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Government Documents

Castleton State College Library became a selective depository for U.S. Federal Documents in 1969, and currently receives approximately 6,000 new items each year.  As a depository, the library serves both the college community and all of southern Vermont.   Most documents are kept in a separate "Government Documents Depository" area, in paper, microfiche, or electronic format.  See a Reference or Documents Librarian for help in locating government information.  A substantial amount of government information is now available via the web sites of federal agencies, and through central servers. See below for lists of selected federal web resources.

 For online reference assistance
Gateways to federal publications (large general indexes)
Online resources, alphabetically by title or database name
Online resources, by topic

 Gateways to Federal Publications

• American Factfinder
• Browse Topics (Arranges Federal Government internet sites by topic.)
• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications    (Index of U.S. government publications, 1976 - present.)
• CDC- Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Core Documents of U.S. Democracy (Links to Federal Government documents that define the U.S. democratic society.)
• FDLP Basic Collection (A list of sources of information that supports the public's right to know about the workings and activities of the Federal Government.)
• FedStats (Index to federal statistical sources.)
• FedWorld  
• Google Uncle Sam
• GPO Access (Government Printing Office gateway to major federal publications.)
• IRS Tax Forms
• Science.gov
• State and County Quick Facts (Quick access to highlights of current census data.)
• Thomas (“In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, legislative information from the Library of Congress.”)
• U.S. Census of Agriculture
• U.S. Census Bureau Homepage (Includes demographic, economic, and historical census data, as well as estimates and projections.)
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Federal Executive Branch
• U.S. Federal Judiciary Homepage
• U.S. Legislative Branch
• USA.Gov

Online Resources by Title or Database Name

• Agricultural Statistics
• ALFRED (ArchivaL Federal Reserve Economic Data)
• American Factfinder
• American Memory
• American State Papers
• Background Notes (from U. S. Department of State)
• Beige Book (Summary of economic conditions by Federal Reserve District.)
• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: 1774-present
• Budget of the U. S. Government (FY '96 through present)
• Bureau of Land Management (Selected publications)
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• Census Information
• Census of Agriculture
• CenStats Databases
• Chemical References
• CIA World Factbook
• CIS U.S. Serial Set Index
• Code of Federal Regulations
• Combined Health Information Database (CHID)
• Commerce Business Daily
• Compensation and Working Conditions Online
• Congressional Directory
• Congressional Pictorial Directory
• Congressional Record
• Consolidated Federal Funds Report: 1993-2004
• Constitution of the United States of America
• Country Analysis Briefs (Energy Information Administration)
• Country Commercial Guides (1996-2001)
• To find Country Commercial Guides (2002-      )
• Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
• Country Studies/Area Handbook Program
• County and City Data Book
• County Business Patterns
• Decentennial Census Data Sets
• Declaration of Independence
• Earthquake Information
• Economic Report of the President
• EDGAR Database of Corporate Information (SEC Filings & Forms)
• Education Statistics (Click on Research & Stats button on right of screen)
• Energy Citations Database
• Energy Information Administration
• Envirofacts Warehouse
• Environmental Contaminants Encyclopedia
• Export Administration Regulations
• ERIC
• FDLP Desktop
• Federal Depository Library Program
• Federal Judiciary Home Page
• Federal Register (full text)
• Federal Tax Forms
• Federalist Papers
• FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)
• Geographic Names Information System
• Geological Information
• Global Change Master Directory Database on the availability and location of satellite-based observations of Earth's environment
• Global Population Profile: 2002
• Government Information Locator Service
• Green Book (House Ways and Means Committee)
• International Data Base (Population information)
• Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS Online)
• Health, United States
• Healthfinder
• Historical United States census data browser
• HIV/AIDS Information
• Household Products Database
• Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the U. S.
• Integrated Public Use Microdata Series(IPUMS) The largest publicly accessible computerized database on a human population
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• International Data Base Statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for all countries of the world.
• IRS Tax Forms
• Library of Congress WWW Home Page
• MEDLINE/PubMed
• MEDLINEplus
• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA)
• National Commission on Terrorism, Countering the Changing Threat of International Terrorism
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service
• National Geophysical Data Center
• National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
• National Vital Statistics Report (NVSR)
• National Wetlands Inventory
• NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Chemistry Webbook
• NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Physical Reference Data
• North American Industry Classification System
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Office of Management and Budget (Homepage)
• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) Authoritative database on inheritance of human characteristics.
• Plants Database (Department of Agriculture)
• Plum Book (United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions)
• POTUS: Presidents of the United States
• Presidential Speeches and Writings
• READY.GOV
• Recreation.GOV
• Regional Economic Information System Estimates of personal income and per capita personal income, 1969-95
• SEC Filings and Forms (EDGAR)
• Science and Engineering Statistics
• State Fact Sheets (from the U.S. Department of Agriculture)
• Statistical Abstract of the United States   
• Supreme Court Reports, 1937-1975
• Supreme Court Reports, 1893 to date
• Tax Forms and Instructions
• Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet from the Library of Congress
• TIGER Home Page (Topically Integrated Geographic Encoding Referencing System)
• Tox Town
• Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
• Travel.State.Gov
• Treaties in Force (Archives)
• Treaties and Agreements (After January 1, 2000)
• Uniform Crime Reports
• USA Counties
• U S. Code
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• U.S. Gazetteer
• U.S. General Accounting Office
• U.S. Government Manual
• U.S. Government Online Bookstore
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Offfice
• U.S. Presidential Election Maps
• U.S. Statutes at Large
• National Vital Statistics Report (NVSR)
• Voice of America
• World Factbook
  

