Government Information Resources

The Allegany College of Maryland Library is a selective depository for government documents. It has participated in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) since 1974, and collects approximately 15% of all government publications.

The following list suggests the best sites to find government information available online for federal, state, international, and foreign levels of government.

Highlights

 

1. FDLP Basic Collection
   
2. Federal Government: General Information
   
3. State and Allegany County Information
   
4. International and Foreign Information
   
5. Other Government Document Sites (FSU, UMD, et al.)
6. Forestry, Math, and Science
   
7. Health and Wellness
   
8. Sites for Kids, Parents, and Educators
9. How to Cite a Document in a Bibliography

 

 

 

Federal Government:
General Information

 

Search and Link Pages

• A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies
• Congress.Org (searchable member directories and current awareness)
• Fedstats (Search engine for government statistics and data)
• FDLP Depository Library Program (FDLP Homepage for online access to government documents)
• FirstGov maintained by the U.S. federal government, providing links to federal, state, and tribal governments
• FedWorld Information on government jobs, science and technology issues and other top government Web sites
• GPO Federal Digital System (Browse) the U.S. Government Printing Office's browser page for government publication sites
• GPO Federal Digital System (Search) the U.S. Government Printing Office's search page for government publication sites
• GPO Monthly Catalog (search for government documents)
• UncleSam by Google (search engine for government sites)
• USAJobs U.S. Government Web site for employment information
• INFOMINE (huge collection of government resources and guides from the University of California, Riverside)
• U.S. Code (browse, or search by names of laws) available from The Office of the Law Revision Council and  Cornell University
• U.S. Census Bureau

 

Government Home Pages

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP Homepage)
• U.S. Government Bookstore
• U.S. House of Representatives
• U.S. Senate Home Page
• White House Home Page

 

 

State and Allegany County Information

 

• Allconet (local public agencies)
• State Constitutions, Statutes and Related Legislative Information (Cornell University)
• Individual States
  Maryland
      - Maryland General Assembly
      -  Division of State Documents (access to COMAR, the Maryland Register, and other state documents)
      - Maryland State Data Center (social, economic, and related information)
  Pennsylvania
  West Virginia
• State Government Collections -- try one of the following:
  1. American Law Sources On-Line (ALSO!)
  2. FindLaw

 

 

International and Foreign Information

 

• Country Studies (Library of Congress)
• U.S. State Department Home Page
• United Nations

   

 

 

Other Government Document Sites

 

• Documents Data Miner
• INFOMINE (huge collection of government resources and guides from the University of California, Riverside)
• Frostburg State University's Documents Page
• GPO Monthly Catalog (search for government documents)
• Government Documents Librarianship (University of Michigan)
• University of Maryland System's Documents Page
• U.S. Government Bookstore

   

   

 

Forestry, Math, and Science

Allegany College of Maryland – STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, Departments, Videos, and Events)

Forestry

• Forest Pests of North America
• Forest Service Data, Maps, and Publications
• Forest Service Research & Development
• Northeastern Area Home Page (USDA Forest Service area that includes WV, MD, and PA)

Math and Science

• NASA Science
• Science.gov "Your Gateway to U.S. Federal Science"
• Science360/Videos (Science, Education, Math, and Medical Science videos sorted by topic.)
• USGS – Maps, Imagery and Publications

 

 

Health and Wellness

 

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• HRSA  Health Resources and Services Administration
• Health.gov  Health Topics A to Z
• MedlinePlus  Information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues from the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health
• Multi-cultural resources for Health Information
• National Institutes of Health
• Science 360 Video: Medical Sciences

 

 

Sites for Kids, Parents, and Educators

 

• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
• JPLEducation (kid and educators site of NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab)
• Kids.gov (Videos, Games, and Links for K-5, 6-8, Teachers and Parents)
• Smithsonian Encyclopedia (Information and Activities)

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Send  your questions or comments to Teresa Wilmes,      Director of Learning Resources, at twilmes@allegany.edu

Last update: April 24, 2014