General

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications U.S. Government Printing Office
This official source is the online counterpart to the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications. It covers electronic and print publications from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the U.S. government beginning with 1976. These publications make up the National Bibliography of U.S. Government Publications. The catalog includes links to publications that are available full-text in electronic format, and will eventually include records for publications dating back to the late 1800s. Individual for the Congressional Serial Set, Congressional publications, GPO Access publications, Internet Publications, Periodicals, and Serials are also searchable from the Advanced Search page.

U.S. Government Publications Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries
Another online version of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, this index covers titles published by agencies of the U.S. Government and cataloged by the U.S. Government Printing Office since 1976.

Checklist of United States Public Documents, 1789-1909 Evergreen State College, Daniel J. Evans Library
A PDF version of the standard work providing a catalog of departmental and Congressional publications for the years 1789 to 1909. Provides access by Superintendant of Documents classification number, as well as a listing of Congressional Serial Set materials arranged by Congress and session.

LexisNexis Statistical [Rutgers Restricted]
Unifies the indexing from three previously published print products, the American Statistics Index for U.S. government statistical publications (1973+); the Statistical Reference Index for statistical resources from state agencies, think tanks, and private sources (1980+); and the Index to International Statistics for documents from international governmental organizations (1983+). Full text or web links are provided for some citations, and the complete text of the Statistical Abstract of the United States is included in the database.

PAIS International and Archive [Rutgers Restricted]
A bibliographic database covering political, social, and public policy issues in journals, conference proceedings, government publications, and other sources in multiple languages from 1972 to the present.

Census and Population

Census Index Ohio State University Libraries
A searchable online index to census publications produced from 1790 to 1997, based on entries in paper indices created by the Bureau of the Census.

Current Population Reports and Other Population Reports Index Ohio State University Libraries
Provides basic subject access to the series, and includes a series list with brief annotations.

Copyright and Patents

Patent Full-Text and Full-Page Image Databases U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Search and view the full-text of U.S. patents from 1976 on, and patent applications beginning with March 2001. Patents issued between 1790 and 1976 are searchable only by patent number and current US classification.

Search Copyright Records: Registrations and Documents U.S. Library of Congress
Search one of three databases that contain records of registrations and ownership documents since 1978.

Foreign and International Affairs

Multilaterals Project Tufts University
Subject and chronological listings, and a searchable database of full-text international multilateral conventions and other instruments from 1899 to the present. Also includes links to other treaty sites on the Internet.

Treaties U.S. Library of Congress
Complete coverage of U.S. treaties and treaty status beginning with the 94th Congress. Older treaties are included if they were pending in 1975 when the database was created.

World News Connection [Rutgers Restricted]
Offers an array of translated and English-language news and information, provided to the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) from the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS).

Judicial / Courts

Curiae Project: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs
Full-text materials hosted at Yale University. Includes briefs for cases such as Brown v. Board of Education, Marbury v. Madison, and many more.

Index to Legal Periodicals Full Text [Rutgers Restricted]
Provides coverage of English language legal information from 1982 to the present via indexing of scholarly articles, symposia, jurisdictional surveys, court decisions, legislation, books, book reviews, and more. International coverage includes periodicals from the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

Law Library Microform Consortium Digital [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes a wide range of full-text archival material broken down into U.S. Federal (executive, legislative, and judicial branches), U.S. States, U.S. Territories, Anglo-American Collections, Foreign Jurisdictions, International Law and Organizations, and Multi-Jurisdiction Subject Collections. Online collections are incomplete but new material is added each month.

LexisNexis Academic [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes extensive full-text coverage of legal periodicals and law reviews; federal and state case law; Shepard's® for US Supreme Court cases; federal and state codes and regulations; tax law from the Internal Revenue Code down through state tax law cases; European Union legislation and treaties; full-text patents; and much more.

Supreme Court Collection Legal Information Institute, Cornell University
A searchable full-text archive of nearly all U.S. Supreme Court decisions since May 1990, plus a large collection of historic decisions. Also includes a topical arrangement of decisions, and a listing of cases arranged by party name.

Supreme Court Decisions Issued between 1937 and 1975 FedWorld
A full-text database of U.S. Supreme Court decisions from 1937 to 1975, searchable by keyword or case name.

Supreme Court of the United States: Opinions, 1991-present
Includes the full-text of recent Opinions plus downloadable versions of the bound volumes of United States Reports issued for the Court's 1991 Term and subsequent years. Additional volumes will be included here after they are published in print form.

