Acronyms:
Abbreviations
and Acronyms of the Federal Government
The Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Library created
this index which contains a list of federal government acronyms with links
to the official Web site for the agency or program listed.
Biographical Information:
C-SPAN:
American Political Archives
This site is maintained by the
C-SPAN networks and includes information and resources on U.S. Presidents
such as Harry Truman, Richard Nixon, and other select former Presidents. The
site also contains links to interactive oral history interviews and telephone
conversations with former Presidents of the United States.
First
Lady Laura Bush
Biographical information,
news about the First Lady's initiatives, a photo gallery, and remarks made
by First Lady Laura Bush are examples of information found at this site.
Internet Public Library: Presidents
of the United States
This site provides various resources to find background information on Presidents
of the United States including election results, cabinet members, notable
events, and some points of interest. There are also links to biographies,
historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites.
President
Bush's Oval Office
Biographical information on President Bush and the Oval Office are found at
this site. Also, links to news, other legislative offices, and major speeches
given by President Bush may be viewed through this site. A history of the
Oval Office and a virtual Oval Office tour may be taken along with an interactive
forum where users may "Ask the White House" questions about White
House officials or read previous discussions.
Vice President
Cheney's Office
Biographical information on Vice President Dick Cheney and other news, legislative
offices, and speeches by the Vice President of the United States may be accessed
at this site. Included in this site is a video tour of the Ceremonial Office
of the Vice President and the latest headlines.
Budget:
Budget
of the United States Government
Users may browse the Fiscal Year 2005 budget, obtain descriptions of Fiscal
Year 2005 budget documents, search previous fiscal year budgets, and browse
a database of features and other related resources.
Office
of Management and Budget: The Executive Office of the President
The site of the Office of Management and Budget contains information on fiscal
budgets, federal management, and other legislative offices. Included at this
site is What's Happening At OMB, news releases, and Statements of Administration
Policy.
U.S.
Government Documents:The Budget Process
"This is a selective guide to resources at Columbia University Libraries
and on the Internet, for conducting research on the U.S. Federal budget process."
Information includes topics on Current Federal Budget, Federal Budget Publications,
Descriptions of FY 2005, The Budget Calendar, Legislative Budget Activity,
Executive Budget Activity, Background Information, and News & Commentary.
Directories:
National Contact Center of the Federal
Consumer Information Center
The Federal Citizen Information Center of the U.S. General Services Administration
has provided this service to help consumers find answers to questions about
Federal programs, benefits (social security, medicare, medicaid), traveling
abroad, the draft, social security, grants, loans, etc.
FCIC
National Contact Center - Federal Telephone Directories
A site from t he Federal Citizen Information Center of the U.S. General Services
Administration that provides Federal government blue pages, frequently requested
toll-free telephone numbers, directories of members of Congress, directories
of cabinet agencies, and phone numbers for other agencies and commissions.
Election Resources:
2004
Presidential Campaign: Race for the White House
This site provides a framework
for understanding and following the 2004 Presidential campaign including presidential
campaign news, top links to primaries, and debates.
2004
Presidential Election
The Western Illinois University libraries have created this site of links
to the primary calendar and primary results. In addition, there are links
to the republican, democratic, and candidate homepages.
CNN.com:
America's Votes 2004
The Cable News Network provides
information on presidential election primaries, candidate information, and
recent news on the 2004 Presidential election.
Commission
on Presidential Debates
"The Commission on Presidential
Debates was established in 1987 to ensure that debates, as a permanent part
of every general election, provide the best possible information to viewers
and listeners. Its primary purpose is to sponsor and produce debates for the
United States leading presidential and vice presidential candidates and to
undertake research and educational activities relating to the debates. The
organization, which is a nonprofit, nonpartisan corporation, sponsored all
the general election debates in 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000."
Election
Statistics - U.S. House of Representatives: Office of the Clerk
"Since 1920, the Clerk of the House has collected and published the official
vote counts for federal elections from the official sources among the various
states and territories. These documents, out of print for many years, have
been collected and scanned in a format to make them once again available to
researchers and students."
Federal
Election Commission
This site contains information
on campaign finance reports, reporting forms, filing information, elections
and voting. In addition, users can search candidate and PAC/party summaries
by state, party, office, or name.
Federal Voting Assistance
Program(FVAP)
This
site provides information to US citizens covered by the Uniformed and Overseas
Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). Information provided includes voter
assistance, publications and forms, and FVAP news.
Project
Vote Smart
"Project Vote Smart, a citizen's organization, has developed
a Voter's Self-Defense system to provide you with the necessary tools to self-govern
effectively: abundant, accurate, unbiased and relevant information. As a national
library of factual information, Project Vote Smart covers your candidates
and elected officials in five basic categories: biographical information,
issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and interest group ratings."
