Legal Studies - Finding Government Documents
The HELIN Catalog
http://helin.uri.edu/
To find government documents, or publications simply go to the HELIN catalog (also available from the library homepage), change the "View Entire Collection" drop down box to "Government Publications" to limit your search.
Then enter your search terms, either keyword, subject, title, or author to search all of the Government Publications in the catalog.
Most are available electronically via a URL to the web page, directly in the HELIN catalog.
USA.gov -The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
http://www.usa.gov
Search for government information by topic or for organizations listed A-Z. Check out the Reference section for information on data, statistics, forms, laws, regulations, and more.
* Don't forget to toggle from information for Citizens, to information for Businesses using the gray tabs at the top of the page to locate more, and different types of information!
American FactFinder : US Census
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
Your source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data. Find demographic information for particular cities or towns. Use the population finder to find out population trends for specific communities. Find information on employment, education, age, sex, race, relationships et al.
THOMAS (Library of Congress)
http://thomas.loc.gov
THOMAS was launched in January of 1995, to make federal legislative information freely available to the public. Search for information on Bills, Resolutions, Activity in Congress, Congressional Record, Public Laws by Number, House/Senate Roll Call Votes, and much more.
Search a Bill by text (word/phrase) or by specific number.
Browse Bill by Sponsor, either Representative or Senator (select from alphabetical drop down box).
Government Printing Office Access
www.gpoaccess.gov
Government Printing Office (GPO) Access serves as a portal to the catalog to all U.S. Government Publications. The U.S. GPO disseminates official information from all three branches of the Federal Government. Search by keyword, title, author, or subject.
Locate information by either Legislative, Executive, or Judicial branch.
Find an A-Z resource list of official Federal resources.
Export.gov
http://www.export.gov/
Export.gov brings together resources from across the U.S. Government to assist American businesses in planning their international sales strategies and succeed in today's global marketplace.
Find information on International Marketing and International Business; Learn about exporting basics, or find out what's new in exporting; Find country information, tariff rates, export financing information and more.
Google: U.S. Government Search
http://www.google.com/ig/usgov
Google U.S. Government Search offers a single location for searching across U.S. government information, and for keeping up to date on government news. Search for content located on either U.S. federal, state and local government websites or the entire web.
Below the search box, find government-specific news content from both government agencies and press outlets.
If you have a Google account, you can personalize the page by adding content feeds on government or other topics that you're interested in.
2007 Economic Census
http://www.census.gov/econ/census07/
The Economic Census profiles American business every 5 years, from the national to the local level. Unless otherwise noted, reports focus on the 7 million establishments with paid employees (employers).
Only two series also include the 17 million much smaller businesses without paid employees (nonemployers).
Search the report by series, i.e. industry, geographic area, comparative statistics between 2007 and 2002, zip code statistics and more.
Find the economic census by state.
Enter in the NAICS code to search the statistics sampler for information on the industry you are searching (North American Industry Classification System).
Code of Federal Regulations
www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. Each volume of the CFR is updated once each calendar year and is issued on a quarterly basis.
Hard copy (book version) is available in the library in the Reference Stacks: Ref Call # KF70 .A3
***Tip for more information about understanding the CFR please go to the following page: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/about.html
Internal Revenue Service
www.irs.gov/
Find forms and publications, locate information on electronic filing practices, tax statistics, and other services and information.
Follow the links/tabs on the upper portion of the page to find more specific information for : Individuals, Families, Businesses, Charities & Non-profits, etc.
