Government Documents

Bridge - Our Library Catalog
The Regional Depository
On-line Resources
Selected Web Sites

 

The St. Olaf Libraries are a United States Federal Depository Library and have a large collection of Federal publications in paper, microfiche and CD-ROM, many of which are cataloged in Bridge. The government publications are located on the 3rd floor of Rolvaag Library in a separate Government Documents section.

Reference service for Government Documents is available at Rolvaag Reference. You may wish to direct specific inquiries to:

Bridge - The St. Olaf/Carleton Libraries Catalog

 

Use our online catalog, Bridge, to find government publications.

Web version of Bridge

Text version of Bridge (on campus only)

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The Regional Depository

The Government Publications Library at the University of Minnesota serves as the Regional Depository for the States of Minnesota and South Dakota, and receives all publications distributed under the Federal Depository Library Program administered by the U.S. Government Printing Office.

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On-line Resources

Government Periodicals Universe An index to government document periodicals, many of which are located in the St. Olaf government documents collection. The index covers articles in approximately 170 current federal publications. It includes retrospective coverage through 1988 of over 70 additional federal publications that have major research, reference, or general interest value. Updated quarterly.

GPO ACCESS Connect to Databases Online via GPO Access, a complete searchable, printable text of Congressional Record, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, bills, laws and over 50 other basic government sources from the past few years.

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Selected Web Sites

 

Federal  |  State & Local Government  |  Government Directories  |  Other Useful Sites

Federal

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
A way to find records of U.S. government information and federal agencies' online resources. Coverage begins with 1994.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
 
CIA Home Page
Contains information about the CIA, news from the CIA Public Affairs Staff, links to searchable CIA publications (including the The World Factbook), and additional links to CIA and intelligence community information.
Department of Justice
 
Economic Report of the President
The Economic Report of the President includes; 1) current and foreseeable trends and annual numerical goals concerning topics such as employment, production, real income and Federal budget outlays; 2) employment objectives for significant groups of the labor force; 3) annual numeric goals; and 4) a program for carrying out program objectives. It is also available in print - Rolvaag Gov Docs HC106.5 .A272
Federal Judicial Center
Access to many documents, including biographies of federal judges, histories of the various coursts, and landmark judicial legislation.
Federal Register Online
Official, searchable publication of federal agencies' rules and notices, executive orders and other presidential documents
Federal Tax Forms
 
FedWorld
Links to all federal departments and dozens of agencies and information sources. Site owned by the Department of Commerce Technology Administration, National Technical Information Service
Food and Drug Administration
 
Internal Revenue Service
Featuring The Digital Daily, "the fastest, easiest tax publication on the planet."
Library of Congress
 
Office of Management and Budget
Presidential Libraries
List of websites of the presidential libraries.
STAT-USA
A service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, this site includes the U.S. business, economic and trade community, providing information from the Federal government. Some information requires a Password and may only be accessed in the library. Please see a Reference Librarian.
Social Security Administration
 
Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
Library of Congress's searchable access to a vast array of congressional information.
U.S. Census Bureau
 
U.S. House of Representatives
A collection of government documents and indexes, including the Congressional Record, bills, treaties, reports, foreign constitutions, and other legal publications.
U.S. State Department
Information about the State Department, specific countries and regions, international topics and issues, employment, business, and travel.
USA.gov
Links to a wide range of federal and state information, aimed at consumers and businesses
The White House
Bush Administration's searchable access to news, speeches and policy statements.
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State & Local Government

House Research Department Publications
Includes publications relating to agriculture, economics, education, environment, government operations, health & human services, housing, the internet, judiciary civil & criminal law, public finance & taxes, regulated industries & energy and transportation & transit.
Minnesota Tax Forms
Click on "Individuals" to find forms and publications, where to file, a withholding calculator, and much more.
State and Local Government on the Net
Links to all states, multistate associations and national associations dealing with state and local government
StateSearch
A service of the National Association of State Information Resource Executives designed to serve as a topical clearinghouse to state government information on the Internet.
State of Minnesota - North Star
Minnesota Government Information and Services. Includes Local Government in Minnesota.
The Minnesota State Law Library
Site of the oldest continuing library in the state of Minnesota. Offers access to Minnesota Legal Resources, including Minnesota Statutes and Rules, Law Library publications, and MN Supreme Court Opinions. Provides links to numerous other legal web sites.
The Minnesota State Legislature
Maintained jointly by the staff of the House, Senate, Legislative Reference Library and the Office of the Revisor of Statutes, this site includes a collection of Minnesota Legislature publications, including bills, Senate and House Journals, Minnesota Statutes and Session Laws and Schedules.
State of Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Information Server.
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Government Directories

The Federal Web Locator
The "one stop shopping point for federal government information on the World Wide Web" provided by the Center for Information Law and Policy.
 
Government Resources: Robert C. Byrd National Technology Transfer Center
This site is part of the World Wide Web Virtual Library.
University of Michigan Document Center
 
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Other Useful Sites

Federal Agency Internet Sites
A Pathways service based on the entries in the US Government Manual, brought to the web by Louisiana State University Libraries in partnership with the Federal Depository Library Program.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: 1774-Present
Directory to the United States Congress. Also included are useful links and a history page.
FEDSTATS
More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government produce statistics of interest to the public. The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by these agencies for public use. All of the statistical information available through FedStats is maintained and updated solely by Federal agencies on their own Internet servers.
NAICS (North American Industry Classification System)
NAICS replaces the Standard Industrial Classification Manual (SIC), a reference tool consulted since the 1930s by anyone using economic census or other industrial data.
St. Paul Public Library's Government Resources
 
Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court
Produced by the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University. Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court is an index of most U.S. Supreme Court decisions from 1990. Cases are indexed by topic, and can also be search by key words. Cases are also indexed by year and Party Name. It also includes Selected Pre-1990 Decisions.
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