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Agriculture | Congress | Environment | Fish and Wildlife | General | Government Search Engines | Patent, Trademarks, Copyright | Primary Documents | Statistics | U.S. Law | Weather and Natural Disasters|

Featured Resources

MarciveWeb DOCS (in Library)

http://www.marcive.com/scripts/webdocs.dll

Marcive WebDOCS is a general index to federal government documents published from 1976 to the present. It is updated monthly. It indexes many types of federal government documents including agency publications, annual reports, census data, Congressional hearings, and statistical publications. Links are provided if the publication is online.

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Selected Web Sites

Agriculture

USDA Library USDA logo
http://www.nal.usda.gov/

Browse the library of the United States Department of Agriculture for information on nutrition and food safety; animals and livestock; plants and crops and natural resources and the environment. Information can be sorted for kids and teens or for adults.

USDA Economic Research Service
http://www.ers.usda.gov/StateFacts/

The Economic Research Service is a primary source of economic information and research in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. State fact sheets provide information on population, employment, income, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, and top commodities, exports, and counties for each state in the United States.

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Congress

United States Senate
http://www.senate.gov/

Learn about the United States Senate, read brief biographies of the Senators, follow bills intoduced to Congress, and investigate the complex structure of the Senate Committee System.

United States House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov/

Visit your representative's website, find a bill, amendment or debate, check what is currently on the House floor and much more.

Environment

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/

The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people. Explore this website for information on a wide variety of environmental issues, including hazardous waste, acid rain, asbestos and more.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Change
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/

EPA's Climate Change Site offers comprehensive information on the issue of climate change in a way that is accessible to communities, individuals, business, states and localities, and governments. The EPA climate change Web site has four main sections on climate change issues and another section on "What You Can Do" to reduce your contribution.

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Fish and Wildlife

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov/

Find information on hunting and fishing as well as a wealth of information on birds, the National Wildlife Refuge System, Endangered Species and more.

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General

Federal Citizen Information Center
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov

For years, consumers have written to Pueblo, Colorado 81009 for timely, practical information they trust. FCIC provides the answers to questions about the Federal Government and everyday consumer issues whether citizens write, call or log on.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/

This valuable site on highway safety includes information for the consumer on recalls, defects and complaints on vehicles and child safety seats, safe driving information, fuel economy data and much more.

The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/

Visit the White House page for information on our nation's president and vice president and their policies. To take a video tour of the White House and learn its fascinating history, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "History and Tours".

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Government Search Engines

GPO Access
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html

Official information from the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the US Government as disseminated by the U.S. Printing Office.

USA.gov: The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
http://www.usa.gov/

Rich treasure of online government information, services and resources, arranged by topic.

U.S. Federal Government Agencies
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html

Directory of Agencies listed in the U.S. Government Manual

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Patents, Trademarks, Copyright

United States Copyright Office
http://www.copyright.gov

The United States Copyright Office offers copyright basics, copyright search capability, registering a work and more.

United States Patent and Trademark Office
http://www.uspto.gov/

Search for a patent or trademark online, file patent and trademark forms or check on the status of an application.

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Primary Documents

Library of Congress American Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/about/index.html

American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. These materials are from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions.

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Statistics

Statistical Abstract of the United States
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/

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. Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web.

U.S. Cenusus Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder
http://www.census.gov

Provides facts and figures on people, businesses, geography and more.

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. Visit this site for statistics of all types, including consumer spending and inflation, wages and earnings, productivity, employment and unemployment, the economy and more.

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US Law

Library of Congress - THOMAS
http://thomas.loc.gov

THOMAS is the Library of Congress’s website to track bills and legislation currently in Congress THOMAS was launched in January of 1995, to make federal legislative information freely available to the public. Thomas currently offers information on bills and resolutions, activities in Congress, The Congessional Record, committee information, Presidential nominations and more.

The United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters.html

Visit the site of the National Archives to read our country’s most important documents.

US Code
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html

The United States Code is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States based on what is printed in the Statutes at Large. 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. GPO Access contains the 2000 and 1994 editions of the U.S. Code, plus annual supplements.

US Statutes at Large
http://gpoaccess.gov/statutes/index.html

The Statues at Large contain the permanent collection of all laws and resolutions enacted during each session of Congress from the 104th Congress to the present.

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Weather and Natural Disasters

NOAA’S National Weather Service
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/

Research weather forecasts for the entire country, including severe weather warnings and past weather information.

NOAA’S Tsunami Web Site
http://www.tsunami.noaa.gov/

A educational site with thorough information on tsunamis, including the role NOAA plays in predicting tsunamis worldwide.

National Interagency Fire Center
http://www.nifc.gov/fire_info/nfn.htm/

This site tracks current wildfires across the country, coordinates firefighting efforts, as well as providing education on wildfire prevention.

USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

The U.S. Geological Survey maintains this earthquake site to track the frequency and magnitude of earthquakes around the world s well as to provide educational information on many earthquake topics.

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