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Agriculture Civil Rights
Archives and Genealogy Climate
Arts/Humanities Communications
Aviation/Aeronautics/Space Congress/Legislative History
Business/Economics/Finance Consumer Information
Careers/Occupations Copyright/Patents/Trademarks
Census/Demographics Crime/Justice
Citations Debate topics

AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Statistics
Agriculture Department
Agriculture Publications
Census of Agriculture 
Economic Research Service, USDA (ERS)
FASonline U.S. Trade Internet System--Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)--US exports, imports and re-exports of agricultural, fish, forest, and textile products
Forest Service
Rocky Mountain Research Station (U.S. Forest Service).
Soil Surveys Provides soil data provided by the National Cooperative Soil Survey.
USDA Economics, Statistics and Market Information System (ERS)
U.S. Experiment Station Publications from the University of North Texas archive site.
 
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ARCHIVES AND GENEALOGY

AAD (Acess to Archival Databases of the National Archives and Records Administration). Online access to a selection of nearly 50 million historic electronic records created by more than 20 federal agencies on a wide range of topics;
Family Search.(Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Search 1880 U.S. Census records and 1881 British and Canadian census records by name.
General Land Office Records . Provides image access to federal land title records for Eastern Public Land States issued between 1820 and 1908.
National Archives and Records Administration
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (Library of Congress)
Naturalization Records
 
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ARTS & HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology List of Publications
 

AVIATION/AEROSPACE/SPACE

Contrails Formerly the Wright Air Development Center Digital Collection, which helps preserve and disseminate the technical history of the first century of powered human flight.
Federal Aviation Administration
NTRS: NASA technical report server. Provides access to NASA and non-NASA sites. Some full text; provides information on ordering non full text documents.
[Space Shuttle and Apollo 13 Accidents] Selected congressional hearings and reports on the Challenger and Columbia accidents as well as Apollo 13.
Space Shuttle Columbia Accident (Evergreen State College)
Tactical Pilotage Chart Index Map from Map Town
Transportation Security Administration
Wright Brothers First Flight Centennial
 
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BUSINESS/ECONOMICS/FINANCE

See also Statistics and Trade

ADA Home Page: Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Balance of Payments and Direct Investment Position Data (BEA)
Beige Book: Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District--Federal Reserve Board
Budget of the U.S. Government
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Commerce Business Daily (CBDNet, official electronic version of the Commerce Business Daily)
Commerce Department
Congressional Budget Office
Consumer Expenditure Surveys (BLS)
Consumer Price Indexes (BLS)
County Business Patterns
Customs & Border Protection at the Department of Homeland Security Includes Import Spotlight and Export Information.
Debt, Bureau of the Public
E-Stats: Measuring the Electronic Economy (Bureau of the Census)
EconData.Net Regional socioeconomic data.
Economic Analysis Bureau
Economic Census Data from the 2002 and 1997 censuses, and about the 2007 census
Economic Indicators (Council of Economic Advisers for Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress)
EconomicIndicators.gov (Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce)
(Major) Economic Indicators (BLS)
Economic Report of the President
Economics Statistics Page (University of Michigan)
Electronic Commerce Policy, U.S. Government
Export Administration Regulations
Export.gov
FedBizOpps -- Federal business opportunities (contracts)
Fed in Print: An Index to Federal Reserve Economic Research
Federal Acquisition Regulation
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Federal Reserve Bank of New York Publications
Federal Reserve Board
Foreign Labor Statistics
Federal Trade Commission
Government Accountability Office
General Services Administration
GovCon Government contractor resource center
Harmonized Tariff Schedule Tariff Information Center
Industry, Trade and the Economy: Data and Analysis from the International Trade Administration
Inflation Calculator Adjusts any given amount of money for inflation, according to the CPI, for any date from 1800 to 2007.
Internal Revenue Service
International Trade Commission
International Trade Commission Interactive Tariff and Trade DataWeb
LMRDA Reporting and Public Disclosure Has labor union reports, constitutions, and bylaws.
Monthly Labor Review, 1988 - present
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Alphabetical subject index of OMB documents
Portals to the World (Library of Congress). Country links to information on business, culture, government, etc.
Producer Price Indexes (BLS)
Public Debt Online
Small Business Administration
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC). Searchable database of the 1987 edition (OSHA)
STAT-USA The federal government's comprehensive site of international trade reports and domestic economic information. National Trade Data Bank (NTDB), country commercial guides, market research reports, import/export statistics, and all other NTDB reports. Domestic economic statistics, Commerce Dept. contract/procurement announcements, and more.USA Trade Online provides detailed import and export statistics by commodity.
Survey of Current Business
Tobacco Sales (per capita). University of California, San Diego, Tobacco Use Behavior Research.
TradePort, authorized distributor of STAT-USA data on foreign trade.
Treasury Department
Univ. of Nevada Las Vegas, Center for Business & Economic Research, U. S. Information Sources Economic and financial data; demographic data; public policy-related data; gateways to federal government data.
U.S.Trade Representative's Page
 
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CAREERS/OCCUPATIONS

Career One Stop Find your state job bank
Federal Times
Occupational Outlook Handbook
O*Net DatabaseOccupational descriptions, skills search
USA Jobs Source for Federal jobs and employment information.

