GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

Reference Books | Databases | Websites

REFERENCE BOOKS

• The United States government manual 2003/2004. Washington, D.C.: Federal Register, 2003. R355 U44
• The United States government Internet manual. Bernan Press, 2004. R025.04 U55

DATABASES

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• City of Memphis: Official site.
• Government Performance Project: Offers comprehensive and independent information about state management performance.
• Shelby County: Official site.
• State and County Quick Facts: Information provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
• State of Tennessee
• Uncle Sam: Tennessee State Resources: Resources from the Government Publications Department at the University of Memphis Library.

Federal Government

• Google: U.S. Government Search: Search all .gov and .mil sites (formerly called Uncle Sam).
• FedStats: Full range of official statistical information available to the public from the Federal Government. Note: All statistical information in FedStats is maintained and updated solely by Federal agencies on their own web servers.
• FindLaw: U.S. Supreme Court Center
• USA.gov: U.S. Government official web portal (formerly FirstGov).
• geodata.gov: U.S. Maps & Data: Use this site to create maps with data elements from categories including agriculture, biology, boundaries, ecology, economics, geophysics, health, transportation, and water resources.
• GPO Access: U.S. Government Printing Office.
• LexisNexis U.S. Politics & World News: Free resource from LexisNexis offering latest news on Iraq, the War on Terror and more, from over 4,000 U.S. and International news sources.
• National Security Archive: George Washington University archive of thousands of declassified U.S. documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.
• Supreme Court
• THOMAS: U.S. Congress on the Internet: Offers searchable databases including Bills & Resolutions and Public Laws by Law Number, as well as other browseable data.
• U.S. Census Bureau
• White House: Official website.