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The LaGuardia Library Resources and Media Center is a Federal Depository Library. We currently receive 19% of the government publications made available under this program.

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USA.gov - http://www.usa.gov
Provides centralized access to government services and information.

Catalog of Government Publications (MOCAT) - http://catalog.gpo.gov
Search for publications by subject, author, or government agency in any format.

Browse by Topics - http://www.library.okstate.edu/govdocs/browsetopics/
A breakdown of online government sources by topic.

GPO Access - http://www.gpoaccess.gov
An A-Z resource for federal government agencies and publications.

Core Documents of U.S. Democracy

Core Documents of U.S. Democracy - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/coredocs.html

Historical Documents - www.usa/gov/Topics/Reference_Shelf/Documents.shtml

Our Documents - www.ourdocuments.gov


Federal Depository Library Program Web Page

Description of the Federal Depository Library System - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fdlp.html

New York State Government Information and Publications

Facts, Figures, and Statistics from New York State - www.nysl.nysed.gov/ils/topics/facts.htm

New York State Home Page - www.state.ny.us

New York State Government Information Locator Service - www.nysl.nysed.gov/ils

New York State Data Center - www.nylovesbiz.com/nysdc/default.asp

New York City Government

Columbia University's Guide to New York City Documents - http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/usgd/nyc.html

The Official New York City Website - www.nyc.gov

Some helpful Government Links:

College Navigator - http://collegenavigator.ed.gov
Consumer information on colleges. Includes programs offered, retention and graduation rates, prices, aid available, degrees awarded, campus safety, and accreditation.

Congress - http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/index.html
Access to a Directory, listing of congressional activities and a full text of the constitution.

Defense Technical Information Center - http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/findit/howdoi/findadoc.html
A guide to finding Department of Defense documents and technical information.

Federal Agency Internet Sites - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/agencies.html
Guide to all the federal agencies with links to their web sites.

Federal Citizen Information Center - http://www.info.gov

Federal Resources Organized by Topic - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/topics/index.html

Google Government Search - www.google.com/unclesam

Government Documents Brochures and Pamphlets - http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/cts/GovDocBP
Links to general interest government publications.

GovSpot - http://www.govspot.com/
This commerical web site offers user-friendly access to government information.

The Memory Hole - http://www.thememoryhole.org
Provides access to and preserves government materials that are hard to find or in danger of being lost.

National Atlas - http://www.nationalatlas.gov/
Find, create, and customize maps.

New Electronic Titles - www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/locators/net

OMB Watch www.ombwatch.org
This organization watches access to government information.

Thomas - http://thomas.loc.gov
Information on the activities of Congress and any new legislation.

U.S. Government Online Bookstore - http://bookstore.gpo.gov/

United States Government Manual - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html
Search this directory for government officials and agencies.

Statistical Sources

American Factfinder - http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet
Statistics are available for American population and social and economic indicators.

Census Bureau - www.census.gov
Search all the statistics collected by Census Bureau.

Facts and Figures About Your Community - www.usa.gov/Citizen/Facts.shtml

Fedstats - http://www.fedstats.gov
An a-z topical approach to finding statistics collected by government agencies.

Updated 8/18/08
Originally compiled by Prof. Jane Devine