 
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CENSUS/DEMOGRAPHICS

1970 Census Fifth Count Special Tabulation (UC Berkeley Social Science and Government Data Library)
1970 Census Summary Tape Files (Univ. of Wisconsin Center for Demography and Ecology)
1980 Census of Population and Housing (Census Bureau). Site for downloading tables
American FactFinder
Census 2000 Adjusted Data (Institute for Social Science Research, UCLA)
Census 2000 Data for the State of Colorado (U.S. Census Bureau)
Census Bureau
Census Bureau's Mapping and Cartographic Resources Map Products includes 1990 and 2000 census tract maps.
Census Index (Ohio State University). Find tables in census volumes.
Census of Population and Housing Statistics for ALL decennial census beginning with 1790.
Census Question Database Provides the exact wording of Census questions since 1790, arranged by year.
Census Tract Boundary File Availability Census tract availability by county from 1980 to 1910.
Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Cities With Census City Block Coverage, 1940-80.
Colorado State Demography Office.. Census 2000, historical data, estimates, projections, county profiles, education, housing, income, labor force, occupation, school district data.
Community Information by Zip Code (California State University, Northridge)
Current Population Reports and Other Population Reports Index 1940s to present (Ohio State Univ.)
Data Ferrett Data Extraction Service. A data mining tool from the Census Bureau.
Family Search. (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Search 1880 U.S. Census records and 1881 British and Canadian census records by name.
FIPS Codes for Census 2000.Standardized codes to ensure uniform identification of geographic entities for all U.S. government agencies..
Frontier Mental Health Centers Resource Network (less than 7 persons per square mile) (University of Denver)
Historical Census Browser Univ. of Virginia Library
Historical Census Publications from the University of Michigan web site
MABLE/Geocorr 2K: Geographic Correspondence Engine with 2000 Census Geography. Custom tables by area geography, including urban clusters.
Metropolitan Statistical Area Definitions 2003
National Historical Geographic Information System. Provides aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the United States between 1790 and 2000, down to the census tract level.
Population Profile of the United States (US Census Bureau)
Population Reference Bureau
School District Demographics System
Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts (Bureau of the Census)
Significant Changes to Counties and County Equivalent Areas, 1970-Present. (U.S. Census Bureau). Includes Broomfield County, Colorado.
Social Science and Government Data Library University of California, Berkeley
Social Explorer. Provides easy access to historical census data for the U.S. using interactive maps and reports.
Table of Unadjusted Population, Adjusted Population, Undercount, and Percent Difference for U.S. and States. (University of Minnesota)
U.S. Historical Census Browser 1790-1960. University of Virginia Library
Viewing your constituent area & makeup (Dataplace) Consolidates Census and other federal data into maps and charts.
 
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CITATIONS

DocsCite Arizona State University Libraries, Government Documents Service
Citing Government Information Sources Using MLA (Modern Language Association) Style, University of Nevada, Reno
Complete Guide to Citing Government Information resources: A Manual for Writers and Librarians. Revised edition. Congressional Information Service, 1993. LOCATION: REF STACKS & GOVPUB REF J 9.5 G38 1993  (Print)
How to cite electronic, print, and microfiche congressional publications, Lexis-Nexis Congressional
 
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CIVIL RIGHTS

Civil Rights Division (U.S.)
Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
 
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CLIMATE

Climate Analysis Branch United States Interactive Climate Pages (NOAA-CIRES)
Cllimate Change from the Environmental Protection Agency
Climate Change United Nations Environment Programme
Climate of 2007 in Historical Perspective National Climatic Data Center
Climate Resources (NCDC)
Historical Weather Database
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Locating Climate and Weather Data and Information (Climate Diagnostics Center)
Monthly Climatic Data for the World
National Climatic Data Center Publications
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Weather Service Home Page
Natural Hazards-Hurricanes (USGS)
RealClimate.org Climate science from climate scientists
Report of the Great Plains Drought Area Committee (1936) Impact of the Dust Bowl.
Storm Events database from the National Climate Data Center
U.S. Climate Change Science Program
U.S. Drought Monitor
U.S. Global Change Research Information Office
 
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COMMUNICATIONS

Federal Communications Commission
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (formerly National Bureau of Standards)
U.S. Postal Service
 
