Government Publications
Websites
Please contact the staff at the reference desk for assistance with these and many other sources of government information.
Comprehensive sites: search engines and finding aids
U.S. Executive
Comprehensive sites: search engines and finding aids
- Google U.S. Government Search
- USA.gov
- Citing Government Publications
(U. of Memphis, Gov. Pubs. Dept.) Uncle Sam - Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications provides examples for citing print and electronic government publications. - Citing Government Information Sources using MLA (Modern Language Association) Style
(University of Nevada, Reno). - GPO ACCESS FULL TEXT federal databases
Searchable full text federal databases and indexes from the Government Printing Office. Will be replaced by FDsys - INFOMine Government Information
"INFOMINE is intended for the introduction and use of Internet/Web resources of relevance to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level . . . a virtual library and reference tool containing . . . databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, listservs, online library catalogs, articles and directories of researchers." from ABOUT INFOMINE - Catalog of U.S. Government Publications 1994-
Searchable catalog of 1994 to present federal publications.
U.S. Executive
- Browse a complete list of official U.S. EXECUTIVE agency sites
Lists executive branch agencies, sub-agencies, independent & quasi-official agencies, commissions and boards. Good overview of federal hierarchy and organization with links to Judicial and Legislative branches. - White House
Index to Executive documents and activities. - Federal Government Resources: President of the United States
(Univ. of Michigan)
U.S. Judicial: Laws, Regulations, Courts
- CFR Index -- Code of Federal Regulations Index
Includes most recent index - Federal Register Table of Contents
Changed daily. Search today's FR. - Guide to Law Online (Law Library of Congress)
- Legal Explorer
Law-related web sites at Georgetown U. Law Center
Federal, state, local & territorial, foreign, international, legal topics A - Z - U.S. Code
- U.S. Public Laws
- U.S. Supreme Court Recent Opinions
Search by litigant or subject - U.S. Supreme Court Decisions, 1937-1975
U.S. Legislative
- Browse a list of official U.S. government LEGISLATIVE sites
Includes Congress, Congressional Internet Services, Legislative Branch Support Agencies, historical congressional documents, history of Congress, Capitol Hill visitor information. - House of Representatives
Links to congressional materials - Senate
Search; committees; contact Senators; legislative activities--recent bills, etc. - THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
- Wisconsin Congress members 110th Congress
U.S. Agencies & Departments
- Browse a complete list of official federal agencies
- Agriculture, Dept. of (USDA)
- Census Bureau
- Commerce, Dept. of
- Defense, Dept. of
- Education, Dept. of
Includes current student federal financial aid guide - Environmental Protection Agency | EHIS databases
- Federal Consumer Information Center Pueblo, CO
- General Accounting Office (GAO)
- Health and Human Services, Dept. of
- Healthfinder
- Interior, Dept. of
- Internal Revenue Service--IRS forms (Treasury Dept.)
- Justice, Dept. of
- NCJRS | EHIS | UCR databases
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
- Labor, Dept. of
Includes OSHA, BLS, Women's Bureau - Library of Congress
Good beginning point for searching for federal government information. Links to wide and varied sources of information. - National Library of Medicine | MEDLINE
includes MEDLINEplus, PubMed, DIRLINE, NLM Gateway - STAT-USA
Some data password protected request full (in-library only) access at the library reference desk. - State, Dept. of
- U. S. Business Advisor
- U.S. Copyright Office via Library of Congress
Application forms; information circulars; copyright basics and registration; fax on demand; Internet information related to copyright.
Statistics
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- FEDSTATS
Primarily links to federal statistical agencies; some state and international statistics - Commerce: Census Bureau | Bureau of Economic Analysis | STAT-USA (some files require password)
- Labor Dept.
- Justice Dept.
- Health & Human Services
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin.gov
Searchable main menu for the State of Wisconsin - Wisconsin Acts Subject Index
- Wisconsin Cities, Towns and Villages
- Wisconsin Congress members 107th Congress
- Wisconsin government FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions
- Wisconsin State Agencies complete list
- Health & Family Services
- Public Instruction, Dept of (DPI) | WI K-12 Education Sites ( DPI)
- Revenue Dept.(tax forms)
- Wisconsin State Law Library
Maintained by the WI Supreme Court for the state officers and employees, for attorneys and for the public - Badgerlink
Free, state-wide, publicly accessible databases - Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
- WisBar Wisconsin Bar Association
Searchable Legal Resource Center, WI Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, County Circuit Court Rules, Other State Court Cases, What's New, Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine, public legal links - Who are my legislators?
Type in an address to find your state or US representative, your state or US senator
Eau Claire & West Central Wisconsin
- Chippewa Valley Visitors' Guide
- City of Eau Claire
- Eau Claire Area School District
Links to staff, schools, library catalogs, and calendars - Eau Claire Area Industrial Development Corporation
- Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce
- Eau Claire County
- Eau Claire Leader Telegram Online
- L.E. Phillips Memorial (Eau Claire) Public Library
International
- United Nations Home Page
- World World
Country flag icons link to world governments, statistical sources, embassies, and world news sources. Click the word ENTER to view country menu.
Federal Sites
- American FactFinder 2000 Census data
- American Memory Project - Library of Congress
American history in word, sound and pictures - CIA World Factbook
A comprehensive resource of facts, statistics, and maps about 250+ countries. Also includes other Central Intelligence Agency publications. - Census Data | Reports | Information Links
- CENSTATS
Full-text searchable databases: Annual Survey of Manufacturers; Building Permits; Census Tract Street Locator; County Business Patterns; International Trade Data; Detailed Occupation by Race, Hispanic Origin and Sex; USA Counties and Zip Code Business Patterns - Environmental Health Information Service databases (EHIS)
Some data password protected; request full ( in-library only ) access at the library reference desk.
Full-text U.S. Internet Government Periodicals
Search online government periodicals by title, subject or SuDoc number - Healthfinder
Public Health Service databases, journals & statistical publications - NCJRS --Criminal Justice Abstracts
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) abstracts/full text database - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
Industry codes which replace the SIC Standard Industrial Codes as of January 1, 1997. - Online U.S. documents by SuDoc number
- Securities and Exchange Commission SEC EDGAR
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
This national data book contains statistics on U.S. social and economic conditions and is a guide to other Census and federal agency statistical data and private organizations. Includes selected, state, regional and international data. - STAT-USA
Some data password protected; request full (in-library only) access at the library reference desk. - UCR: Uniform Crime Reports
U.S. crime statistics from the FBI - U.S. Constitution
Government-related sites
- American Demographics magazine
Table of contents and full-text search and retrieval from magazine archives. Articles often include "government-like" statistics, such as product and commodity public survey info. - Cartography site links--mega list
Odden's list of 1400+ cartographic sites classified into 40 categories; some viewable scanned map images - CNN Interactive NEWS
- Color Landform Atlas of the U.S.
- Education sources on the Internet (Internet Public Library)
- Electronic Map Images
U.T. Map Library 2100+ scanned maps; includes Wisconsin - pdf outline map.
- Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
- Native Americans Sites | American Indian Library Association
- Project VoteSmart
Tracking over 13,000 political leaders' performance. President, congress, governors, state legislators - Scout Report
Electronic resources chosen, cataloged, organized and maintained by the Scout Report, UW-Madison - Wayback Machine
- The Wheeler Report
- Wispolitics.com
Online Wisconsin political news service
