of Former Members of the United States House of Representatives, 1789-1987 (Bierce Government Document Y 1.1/7:100-171)
• Guide to Research Collections of Former United States Senators, 1789-1995 (Bierce Reference Desk Y 1.1/3:103-35)
• Presidential Papers [microform] (Bierce Government Documents Microform LC 4.7:)
• Presidential Libraries

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Related Subject Areas

• Federation of American Scientist) includes global security resources, emerging technologies, and chemical and biological arms control
• OMB Watch includes issues of the Federal budget, information policy, and government performance.
• Open Secrets is a guide to tracking the money in U.S. elections and its effect on policies.

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Associations and Professional Organizations

• American Library Association Government Documents Round Table
• GODORT of Ohio
• Government Documents Library Associations
• SU-PORT Documents Librarians Summit and Portage County, Ohio Government Documents Librarians

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Area Information (Local, State, National)

• City of Akron, Ohio
• City of Cincinnati
• City of Cleveland, Ohio
• City of Columbus, Ohio
• Ohio Capitol Connection includes information on Ohio Legislation
• Ohio State and Local Government on the Net
• Summit County, Ohio
• State of Ohio includes Ohio Legislative, Judicial, Executive Branch and Agencies

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Grants, Fellowships, etc.

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Federal programs available to state and local governments
• Federal Business Opportunities Federal business opportunities that exceed $25,000
• NASA Education Programs
• National Endowment for the Arts
• U.S. Dept. of Education Financial Aid for Students
• U.S. Dept. of Education Grants & Contracts
• U.S. Dept. of Justice Grants
• U.S. Small Business Administration Grants includes grant listing from other agencies

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News from the Field

• Documents in the News from the University of Michigan

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Selected New resources in Government Documents

• Homicides of Children and Youth
• New Electronic Government Titles
• Strategic Investment Plan for Intelligence Community Analysis

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