U.S.
Census Bureau: Voting And Registration
"Information on reported voting
and registration by various demographic and socioeconomic characteristics
is collected for the nation in November of congressional and presidential
election years in the Current Population Survey (CPS). Detailed information
from recent surveys and historical trends in selected areas are included.
Estimates and projections of voting-age population derived from administrative
records and Census 2000 are also provided."
U.S.
Department of State: Elections 2004
This site is
managed by the Bureau of Public Affairs and contains information and data
on foreign press center announcements, foreign press center briefings, U.S.
election process, political parties/candidates, election calendar, polls,
elections trivia, and many other links.
U.S.
Election News and Opinion
This news blog site covering the 2004 Presidential race is divided into three
parallel blog sections: Democrats, Republicans and Third Parties. The site
has multiple editors, with Democrats editing the Democratic section, Republicans
editing the Republican blog, etc. Posting on a regular basis are editors representing
each major party to help viewers stay informed.
Federal Resources:
Federal
Bulletin Board
The Federal Bulletin Board is an electronic bulletin service. Federal agencies
use it to distribute electronic files to the public. Users can access information
from the White House and Executive Branch agencies, Supreme Court opinions
(from 1992-1999 term), and Senate vote analyses.
FEDSTATS
A good starting point for federal statistical information, this site is a
search engine that leads you to agency pages containing pertinent information
to your topic. "Use the Internet's powerful linking and searching capabilities
to track economic and population trends, education, health care costs, aviation
safety, foreign trade, energy use, farm production, and more. Access official
statistics collected and published by more than 100 Federal agencies without
having to know in advance which agency produces them."
Fedworld.gov
This searchable site provided by the National Technical Information Service
houses links to all kinds of government information including Federal government
jobs, government research and development publications, top government Web
sites, government science and technology Web resources, and IRS forms and
publications. It also allows web-surfers online ordering opportunities of
hard-copy reports not available on the Internet.
Historical Documents:
American
Memory Historical Collections from the Library of Congress
"American Memory is an online archive of over 100 collections of rare
and unique items important to Americas heritage. The collections contain
more than 7 million primary source documents, photographs, films, and recordings
that reflect the collective American memory." These primary documents
may be accessed via a collection finder, a browseable list of subject headings,
or a search box. Also included is a link to what happened today in history.
Avalon Project at Yale Law School
Yale University offers this site that features
famous treaties and historical documents in law, history, economics, politics,
government, and diplomacy. Users can search by author,
subject, title, collection, or time period.
Digital
National Security Archive: U.S. Policy
"The Digital National Security Archive contains the most comprehensive
collection of primary documents available. The database includes more than
40,000 of the most important declassified documents regarding critical U.S.
policy decisions."
Famous
Trials
This
site contains numerous trials of popular American and international trials
that have shaped history. Trials of historical persons and events include
the Trial of Jesus, Nuremburg Trials, Black Sox Trial, Mississippi Burning
Trial, O.J. Simpson Trial, plus many more.
Images
of American Political History
"The intent of this
collection is to support the teaching of American political history by providing
quick access to uncopyrighted images for inclusion in teaching materials."
The images center around popular people, places, and events in American political
history (Boston Massacre, Patrick Henry, Capitol Hill, etc.)
MoA:
Making of America
"Making
of America (MoA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social
history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection
is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American
history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. The collection currently
contains approximately 8,500 books and 50,000 journal articles with 19th century
imprints."
THOMAS
This site contains information on Congress and the legislative process. There
are links to bills, laws, historical documents, the Congressional Record,
committee reports, and committee home pages.
Lobby:
Registered
Federal Lobbyist Database (Center for Responsive Politics)
This database allows users
to search by name of company, lobby firm, lobbyist, or for the total spending
by a particular industry. The resulting data provides names of lobbyists and
the dollar amount spent on lobbying. Charts are also available for lobbyist
spending by sector.
Patents:
Patent
Issues
Archives of software/Internet patents, biotechnology and bioinformatics patents,
economics/costs of patent acquisition/litigation/licensing, government/private
web sites to help inventors, and a list of patent news articles from 1994
to 1999.
PatentCafe:
Intellectual Property Management
"PatentCafe provides the broadest collection of patent data, news, advice,
software, books, legal, insurance and financial products, intellectual asset
management tools, patent analytics management tools, and educational support
materials, on or off the Web."
This site provides information
on Licensing, the PatentCafe Magazine, Digital Rights, etc.
Patents,
Copyrights, and Trademarks
Steve Weiss,
from Utah State University Libraries, created this site with links to information
on patents, copyrights, and trademarks. This site contains a guide to searching
for patents, copyrights, and trademarks including international patents and
gateways.
