Overview

The following is a collection of selected resources related to the subject of the United States Government. Please contact an OCLS Librarian if you need help locating additional resources.

Reference

American States: Basic facts about and links to the websites of the 50 United States. Sponsored by Global Computing.

FedStats: Data from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.

Statistical Abstracts of the United States: The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

Thomas: A Library of Congress source for federal legislative information.

U.S. Code: "The United States Code is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States." From Cornell University Law School.

U.S. Government Manual: The United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches.

USA.gov:The official web portal of the U.S. Government.

Books

Federal Government

State Governments

Local Government

eBooks

Checks and balances : the three branches of the American government / Daniel E. Brannen, Jr. ; Lawrence W. Baker, project editor.

Outline of U.S. Government / editor, Rosalie Targonski.

Research Databases

Military & Government Collection

PAIS International

Political Science Abstracts

Directories

A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies

State and Local Government on the Net: The State and Local Government Internet directory provides access to the web sites of thousands of state agencies and city and county governments.

Selected Websites

Bureau of Labor Statistics: The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.

GPO Access: The U.S. Government Printing Office disseminates official information from all three branches of the Federal Government.

U.S. Census Bureau: The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.