Government Information

The following list suggests the best sites to find government information available online for federal, state, international, and foreign levels of government.

Federal Government:
General Information

• Documents Center
  One-stop shopping from the University of Michigan
• Documents in the News
  A great source for current events research
• FedWorld
  A comprehensive central access point for searching, locating, ordering and acquiring government and business information.
• Frequently Used Sites Related to U.S. Federal Government Information (ALA GODORT FDTF)
• Federal Web Locator 
• INFOMINE
  Huge collection of government resources and guides from the University of California, Riverside
• US House of Representatives
• US Senate Home Page
• White House Home Page

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Federal Government: Legislative and Regulatory Information

• Congress.org
  Searchable member directories and current awareness
• GPO Access
  Search and retrieve congressional information from the US Government Printing Office, with mirror, or Gateway , sites at over 20 universities, each with their own strengths.
• Library of Congress
  Guide to the U.S. Legislative Branch
• Thomas
  Search & retrieve legislation from the 103^rd to current congresses

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Washington State & Local Information

• Find-It! Washington
  The easiest and most powerful way to find government information in Washington State
• Access Washington
  Designed as a World Wide Web portal to Washington State
• WA State Legislature
  Includes bills, documents, reports, members of the House and Senate, legislative agencies, and other state information
• Tacoma
  Official city home page
• Pierce County
  Official county home page

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State Information

• State Constitutions, Statutes and Related Legislative Information (Cornell University)
• State Government Collections -- try one of the following:
  1. American Law Sources Online (ALSO!)
  2. LawFind
  3. State & Local Government on the Net 
• StateSearch

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International and Foreign Information

• Country Studies (Library of Congress)
• Documents Center (University of Michigan)
• Foreign Governments
  Links to individual foreign government pages
• International Governmental Organizations
  Links to home pages of international organizations and agencies
• US State Department Home Page
• United Nations

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Statistical Resources

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Business & Economics Numeric Data
• Fedstats
  Search engine for government statistics and data
• InfoNation (United Nations)
• US Census Bureau

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Additional Resources

• Documents Collection and Services at Collins Library
• Depository CD-ROM Guides
  Links to guides on government CDs via the University of Michigan; see also GODORT's CD-ROM Documentation Project
• GPO Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
  Search for government documents
• Government Information and Depository Management Clearinghouse (ALA GODORT Education Committee)
• Meta-Subject Access to Government Information (Idaho State University)
• Migrating Government Publications
  Full-text docs via the University of Memphis
• Resources of Use to Government Documents Librarians
• Sales Product Catalog via GPO

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