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 Websites presented in alphabetical order Annotated Bibliography of Government Documents Related to the Threat of Terrorism and the Attacks of September 11, 2001 
 This bibliography covers the aftermath of the attacks, congressional and presidential actions, global terrorism, international politics, national security, U.S. foreign relations, weapons of mass destruction, and the U.S. military. Compiled by Kevin D. Motes, reference librarian in the U.S. Government Information Division of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries. http://www.odl.state.ok.us/usinfo/terrorism/911.htm Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Nonfiction by Genre, September 11 & Beyond, Terrorism Last updated May 19, 2005 Code of Federal Regulations
The CFR is divided into 50 titles which represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation, and each title is divided into chapters which usually bear the name of the issuing agency. Searchable. http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated Feb 27, 2002 Congressional Research Service [CRS] Reports on Space and Science Documents Index
Collection of reports on National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) programs, federal funding of and policies on scientific research and development, and federal energy and environment policies. Also includes links to collections of CRS reports on intelligence, secrecy and security, military and national security, and weapons. Maintained by the Federation of American Scientists. Note: "The Congressional Research Service does not make its publications directly available online." http://fas.org/spp/civil/crs/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, Government, National Security, Science Last updated Jun 30, 2004 Congressional Research Service [CRS]: Secrecy and Security
Collection of reports on sensitive security information, homeland security, continuity of government, and related topics. Provided by by the Federation of American Scientists, which made these Congressional Research Service publications available online. http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, National Security, Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Aug 5, 2004 Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
An electronic collection of current and historical United States government documents which define the American democracy. These legislative and legal, regulatory, presidential, demographic, and economic documents are selected and authenticated by the Government Printing Office's GPO Access service. Includes the Bill of Rights, Constitution, Federalist Papers, and statistical reference sources. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/coredocs.html Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, History, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History Last updated Jul 15, 2004 CRS Reports: Terrorism and Homeland Security
Dozens of Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports on topics such as al-Qaida, battlefield detainees, bioterrorism, air cargo security, and local preparedness. From the University of Maryland School of Law, Thurgood Marshall Law Library. Note: The Congressional Research Service does not make its publications directly available online. http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/crsreports/crssubject.html?subjectchoice=Terrorism Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, National Security, September 11 & Beyond, Terrorism Last updated Mar 27, 2009 Department of Health and Human Services and SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information: Publications
Provides online pamphlets, posters, video files, educational resources, and statistical information for teachers, caregivers, teens, healthcare providers, community leaders, journalists, and researchers. From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://ncadistore.samhsa.gov Topics: Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type, Federal (U.S.) Government, Mental Conditions, Senior Health Last updated Nov 7, 2006 Documents in the News: Current Events Research
Taken from official sources, this site has full text government documents on such current topics as Arab-Israeli Conflict, Bush Cabinet, California energy crisis, Chandra Levy, Congressional redistricting, election reform, Hanssen spy arrest, Milosevic arrest, Patients Bill of Rights, stem cell research, and World Conference Against Racism, among many others. It also has archives of what was current in the news back to 1995. From the University of Michigan Government Documents center. http://www.lib.umich.edu/government-documents-center/explore/browse/documents-in-the-news/250/search/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, News Last updated Aug 6, 2009 Electronic Reading Room: Frequently Requested Records
Full-text government documents on UFOs, the Bay of Pigs, POWs and MIAs, Guatemala, human rights in Latin America, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, "Lt. Col. Oleg Penkovsky: Western Spy in Soviet GRU," and "Francis Gary Powers: U-2 Spy Pilot Shot Down by the Soviets." From the Central Intelligence Agency Electronic Document Release Center (CIA/EDRC). http://www.foia.cia.gov/records.asp Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated Apr 5, 2009 Frequently Used Sites Related to U.S. Federal Government Information
This is a directory of links to popular government documents on the Internet. The links are organized by topics including major government indexes, business, crime, census, congress, consumer information, copyright, education, foreign countries, health, impeachment, natural resources, law, scientific reports, and tax forms. Information on the situation in Iraq is highlighted. From the Federal Documents Task Force (FDTF) and the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) of the American Library Association. http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/romans/fdtf/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, Government Last updated May 25, 2005 GPO Access: Multi-Database Search
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) "provides free online use of databases of Federal information in over 80 applications. A general search page provides for searching one or multiple GPO Access databases from a single page." Services fall into many categories of government information. Find archived budgets, congressional directories, bills, Congressional Record, Federal Register, economic reports, U.S. Code, and much more. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/multidb.html Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated May 25, 2005 GPO New Electronic Titles (NET)
This service assists in locating new electronic federal government information titles and replaces the Browse Electronic Titles (BET) locator service. It lists newly identified online U.S. government information products added to the Federal Depository Library Program Electronic Collection (FDLP/EC) on a weekly basis. Entries are listed alphabetically by title. Entries older than four weeks are archived. Full bibliographic information for the titles can be found in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications . http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/locators/net/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated Aug 16, 2000 Historic Government Publications from World War II: A Digital Library
Reproductions of several hundred government documents from World War II. From the Central University Libraries, Government Information and Map Resources Department at Southern Methodist University. Browsable by title and searchable. http://digitalcollections.smu.edu/all/cul/hgp/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Nonfiction by Genre, World War II Last updated Oct 6, 2009 Keeping America Informed: United States Government Printing Office (GPO)
An excellent website providing federal government information. Includes the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, with links to items held by local federal depository libraries. http://www.access.gpo.gov/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, Government Last updated Jul 21, 2005 National Environmental Publications Internet Site
A searchable database of over 9,000 documents published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Documents may be viewed, printed, or ordered from the EPA (up to five free documents). Documents no longer available from the EPA may be ordered from several other government sources for a fee. http://www.epa.gov/ncepihom/ Topics: Environment, Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated Aug 19, 2002 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR)
This February 2006 report, specified by the U.S. Code, reviews the defense program, policies, and strategy of the United States. Some topics addressed include homeland security, weapons of mass destruction, and intelligence and surveillance. Site includes the full report, news briefs, audio and video briefings related to the report, and links to related sites. From the U.S. Department of Defense. http://www.defenselink.mil/qdr/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Military, National Security Last updated Feb 7, 2006 Regulations.gov
"On this site, you can find, review, and submit comments on Federal documents that are open for comment and published in the Federal Register, the Government's legal newspaper. As a member of the public, you can submit comments about these regulations, and have the Government take your views into account." From the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). http://www.regulations.gov/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated Feb 18, 2006 U.S. Code
Contains the complete text of the United States Code, "generated from the most recent official version made available by the U.S. House of Representatives." Searchable, and browsable by title. Includes list of popular names of acts. From the Legal Information Institute (LII) at Cornell Law School. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated Jun 17, 2006 United States Code
Contains the United States Code, "the general and permanent laws of the United States. It is divided by broad subjects into 50 titles and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives." Searchable and browsable. From the site GPO Access, a "service of the U.S. Government Printing Office." http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated Sep 5, 2004 USGS Fact Sheets
The U.S. Geological Survey posts hundreds of fact sheets on resources, natural hazards, and the environment here. One section focuses on fact sheets that deal with issues specific to particular states. http://water.usgs.gov/wid/indexlist.html Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Geography Last updated Apr 14, 2005 |
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