U.S. Supreme Court Opinions Findlaw
Full-text database of U.S. Supreme Court decisions from 1893 to the present, searchable by keyword, party name or U.S. Reports citation; also browseable by year or U.S. Reports volume number.

Legislative / Congress

American State Papers, 1789-1838 [Rutgers Restricted]
A full text database of over 6,000 publications including every legislative and executive document of the first fourteen U.S. Congresses (1789-1817). Additional material from 1817 to 1838 chronologically overlaps with the U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980.

Congressional Documents Online
A full-text archive of selected documents of the United States Congress from the collection of the Rutgers - Camden School of Law. A work in progress that includes Hearings dating from the 1970s to 1998.

Congressional Research Service
Provides a search function to locate online CRS reports by keyword, phrase, or Order Code. CRS is the public policy research arm of the US Congress. It issues briefs, reports, short issue papers, and longer position papers. Reports are also searchable at Open CRS and the University of North Texas Libraries site.

CQ Researcher [Rutgers Restricted]
Weekly reports produced by the well-regarded Washington reporting service, Congressional Quarterly Inc., from 1991 to the present.

CQ Weekly Index Congressional Quarterly
Indexes from 1998 to the present for the weekly publication covering news on legislative issues.

GPO Access - Search Across Multiple Databases
A single search interface for databases including the Federal Register, the Code of Federal Regulations, the Congressional Record, Congressional Bills, United States Code, Economic Report of the President, and many other titles. Simple searching in one or more databases is supported, and specialized search interfaces for additional individual databases are available through the A-Z Resource List.

Index to Legal Periodicals Full Text [Rutgers Restricted]
Provides coverage of English language legal information from 1982 to the present via indexing of scholarly articles, symposia, jurisdictional surveys, court decisions, legislation, books, book reviews, and more. International coverage includes periodicals from the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

Law Library Microform Consortium Digital [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes a wide range of full-text archival material broken down into U.S. Federal (executive, legislative, and judicial branches), U.S. States, U.S. Territories, Anglo-American Collections, Foreign Jurisdictions, International Law and Organizations, and Multi-Jurisdiction Subject Collections. Online collections are incomplete but new material is added each month.

LexisNexis Academic [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes extensive full-text coverage of legal periodicals and law reviews; federal and state case law; Shepard's® for US Supreme Court cases; federal and state codes and regulations; tax law from the Internal Revenue Code down through state tax law cases; European Union legislation and treaties; full-text patents; and much more.

THOMAS U.S. Library of Congress
Search Congressional bills and resolutions, public laws, roll call votes, the Congressional Record, Committee Reports, Treaties, or explore a variety of other useful links.

U.S. Congressional Bibliographies North Carolina State University Libraries
Searchable "Comprehensive Lists of Hearings, Prints, and Publications Printed by the Senate, 1983 to present", and "Lists of House Committee Meetings Recorded in the Congressional Record's Daily Digest, 1985 to present".

U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980 [Rutgers Restricted]
A full text database of key publications of the United States Congress, including the journals, reports, and documents. Still a work in progress, the database will cover the 15th through the 96th Congresses (1817 to 1980) when complete. A companion database, the American State Papers, 1789-1838, covers the first 14 Congresses (1789-1817) and chronologically overlaps the Serial Set by including additional publications from 1817-1838.

U.S. Congressional Serial Set U.S. Government Printing Office
A full text database of committee reports from the 104th Congress (1995-96) forward related to bills and other matters, presidential communications to Congress, treaty materials, certain executive department publications, and certain non-governmental publications.

Science and Technology

National Environmental Publications Information System (NEPIS)
From the National Service Center for Environmental Publications, the site provides a searchable database of EPA reports, Federal Register notices, and other documents.

National Technical Information Service (NTIS) [Rutgers Restricted]
Part of Engineering Village 2, NTIS is the premier source for accessing unclassified reports from influential U.S. and international government agencies. The database includes citations from government departments such as NASA, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Department of Defense.

NTIS - National Technical Information Service: Search
Freely accessible version of the searchable catalog of government research information products.

Public STINET (Scientific & Technical Information Network)
A searchable database of unclassified documents in the Defense Technical Information Center's Technical Reports Collection, including the full-text of many documents. Also provides access to the Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals, Staff College Automated Military Periodical Index, DoD Index to Specifications and Standards, and Research and Development Descriptive Summaries.

