LibGuides: Government Information: U.S. Government Information

Branches of Government

Statistical Resources

Bureau of Labor Statistics
CenStats
Includes several databases of the U.S. Census Bureau, including the Annual Survey of Manufactures, County Business Patterns, USA Counties, and ZIP Business Patterns.
National Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
STAT-USA
STAT-USA ceased to exist on September 30, 2010. This guide provides links to data sources which were used by the Department of Commerce to provide information on the STAT-USA website.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
The Statistical Abstract of the U.S., published since 1878, is the authoritative & comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, & economic organization of the United States. Our library has paper editions going back to 1891. HA 202 U54x.

For Kids

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids.

Government Links and Databases

Avalon Project
The Avalon Project from the Yale Law School, Lillian Goldman Law Library has digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government.
CIA World Factbook
US government profiles of countries and territories around the world. Information on geography, people, government, transportation, economy, communications, ...
Congress.Gov
Congress.gov makes federal United States legislative information freely available to the public. Launched Sept. 19, 2012, this version of the site is an initial beta release of Congress.gov, created as a successor to THOMAS.gov, the current public site for legislative information. The Congress.gov beta site contains legislation from the 107th Congress (2001) to the present, member of Congress profiles from the 93rd Congress (1973) to the present, and selected member profiles from the 80th through the 92nd Congresses (1947 to 1972). Over the next two years, Congress.gov will be adding information and features, eventually incorporating all of the information currently available on THOMAS.gov.
Congressional Record
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress.
Data.gov
A new Government site created to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.
more...less...
As a priority Open Government Initiative for President Obama's administration, Data.gov increases the ability of the public to easily find, download, and use datasets that are generated and held by the Federal Government. Data.gov provides descriptions of the Federal datasets (metadata), information about how to access the datasets, and tools that leverage government datasets. The data catalogs will continue to grow as datasets are added. Federal, Executive Branch data are included in the first version of Data.gov.
EDGAR
The Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, & forwarding of submissions by companies who are required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.
EPA Publications
Environments Protection Agency Publications.
govinfo
govinfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government. govinfo replaced the FDsys website in December 2018.
Federal Register
The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.
GODORT
A comprehensive site with active web links that organizes federal information resources by level of government and by subject.
PARLINE Database
The PARLINE database contains information on the structure and working methods of 264 parliamentary chambers in all of the 188 countries where a national legislature exists.
Patent and Trademark Office
Search registered patents and trademarks

Science.gov This link opens in a new window
Searches over 36 databases and 1,850 selected websites, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information, including research and development results.

U.S. Congressional Directory
The Congressional Directory is the official directory of the U.S. Congress. Published since 1888, the Congressional Directory presents short biographies of each member of the Senate and House, listed by state or district, and additional data.
U.S. House of Representatives
Official Website for the U.S. House of Representatives.
U.S. Senate
Official Website for the U.S. Senate.
Uniform Crime Reports
The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program was conceived in 1929 by the International Association of Chiefs of Police to meet a need for reliable, uniform crime statistics for the nation.
United States Code
The United States Code is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States.
USA.gov
The U.S. government's official web portal. It is an easy-to-search, free access website designed to give users a centralized place to find information from U.S. local, state, and federal government agency websites.
White House
The official web site of the White House, includes messages and speeches from the President, budget information, and press releases.

Subject Guide

Diane Frigge

Email Me

Contact:

Rm 231, University Libraries

605-658-3391

Subjects: Government, Government Information

Government Information: U.S. Government Information

Branches of Government

Statistical Resources

For Kids

Government Links and Databases

Subject Guide

Depository Logo