United States Patent and Trademark Office
As an Agency of the United States
Department of Commerce, the United States Patent and Trademark Office site
provides information on patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Included in this
site is a list of Patent Full-Text and
Full-Page Image Databases that provide
a database with full-text and full-page images on patents, trademarks, and
copyrights.
Presidential
Decisions, Directives, and Executive Orders:
U.S.
Government Printing Office: The Federal Register (FR)
"Published by the Office of
the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA),
the Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed
rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive
orders and other presidential documents."
U.S.
Government Printing Office: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
"The Weekly Compilation of
Presidential Documents is published every Monday and is the official publication
of presidential statements, messages, remarks, and other materials released
by the White House Press Secretary. Published by the Office of the Federal
Register (OFR), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Weekly
Compilation of Presidential Documents first began in 1965 and is available
on GPO Access from 1993 forward."
Search Engines:
FirstGov.gov
"FirstGov allows users to browse a wealth of information everything
from researching at the Library of Congress to tracking a NASA mission. It
also enables users to conduct important business online such as applying
for student loans, tracking Social Security benefits, comparing Medicare options
and even administering government grants and contracts. This monumental breakthrough
in one-stop shopping for government services will help Americans across the
country and around the world find the information and resources they need
at a click of a mouse quickly and easily."
Political
Information
This site of political information contains "a search engine for politics,
policy, and political news" that includes ideas, policy, history, parties,
politicians, organizations, interests, and elections.
Speeches:
American
Presidents: From Revolution to Reconstruction
This is an index on the "presidents of the United States and
contains information and documents of their speeches, writings, biographies
and anything else related to their person or the office they are holding."
The
American Presidency Project
John Woolley
and Gerhard Peters of the Department of Political Science at the University
of California, Santa Barbara have put together a collection of public papers,
organized documents, and historic and academic data of American presidents.
This site also includes streaming audio and video presentations, presidential
elections, presidential libraries, and selected links.
Inaugural
Addresses
Bartleby Bookstore provides Inaugural
Addresses of the Presidents of the United States from George Washington to
George W. Bush.
Public
Papers of the Presidents of the United States
"This
online service makes available material that was compiled and published by
the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration,
in hardcover printed volumes entitled The Public Papers of the Presidents
of the United States . . . Each Public Papers volume contains
the papers and speeches of the President of the United States that were issued
by the Office of the Press Secretary during the specified time period."
Statistics:
Federal
Government Statistics
The Economic Statistics Briefing Room (ESBR) and Social Statistics Briefing
Room (SSBR) provide economic indicators including employment and earnings,
prices, productions as well as international statistics. This
site also disseminates demographic statistics such as poverty, household income,
crime, education, and health statistics. It includes up-to-the-second world
and US population estimates.
FEDSTATS
A good starting point for federal statistical information, this site is a
search engine that leads you to agency pages containing pertinent information
to your topic. "Use the Internet's powerful linking and searching capabilities
to track economic and population trends, education, health care costs, aviation
safety, foreign trade, energy use, farm production, and more. Access official
statistics collected and published by more than 100 Federal agencies without
having to know in advance which agency produces them."
US
Census Bureau: CenStats Databases
The following databases can be accessed at this site: Building Permits, County
Business Patterns, USA Counties, Census Tract Street Locator, International
Trade Data, Detailed Occupation by Race, Hispanic Origin and Sex, 1990 Public
Law 94-171 Data.
Subject Directories:
Documents
Center
The Documents Center at the University of Michigan offers reference and referral
points for government information including local, state, federal, foreign
and international. Its web pages are a reference and instructional tool for
government, political science, statistical data, and news.
Federal
Publications and Federal Government Resources
In partnership with the Oklahoma State University Edmon Low Library, GPO Access'
resources have been organized into federal publications and federal government
resources, and includes multiple searches by topic.
FirstGov:
U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
This site provides resources for
use by state and local government employees and includes information on education
and employment, health and families, technology, science and innovation, agriculture
and environment, plus many more.
GPO
Access
GPO Access contains recent Federal bills and laws, US Code, Congressional
Record, congressional reports, Federal Register, GAO Reports, Economic Indicators,
Congressional Directory, and a link to Gateways
Legacy Sites.
Meta-Subject
Index to Government Information
"This alphabetical index is intended to direct the user to subject indexes
which have been created for the purpose of identifying government internet
resources in a given subject area. This index currently contains 19,581 entries."
United
States Government Information
University Libraries at the University of Colorado at Boulder have collected
information on U.S., state, foreign, and international resources.
White House:
White House
This site contains personal information about the President and Vice President
and their families, the current day's press releases, "Hot Topics," and the
latest federal statistics.
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