1. What are the essential 3-5 print Government Document reference sources that you can't work without in answering reference questions ? The Top 10 - some Reference Tools tied in votes. The top 5 received substantial votes.

1. Statistical Abstract of the U. S. - http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
2. Code of Federal Regulations & LSA - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
3. United States Code - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/
4. Federal Register - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/
5. Congressional Record - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/crecord/
6. U. S. Statutes at Large - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsl.html, U. S. Government Manual, and GPO Monthly Catalog of U. S. Government Publications
7. County and City Data Book
8. State Codes, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Congressional Hearings, United States Code Annotated (Westlaw), and CIA - The World Factbook - http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
9. U. S. Census of Population, Historical Statistics of the United States, Digest of Education Statistics, and Andriot (Guide to U. S. Government Publications)
10. U. S. Geological Survey Maps, State Census, Public Papers of the Presidents - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pubpapers/index.html, NAICS (North American Industry Classification System), CIS U. S. Serial Set Index, Budget of the U. S. Government

2. What are the essential 3-5 Web-accessible or other Government Document databases that you can't work without in answering reference questions ? The Top 10 Government Documents Web Sites - Some sites tied in votes:

1. THOMAS Legislative Information on the Internet - http://thomas.loc.gov/
2. GPO Access - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
3. U.S. Census Bureau - http://www.census.gov/
4. American Factfinder - http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
5. USA.gov (was FirstGov)- http://www.USA.gov/, Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Department of Labor) - http://www.bls.gov/, and LexisNexis  - http://www.lexisnexis.com/ (Congressional, Statistical, etc.)
6. Monthly Catalog of U. S. Government Publications (OCLC or GPO Access), Internal Revenue Service - http://www.irs.gov, and Federal Register - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/
7. STAT-USA - http://www.stat-usa.gov/ and FEDSTATS - http://www.fedstats.gov/
8. The Library of Congress - http://www.loc.gov/
9. EDGAR (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) - http://sec.gov/edgar.shtml and Code of Federal Regulations & LSA -http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
10. U. S. Patent and Trademark Office - http://www.uspto.gov, Statistical Abstract of the U. S. - http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/, State Government Web Site, PubMed - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) - http://www.noaa.gov/, MedlinePlus - http://www.medlineplus.gov, Google Uncle Sam - http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/gils/, GAO (The Government Accountability Office) - http://www.gao.gov/, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) - http://www.eric.ed.gov/, CIA - The World Factbook - http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/, and Bureau of Economic Analysis (U. S. Department of Commerce)  - http://www.bea.gov/

These Government Documents Web Sites Received 2 votes each:

• Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/
• U.S. Department of Energy - http://www.doe.gov/
• The White House -  http://www.whitehouse.gov
• Public and Private Laws - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plaws/
• NTIS (National Technical Information Service) - http://www.ntis.gov/
• Economic Report of the President - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/eop/
• Economic Census (U.S. Census Bureau) - http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/guide.html
• Congressional Record - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/crecord/
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - http://www.cfda.org

These Print Government Documents Reference Tools Received 2 votes each:

• Uniform Crime Report
• U. S. Industry and Trade Outlook
• State Government Directories
• Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
• Foreign Relations of the United States
• Economic Report of the President - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/eop/
• Crime in the United States
• Congressional Directory
• Classified Index of National Labor Relations Board Decisions and Related Court Decisions
• All statistical sources Health, Education, Justice, historical, etc.
• Agricultural Statistics

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