LibGuides: ENGL 101 Research Guide: Statistical Information

Federal and State Government Sites

South Dakota Codified Laws This link opens in a new window
This is a searchable online database of the laws of the State of South Dakota. You can also find the print version of the state laws in the reference collection using call number KFS 3030 2004.

Congress website
Provides access to legislative information at the federal level for both the House of Representatives and Senate.
USA.GOV The U.S. Government web portal
This link takes you to the United States government agency web portal where you can search for information from multiple government agencies.

United States House of Representatives This link opens in a new window
Official Website for the U.S. House of Representatives.
United States Senate This link opens in a new window
Official Website for the U.S. Senate.

South Dakota Government home page
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) offers this catalog of its publications. This is a great place to access access agency reports as well as congressional hearing and committee reports.
U.S. Government Information: Stats/Data
This LibGuide is provided by the University of California-San Diego library.

ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive database of U.S. legislative and executive primary sources. Includes Statutes at Large, bills, reports, hearings, hearing transcripts and testimony, committee reports, prints and miscellaneous publications, Congressional Record, member profiles, and CRS Reports. Also includes the Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, and Presidential materials. Additionally, this database offers robust Congressional news coverage and topical feature pages.

County and City Databooks
This resource provides access to the 1944 through 2000 County and City Data Books with information such as population, employment, etc. The paper version is in the reference collection under call number HA 202.A36 2007
Department of Commerce Statistics
Diane Frigge's LibGuide provides access to statistical information published by the Department of Commerce. (This information used to be provided by Stat-USA.)
Federal Statistical Information
This site provides access to numerous government statistics
Uniform Crime Reporting Program
The FBI provides consolidated crime reports from across the country on this site. A very useful site for statistics on different types of crime including hate crimes.
U.S. Census Bureau
The U.S. Census Bureau provides very useful compilation of statistical information about the US including population, employment, birth and death rates, etc in the Statistical Abstracts of the United States. You will have to search for this in the Census Bureau site. The most recent paper editions are in the reference collection under call number HA 202.U54x