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Virtual Reference - Government Information
- Federal Government General Information
- Internal Revenue Service Tax Forms and Publications
- E-file Information
- Infomine Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
Developed and supported by the Library of the University of California,
Riverside, Infomine is a virtual library of Internet resources which
contains searchable database of government information as well as many
other scholarly topics.
- Government 101 from Students.gov
Information resource on government from Students.gov.
- US House of Representatives
- US Senate
- US White House
- Federal Government Legislative and Regulatory Information
- Congress.org
A non-partisan site geared towards facilitating civic participation, with
information on government officials, current legislation before congress,
voting registration, and current issues.
- GPO Access Multple Database Search
Form for searching any or all GPO Access databases for government documents.
- CapWeb
Political information website covering congress and politics by state,
with an online forum and blogs from liberals and conservatives.
- FindLaw
Law portal for public, business, students, and legal professionals
with searches for cases, codes, lawyers and news.
- US Legislative Branch
Library of Congress portal to web sites relating to the legislative branch
of the US Government.
- Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
Searchable databases of legislative information provided by the Library
of Congress
- State Government Information
- Legal Information Institute Constitutions, Statutes and Codes
Cornell University database of federal and state constitutions,
statutes, and codes.
- American Law Sources Online (ALSO!)
A compilation of links to freely accessible online law sources for the
United States, Canada, and Mexico.
- State Legislative History Research Guides on the Web
Indiana University School of Law Library, Bloomington compilation of
web sites relating to legislative history by state.
- FindLaw
State Law Resources
Provides law resources by state jurisdiction.
- State and
Local Government on the Net
The State and Local Government Internet directory provides access to
the websites of state agencies, and city and county governments.
- Federation of Tax Administrators State Tax Forms
Links for state tax forms and information.
- International and Foreign Government Information
- Library of Congress Country Studies
Online versions of books published by the Federal Research Division of the
Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program
sponsored by the US Dept. of Army.
- U of Mich Government Documents Center
Central reference and referral point for local, state, federal, foreign,
and international government information.
- Northwestern University International Documents
Portal to official websites of foreign governments.
- U of CA Berkeley International Government Organization Resources
Portal to International Government Organization web directories and research guides.
- Statistical Resources
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics web site.
- Fedstats
Gateway for government statistics and data.
- U.S. Census Bureau