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Fundamentals of Government Information by Cassandra Hartnett
Call Number: REF. ZA5055 .U6 F67 2011
ISBN: 9781555707378
Publication Date: 2011

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Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government This link opens in a new window Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government, a service of the Government Publishing Office (GPO), is designed to inform students, parents, and educators about the Federal Government, which issues the publications and information products disseminated by the GPO’s Federal Depository Library Program. A game based resource for K-12 students, parents, and educators on the US Federal Government.
Bureau of Labor Statistics This link opens in a new window Access to data and publications from the BLS, including employment and unemployment information
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications This link opens in a new window The CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive information for historical and current publications as well as direct links to the full document, when available.
Data.gov (U.S. General Services Administration) This link opens in a new window A platform for U.S. Federal Government data publishers to comply with the OPEN Government Data Act which requires government data to be made available in open, machine-readable formats, while continuing to ensure privacy and security. Also provides tools and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more. Managed and hosted by the U.S. General Services Administration Technology Transformation Service.
ERIC Institute of Education Sciences This link opens in a new window ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) online from the US Dept. of Education provides some free full text articles. Ask for help accessing articles not available in full text.
GovInfo This link opens in a new window GovInfo is a service of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO), which is a Federal agency in the legislative branch. GovInfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government. In addition to providing an advanced, metadata-powered search experience, GovInfo also includes a content management system and a standards-compliant preservation repository.

Homeland Security Digital Library "The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) is the nation’s premier collection of documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management. The HSDL is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s National Preparedness Directorate, FEMA and the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security."

National Center for Health Statistics This link opens in a new window Part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NCHS is the nation’s principal health statistics agency, providing data and compiling statistical information to identify and address health issues, and to help guide public health and health policy decisions. It includes National Vital Statistics.
NCJRS: National Criminal Justice Reference Service This link opens in a new window A federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.
O*NET OnLine This link opens in a new window O*NET OnLine has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, researchers, and more! Includes access to MyNextMove in English and Spanish.
PubMed This link opens in a new window PubMed covers the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.
PubMed Central This link opens in a new window The U.S. National Institutes of Health free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
Supreme Court of the United States This link opens in a new window Access to information and documents from the Supreme Court from 1991 - present.

Government Websites

Congress.gov Current information from the U.S. Congress
Copyright.gov
Core Documents of Our Democracy Collection provides direct online access to the basic Federal Government documents that define democratic society.
Explore Census Data The Census Bureau is the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.
GlobalChange.gov Central location of information and reports for the interagency government organization, the U.S. Global Change Research Program.
HealthyPeople.gov Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. Includes data and reports from Healthy People 2020.
HHS.gov Website for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Library of Congress
National Archives
National Centers for Environmental Information - Science Papers & Publications NCEI publishes the most recent national and international reports on the state of the climate as well as various other peer-reviewed papers and articles.
StudentLoans.gov Federal student loan resources
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Government Publishing Office
USA.gov Web portal to the United States Government
USAJobs

Additional Resources

Oyez A multimedia archive of the Supreme Court created by IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law