Government Information Resources

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SEARCH TOOLS - Databases, Government Documents

BRANCHES OF THE GOVERNMENT:

DEPARTMENT HOMEPAGES:

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.....

• USA Government
• National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
• Bookstores, US government publications for sale.
• Business Advisor - to provide business access to federal government information, services and transcations.
• Census Bureau, a good source of U.S. statistical information. Also Search the Census Even better yet, US Historical Census Data Browser a wealth of information and data on every federal census from 1790 to 1970, down to the county level.
• Consumer Information Center Catalog--full text of the Government Printing Office's most popular government publications
• Copyright Office
• Core Documents of the U.S. Democracy.
• Defense LINK starting point for finding US military information online.
• DRMS: Defense Reutilization & Marketing Service. Use this site to obtain original U.S. Government surplus propert by searching inventory, browse property catalogs, submit requests, place bids, etc
• Earthquake Information from USGS, NMT Seismic Research Lab and Albuquerque Seismological Lab
• EPA - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY and its Environmental Tests Methods and Guidelines
• Government Information Department - UNM Library's government information dept's best picks
• Interior Dept and USGS - GEOLOGICAL SURVEY and Mineral Information
• Internet Hoaxes - Dept of Energy's Computer Incident Advisory Capability site.
• Keeping America InformedUS Government Printing Office. Access to government information products including U.S.Government Bookstore locations and hours
• Library of Congress
• Mineral Industry Surveys from the US Geological Survey
• National Science Foundation: an independent agency responsible for promoting science and engineering through programs that invest over $3.3 billion per year in almost 20,000 research and education projects
• NTIS: site map for The National Technical Information Service, the official source for government-sponsored U.S. and worldwide scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related information.
• OSTI Office of Scientific and Technical Information - Information Resources with numerous links including Energy Files and DOE R&D Project Summaries
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Patent & Trademark Office and Patent Full-Text & Full-Page Image Databases and Guide to filing a utility patent application full text pamphlet.
• Patent Library for New Mexico at UNM, CSEL Library.
• Taxes and the Internal Revenue Service and Forms and Publications
• US State & Local Gateway 600+ federal domestic programs administered through state and local governments.
• Voting Records from Vote-Smart.org (not a government site)
• WIPP Home Page, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SITES SPECIFIC TO NEW MEXICO

 NEW MEXICO STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Government Information Indexes in the New Mexico Tech Library

• Government Reports Announcements & Index , 1977 - 1996

Government Information Reference Books in the New Mexico Tech Library

• The Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources; A Manual For Writers & Librarians, by Diane L. Garner and Diane H. Smith. Revised ed. (REF Z7164 .G7 G37 1993)
• Federal Staff Directory. (REF JK723 .E9 F44 Year)
• Introduction to United States Government Information Sources, by Joe Morehead and Mary Fetzer. 4th ed. (REF Z1223 .Z7 M665 1992)
• New Mexico Blue Book, compiled by the Secretary of State. (REF JK8030 .N59 Year)
• Tapping the Government Grapevine, the User-Friendly Guide To U.S. Government Information Sources, by Judith Schiek Robinson. 2nd ed. (READY REF J83 .Z7 R633 1998)
• Using Government Information Sources, Print and Electronic, by Jean L. Sears and Marilyn K. Moody. 2nd ed. (REF J83 .S4 1994)

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