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CONGRESS/LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 to present.
Cannon's Precedents of the House of Representatives A comprehensive study of the precedents of the House from 1908 to 1936 by Clarence Cannon, Clerk at the Speaker's Table
Century of Lawmaking For a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1873. (American Memory Project, Library of Congress)
Congress Votes Database, from the Washington Post. Lets you browse every vote in the U.S. Congress since the 102nd Congress (1991). Includes a RSS feed of recent votes by each member of Congress.
Congressional Bibliographies. (North Carolina State University) Lists of House committee meetings since 1985 and Senate committee hearings, prints, and publications since 1983. Includes unprinted hearings.
Congressional Budget Office
Congressional Directories (Beginning with 103rd Congress) University of Michigan
Congressional Directory
Congressional Documents: Browse Allows you to browse the listing of full-text House, Senate and Treaty documents available on GPO Access by Congress, beginning with the 104th Congress (1995-1996).
Congressional Hearings: Browse. Allows you to browse the Congressional hearings available online through GPO Access.
Congressional Information Center Part of the Dirksen Center's CongressLink site. Entries for members of Congress include their staff members.
Congressional Pictorial Directory
Congressional Publications (Auraria Library) describes the indexing and full text content of various databases and also where to find Congressional publications in the Auraria Library in print and microfiche formats. Print indexes to earlier publications are also described.
Congressional Research Service Reports (Federation of American Scientists)
Congressional Research Service Reports (Missing Reports). Over 300 reports have been pulled from the web; here they are restored from the Memory Hole mirror project..
Congressional Research Service Reports, by Stephen Young. Provides a historical introduction to the very useful Congressional Research Service Reports, with links to various listings of reports available online. More links available below.
Congressional Research Service Reports links at University of Michigan
Congressional Research Service Reports: Military and National Security
Congressional Research Service Reports (National Library for the Environment)
Congressional Research Service Reports (Penny Hill Press) Purchase individual reports with same day delivery.
Congressional Research Service Reports, Hosted by UNT Libraries (University of North Texas)
Congressional Research Service Reports from Thurgood Marshall Law Library, Univ. of Maryland School of Law. Allows browsing of their online collection by subject.
Congressional Votes Database Research how members of Congress voted on legislation from 1991 to the current session.
Contacting the Congress Online Directory for the 110th Congress
Deschler's Precedents of the House of Representatives
GovTrack.us Independently tracking the United States Congress. Provides rss feeds and email notifications.
GPO Congressional Publication releases , from the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C. Includes lists by week, with links to the electronic form.
GPO Access For Congressional Publications click on "Legislative". Full-text versions of
Congressional bills, Congressional Record, selected committee reports, public laws, regulations, many updated daily. Dates of coverage vary, but mostly 104th Congress (1995) to the present.
House Of Representatives
Legislative Source Book Web from the Law Librarians' Society of Washington. Includes "Federal Legislative History Research: A Practioner's Guide." and other useful resources.
Lexis-Nexis Congressional Comprehensive access to U.S. legislative information. Includes full-text of proposed legislation and status, legislative histories, congressional committee information, campaign contributions and PAC activities, articles from National Journal and more.
OpenCRS Provides full text access to Congressional Research Reports and other sites that list them. RSS feed available.
New Member Pictorial Directory, 110th Congress
Senate
Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet Library of Congress database of the status of bills, roll call votes, Congressional Record, committee information and historical documents.
U.S. Congressional Serial Set Finding List
U.S. Serials Set Inventory
 
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CONSUMER INFORMATION

Consumer.gov
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Federal Citizen Information Center
 
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COPYRIGHT/PATENTS/TRADEMARKS

Copyright Office
Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States (from Cornell University)
Denver Public Library Patent and Trademark Page DPL is a patent depository library. Their web site links to some additional Internet resources, but we advise you to contact them for patent research questions and resources.
European Patent Office
FreePatentsOnline.com Offers access to over 2 million patents dating back from 1976 to present. Excellent free-text searching.Only utility patents, not design patents.
Google Patent Search Indexes all U.S. patents issued up to a few months ago.
www.pat2pdf.org Free access to facsimile images of all U.S. utility, design, and plant patents datring back from 1790 to present, as well as pre-grant applications.
Patent and Trademark Office
Patent Full-Text and Full-Page Image Databases (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) All U.S. patents issued since 1790, in the form of searchable patent numbers and current U.S. classifications hyperlinked to full-page images of each page of each patent.
Rocky Mountain Inventors Association
 
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CRIME/JUSTICE

ATF Online Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Dept. of Justice
Capitol Police
Crime and Justice Data Online (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
Crime in the United States (Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation)
Drug Enforcement Administration
FBI Terrorism Publications including Country Reports on Terrorism and Terrorism in the United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center
Freedom of Information Act, FBI Reading Room
Hate Crime Statistics
Justice Department
Justice Department Departmental Ethics Office
Justice Statistics Bureau
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (Univ. of Michigan)
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
NCJRS Abstracts Database Contains summaries of morethan 200,000 criminal justice publications, including federal, state, and local government reports, books, research reports, journal articles, and unpublished research.
NCJRS Virtual Library Search Federal sources for full text crime and justice information, research, statistics, and funding opportunities.
Prison Statistics
Sentencing Commission
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1994 - present
TRAC (Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse) is a comprehensive Website on federal law enforcement in the following agencies:
TRAC ATF | TRAC DEA | TRAC FBI | TRAC IRS
Uniform Crime Reports (FBI)
Uniform Crime Reports County Data through 2004.
U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy--White House Web Server
Victims of Crime Research and Statistics (Office of Victims of Crime)
Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General
 
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DEBATE TOPICS

Debate Central
High School National Debate Topic resources (University of Michigan)
 
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