Research and Citation Guides
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- How the US Government Works -- An Introduction
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How
a Bill Becomes a Law - The Legislative Process -Tying it All Together
- Library of Congress Internet Resources Page -Legislative Branch
- Excellent starting point for guides and resources on Congress
- United States Government Manual
- Full-text of the standard reference on the US Government, divided into hypertext chapters.
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A collection of useful guides compiled by Elise Senter. Topics include:
The
Congress The
Constitution The
President The
Budget Campaign
Finance
- Poore's Indexes Ref Doc Shelf
- Ames's Index Ref Doc Shelf
- Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications Ref Doc Shelf
- Government Document Catalog Service on CD-Rom Reference Desk
- CIS Annual Index Shelf in the reference area Index KF 49.C62
A descriptive catalogue of the government publications of the United States from September 5, 1774-March 4, 1881. It is complied by order of Congress by Benjamin Perley Poore. It is arranged chronologically with general index. It is continued by Ames' Comprehensive Index to the Publications of the United States Government.
Formal title "Comprehensive index to the Publications of the United States Government, 1881-1893". It is compiled by John G. Ames, chief of Document division, Department of the Interior.
We have the paper version from 1954+, CD-Rom from 1976-1992, On-line 1994+
It catalogued government publication from 1976 to 1996. It also provides our library holding information as well as local library holding information.
An index to laws, reports, documents, hearings and legislative histories from 1970+.
- Robinson, Judith Scheik. Subject Guide to U.S. Government Reference Sources. Ref Z 1223.Z7 R63 1985
- Williams, Wiley J. Subject Guide to Major United States Government Publications. Z 1223.Z7 J32 1987
- Robinson, Judith Schiek. Tapping the Government Grapevine: the User-Friendly Guide to U.S. Government Information Sources. Z 1223.Z7 R633 1993
- Morehead, Joe; Fetzer, Mary. Introduction to United States Government Information Sources. Z 1223.Z7 M665 1992
- Sears, Jean L. Using Government Information Sources: Print and Electronic. Folio Z 1223.Z7 S4 1993
- Maxwell, Bruce. Washington Online: How to Access the Government's Electronic Bulletin Boards. Ref QA 76.9.B84 M39 1996
- Maxwell, Bruce. Washington Online: How to Access the Government on the Internet. Ref TK 5105.875.I57 W37 1996
- Chitty, Mary Glen. Federal Information Sources in Health and Medicine: A Selected Annotated Bibliography. Z 6658. C445 1988
- Garner, Diane L. The complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources: A Manual For Writers & Librarians. Ref Z 7164.G7 G37 1993
- Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications
- Citing Government Information Sources Using MLA Style (University of Nevada, Reno)
- Government
Documents Service - DocsCite
- Chose APA or MLA style, use the form, and it shows how the citation
should appear.
- Chose APA or MLA style, use the form, and it shows how the citation
should appear.
- Directories
- National Five Digit Zip code an Post Office Directory Ref HE 6361.N37
- United States Government Organization Manual Ref JK 421.A3
- Biographical Directory of United States Congress Ref JK 101. U5 1989
- Official Congressional Directory Ref JK 1011. U588
- Women in Congress, 1917-1990 Ref JK 1030 .A2 W65 1991
- Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989 Ref E 185 .96 .R25 1990
- Directory of Public Elementary and Secondary Education AgenciesRef L 901 .E35
- Statistics
- Census of Population and Housing. Summary Population and Housing CharacteristicsHA 201.A573
- Statistical Abstract of the United States Ref HA 202. S83
- State and Metropolitan Data Book Ref HA 202. S84
- Population Profile of the United States Ref HA 203.A218
- Census of Population and Housing. Summary Population and Housing Characteristics. Ohio HB 2034.A3
- Census of Population and Housing. General Population Characteristics. Ohio. Ref HB 2034. A45.03
- Census of Population and Housing. Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics Ref HB 2034 .A5 03
- County Business Patterns Ref HC 101 .Z7 03
- Profiles of Medicare Ref HD 7102:U4 P76
- Youth Indicators Ref HQ 799 .7 .Y6
- Profiles of World's Women Ref HQ 1101. P756
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Ref HV 7245 .S68
- Digest of Education Statistics Ref L 11 .D48
- Conditions of Education Ref L 112. C65
- International Education Indicators Ref L 112 .I584
- Health, United States Ref RA 407 .3 .H43
- Mental Health, United States Ref RA 790 .6 .M463
- Other Hot Documents in References
- Background Notes Ref G59 . U512
- World Fact Book Ref G 122 .W67
- Elevations and distances in the United States Ref GB 121 .G46
- The Big Emerging Markets 1996 Outlook and Sourcebook Ref HF 1379 .B55 1995
- Trends in the Well-Being of America's Children and Youth Ref HQ 792 U5 T73
- Uniform Crime Reports for United States Ref HV 6787 .U55
- United States Code Ref K 345 .21 .U5Z