Finding Government Publications

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Finding Government Publications

• Samantha E. Cabral
• Bryant University
• Douglas Judith Krupp Library
• Spring 2007

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Contact the Reference Desk

• Phone [phone]
• Email refdesk_at_bryant.edu
• Chat with a Reference Librarian - ask your
  research questions via AIM, MSN, or Yahoo!
  Messenger services

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Library Contacts

• Colleen Anderson canderso_at_bryant.edu
• Paul Roske proske_at_bryant.edu
• Laura Kohl lkohl_at_bryant.edu
• Samantha Cabral scabral_at_bryant.edu

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Search the HELIN Catalog

• To find government documents, or publications
  simply go to the HELIN catalog (from the library
  homepage), change the View Entire Collection
  drop down box to Government Publications to
  limit your search.
• Then enter your search terms, either keyword,
  subject, title, or author to search all of the
  Government Publications in the catalog.
• Most are available electronically via a URL to
  the web page, directly in the HELIN catalog.

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HELIN Catalog
Limit search to Government Publications here
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USA.gov -The U.S. Governments Official Web Portal

• USA.gov -The U.S. Governments Official Web
  Portal
• http//www.usa.gov
• Search for government information by topic
• Search for organizations listed A-Z
• Check out the Reference section for information
  on data statistics, forms, laws regulations,
  and more
• Dont forget to toggle from information for
  Citizens, to information for Businesses using the
  gray tabs at the top of the page to locate more,
  and different types of information!

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American FactFinder US Census

• Your source for population, housing, economic,
  and geographic data
• http//factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?
  _langen
• Find demographic information for particular
  cities towns
• Use the population finder to find out population
  trends for specific communities
• Find information on employment, education, age,
  sex, race, relationships et al

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THOMAS (Library of Congress)

• THOMAS was launched in January of 1995, to make
  federal legislative information freely available
  to the public.
• http//thomas.loc.gov
• Search for information on Bills Resolutions,
  Activity in Congress, Congressional Record,
  Public Laws by Number, House/Senate Roll Call
  Votes, and much more
• Search a Bill by text (word/phrase) or by
  specific number
• Browse Bill by Sponsor, either Representative or
  Senator (select from alphabetical drop down box)

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Government Printing Office Access

• Government Printing Office (GPO) Access serves as
  a portal to the catalog to all U.S. Government
  Publications. The U.S. GPO disseminates official
  information from all three branches of the
  Federal Government.
• www.gpoaccess.gov
• Search by keyword, title, author, or subject
• Locate information by either Legislative,
  Executive, or Judicial branch
• Find an A-Z resource list of official Federal
  resources

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Export.Gov

• Export.gov brings together resources from across
  the U.S. Government to assist American businesses
  in planning their international sales strategies
  and succeed in todays global marketplace.
  
• http//www.export.gov/
• Find information on International Marketing and
  International Business
• Learn about exporting basics, or find out whats
  new in exporting
• Find country information, tariff rates, export
  financing information and more

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Google U.S. Government Search

• Google U.S. Government Search offers a single
  location for searching across U.S. government
  information, and for keeping up to date on
  government news.
• http//www.google.com/ig/usgov
• Search for content located on either U.S.
  federal, state and local government websites or
  the entire web.
• Below the search box, find government-specific
  news content from both government agencies and
  press outlets. 
• If you have a Google account, you can personalize
  the page by adding content feeds on government or
  other topics that you're interested in. 

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Code of Federal Regulations

• The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the
  codification of the general and permanent rules
  published in the Federal Register by the
  executive departments and agencies of the Federal
  Government. It is divided into 50 titles that
  represent broad areas subject to Federal
  regulation. Each volume of the CFR is updated
  once each calendar year and is issued on a
  quarterly basis.
• Hard copy (book version) is available in the
  library in the Reference Stacks.Ref Call KF70
  .A3
• A more up to date version is available on line
  at
• http//www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-searc
  h.html
• Tip for more information about understanding
  the CFR please go to the following
  pagehttp//www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/about.html

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Link to Government Web Sites, by Fedworld

• This site is maintained by Fedworld.gov under the
  National Technical Information Service.
• http//www.fedworld.gov/gov-links.html
• This link section of the fedworld website offers
  you the option of drop down box subjects to
  search within the different sectors of the
  government
• Navigate back to the homepage, www.fedworld.gov
  to find more links to government information

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2002 Economic Census

• The Economic Census profiles American business
  every 5 years, from the national to the local
  level. Unless otherwise noted, reports focus on
  the 7 million establishments with paid employees
  (employers). Only two series also include the 17
  million much smaller businesses without paid
  employees (nonemployers).
• http//www.census.gov/econ/census02/
• Search the report by series, i.e. industry,
  geographic area, comparative statistics between
  2002 and 1997, zip code statistics and more
• Find the economic census by state
• Enter in the NAICS code to search the statistics
  sampler for information on the industry you are
  searching (North American Industry Classification
  System)

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Internal Revenue Service

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website, from the
  United States Department of the Treasury
• http//www.irs.gov/
• Find forms and publications
• Locate information on electronic filing
  practices, tax statistics, and other services and
  information
• Follow the links/tabs on the upper portion of the
  page to find more specific information for
  Individuals Families, Businesses, Charities
  Nonprofits, and more

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Budget of the United States Government

• Issued by the Office of Management and Budget,
  the Budget of the United States Government is a
  collection of documents that contains the budget
  message of the President, information about the
  President's budget proposals for a given fiscal
  year, and other budgetary publications that have
  been issued throughout the fiscal year.
• http//origin.www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/
• Find information on other related and supporting
  budget publications, such as the Economic Report
  of the President, (which may vary from year to
  year).
• Browse the current Budget by the topics listed in
  the search box, or enter your search terms in the
  search bar below.
• You will also find previous budgets, available to
  search as well

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Index of Websites listed in this Guide

• USA.Gov www.usa.gov
• American FactFinder http//factfinder.census.gov
  /home/saff/main.html?_langen
• THOMAS http//thomas.loc.gov
• Government Printing Office (GPO) Access
  www.gpoaccess.gov
• Export.Gov www.export.gov
• Google U.S. Government Search
  www.google.com/ig/usgov
• Code of Federal Regulations www.access.gpo.gov/n
  ara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html
• Link to Government Websites by Fedworld.Gov -
  www.fedworld.gov/gov-links.html
• 2002 Economic Census www.census.gov/econ/census0
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• Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov

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Dont Forget

• If you are having difficulty finding information
  on or within government publications please stop
  by the reference desk at any time and a Reference
  Librarian will help you with your search!