Online Resources by Topic

• Agricultural Statistics
• Census of Agriculture
• NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA)
• State Fact Sheets (from the U.S. Department of Agriculture)

• Background Notes (from U. S. Department of State)
• CIA World Factbook
• Country Analysis Briefs
• Country Commercial Guides (1996-2001)
• Country Commercial Guides (2001- )
• Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
• Country Studies/Area Handbook Program
• Global Population Profile: 2002
• Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS Online)
• International Data Base Statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for all countries of World
• Travel.State.Gov
• Treaties in Force (Archives)
• Treaties and Agreements (After January 1, 2000)
• Voice of America
• World Factbook

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• National Wetlands Inventory
  Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man Authoritative information on inheritance of human characteristics.
• Plants National Database  

• ALFRED (ArchivaL Federal Reserve Economic Data)
• Beige Book (Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District)
• Commerce Business Daily
• Compensation and Working Conditions Online
• Consolidated Federal Funds
• Country Commercial Guides (1996-2001)
• Country Commercial Guides (2001- )
• County Business Patterns
• Export Administration Regulations
• FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)
• Regional Economic Information System Estimates of personal income and per capita personal income, 1969-95.

• Chemical References
• Environmental Contaminants Encyclopedia
• NIST Chemistry Webbook
• Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)

• EDGAR Database of Corporate Information
• North American Industry Classification System

• National Criminal Justice Reference Service
• Uniform Crime Reports

• Education Statistics (Click on Research & Stats button on the right)
• ERIC

• Occupational Outlook Handbook
  

• Bureau of Land Management (Selected publications)
• Energy Information
• Energy Citations Database
• Envirofacts Warehouse
• Environmental Contaminants Encyclopedia
• National Geophysical Data Center
• National Wetlands Inventory
• Tox Town
• Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)

• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: 1774-present
• Budget of the U. S. Government (FY '96 through present)
• Congressional Directory
• Congressional Pictorial Directory
• Congressional Record
• Consolidated Federal Funds Report: 1993-2001
• Constitution of the United States of America
• Declaration of Independence
• Economic Report of the President
• FDLP Desktop
• Federal Depository Library Program
• Federal Judiciary Home Page
• Government Information Locator Service
• Green Book (House Ways and Means Committee)
• Office of Management and Budget (Homepage)
• Plum Book (United States Government Policy and supportingPositions)
• U.S. General Accounting Office
• U. S. Government Manual
• U.S. Government Online Bookstore

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

• American Memory
• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: 1774-present
• Constitution of the United States of America
• Declaration of Independence
• Federalist Papers
• Historical United States census data browser
• Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the U. S.

   

• Atlas of United States Mortality
• TIGER Home Page (Topically Integrated Geographic EncodingReferencing System)
• U. S. Gazetteer
• U.S. Presidential Election Maps
  

Taxes and Tax Forms

• Federal Tax Forms

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