2008* Government Documents Core Reference Tools Results
Print -- Free
Web-Sites -- Fee-Based
Web-Sites
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
- United States Code/ United States Code Annotated
- Occupational Outlook Handbook, United States Government Manual, State specific statutes, codes, and guides
- Code of Federal Regulations/Federal Register
- United States Statutes at Large, CIA World Factbook, Census Bureau Publications,
*These print reference tools got two votes each: Monthly Catalog of U. S. Government Publications, Budget of the United States Government, United States Reports
Print -- Free
Web-Sites -- Fee-Based
Web-Sites
- US Census Bureau/American Factfinder - http://www.census.gov or http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html
- FDsys - GPO Access - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/
- THOMAS-Library of Congress - http://www.thomas.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics - http://www.bls.gov
- Catalog of U. S. Government Publications - http://catalog.gpo.gov/, USA.Gov - http://www.usa.gov/
These sites got three votes each: Code of Federal Regulations/Federal Register - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html, Patent and Trademark Office - http://www.uspto.gov/, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - http://www.irs.gov/
These sites got two votes each: American Memory Project (LOC) - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html, National Technical Information Services (NTIS) - http://www.ntis.gov
Print -- Free
Web-Sites - - Fee-Based
Web-Sites
- Lexis Nexis Congressional Universe - http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp
- Stat-USA - http://www.stat-usa.gov/
- Lexis-Nexis/Lexis-Nexis Academic - http://academic.lexisnexis.com/online-services/academic-overview.aspx, Westlaw/Westlaw Campus - http://campus.westlaw.com/
- CQExpress Electronic Library/CQResearcher (Congressional Quarterly) - http://library.cqpress.com/, LexisNexis Statistical - http://web.lexis-nexis.com/statuniv, PACER - http://pacer.uspci.uscourts.gov/
- Hein OnLine (agency case law, CFR, FR, Presidential communications) - http://www.heinonline.org/, Legaltrac (Infotrac/Gale) - http://www.gale.cengage.com/servlet/ItemDetailServlet?region=9&imprint=000&titleCode=INFO31&type=4&id=172054, Lexis Nexis Serial Set - http://academic.lexisnexis.com/online-services/us-serial-set-digital-overview.aspx
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*This survey was posted in May and in August 2008 to:
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- ResourceShelf Blog - gary.price@resourceshelf.com
- acqnet-l@lists.ibiblio.org
- BUSLIB-L@LISTS.NAU.EDU
- CAPHIS@hslc.org
- COLLDV-L@usc.edu
- collib-l@ala.org
- dig_ref@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
- eldnet-l@u.washington.edu
- ERIL-L@LISTSERV.BINGHAMTON.EDU
- genealib@mailman.acomp.usf.edu
- GOVDOC-L@lists.psu.edu
- law-lib@ucdavis.edu
- lawlibref@lists.washlaw.edu
- Libref-L@listserv.kent.edu
- LIS-LINK@jiscmail.ac.uk
- LIS-SCITECH@jiscmail.ac.uk
- livereference@yahoogroups.com
- LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
- MEDLIB-L@LIST.UVM.EDU
- Medref-L@listserv.kent.edu
- mla-cds@colldev.mlanet.org
- publib@webjunction.org
- SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
- sts-l@ala.org
- web4lib@webjunction.org
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