PubMed U.S. National Library of Medicine
Provides access to citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. Citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. Includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.

Science.gov
A gateway to selected authoritative science web sites and databases of technical reports, journal articles, conference proceedings, and other published materials. The web pages and the databases can be searched individually or simultaneously from the search page.

Science Inventory U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
A searchable, Agency-wide catalog of science activities such as research, technical assistance and assessments, along with peer-reviewed products.

Other

Access to Archival Databases (AAD) U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Online access to a selection of nearly 50 million historic electronic records created by more than 20 federal agencies on a wide range of topics.

Archival Research Catalog (ARC) U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
The online catalog of the NARA holdings in the Washington, DC area, the Regional Archives, and the Presidential libraries.

CCH Tax Research NetWork [Rutgers Restricted]
A comprehensive database of documents related to taxation in the United States. The full text of federal tax law, Internal Revenue Service publications, and numerous interpretive tax guides are available online. Tax reporters for all fifty states are included, as well as current state and federal tax news. The database is fully searchable for free text or individual citations.

Declassified Documents Reference System [Rutgers Restricted]
A full text database of previously classified documents declassified by the federal government. It includes material on both domestic and international affairs from such agencies as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Agency.

Education Reports from ERIC
Searchable full text reports from 2002 to the present on federally funded education research topics from the U.S. Department of Education's Educational Resources Information Center.

GAO Search U.S. Government Accountability Office
Search GAO reports and legal products from 1970 to the present. All published reports, testimonies, correspondence, and special publications are included, as are some products issued as far back as 1922, although that part of the collection is not comprehensive. Reports and testimony can also be browsed.

GPO Access - Search Across Multiple Databases
A single search interface for databases including the Federal Register, the Code of Federal Regulations, the Congressional Record, Congressional Bills, United States Code, Economic Report of the President, and many other titles. Simple searching in one or more databases is supported, and specialized search interfaces for additional individual databases are available through the A-Z Resource List.

Grants.gov: Search Grant Opportunities
Search full-text; active or archived documents; or by funding opportunity, date, CFDA number, category, funding instrument type, eligibility, or agency to find federal funding opportunities.

Homeland Security Digital Library [Rutgers Restricted]
A compendium of materials available for scholarly research in the area of Homeland Security.

Law Library Microform Consortium Digital [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes a wide range of full-text archival material broken down into U.S. Federal (executive, legislative, and judicial branches), U.S. States, U.S. Territories, Anglo-American Collections, Foreign Jurisdictions, International Law and Organizations, and Multi-Jurisdiction Subject Collections. Online collections are incomplete but new material is added each month.

NCJRS Abstracts Database U.S. National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Contains summaries of publications on criminal justice, including Federal, state, and local government reports, books, research reports, journal articles, and unpublished research from the early 1970s to the present.

Executive Branch, including Cabinet Departments and Agencies

American Presidency Project University of California, Santa Barbara
An extensive collection of materials relating to the Presidency including election data, speeches, party platforms, documents, and other materials.

Frequently Used Sites Related to Federal Government Information: U.S. President / Executive Branch ALA/GODORT
Links to departmental sites, documents, indexes, and more. A companion site lists additional information for Agencies and Departments.

Official U.S. Executive Branch Websites: A Library of Congress Internet Resource Page
Links to the Offices, Departments, Independent Agencies, Boards, Commissions, Committees, and Quasi-Official Agencies of the Executive Branch.

Scripps Library and Multimedia Archive University of Virginia
Focuses on American politics and history with special attention paid to the American Presidency. Includes recordings, speeches, oral histories, bibliographies, and more.

United States Government Manual
Searchable versions of the Manual for 1995-96 forward, plus browseable PDF format versions from 1997-98 forward. "As the official handbook of the Federal Government, The United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. The Manual also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions, and committees."

White House
History; documents; contact information for the President and Vice President; news; major speeches; and other resources.

Judicial Branch / Courts

FedLaw Center for Regulatory Effectiveness
Provides links to a variety of resources for people doing federal legal research. Includes a Topical and Title Index to the site; a separate subject listing for Federal Laws and Regulations; sections on the Federal Judiciary and the Legislative Branch; and much more.

FindLaw: U.S. Supreme Court Center
An easy-to-read guide to historical documents, biographies, Supreme Court decisions, and related Court resources.

Frequently Used Sites Related to Federal Government Information: U.S. Courts / Judicial Branch ALA/GODORT
Includes popular starting points, indexes and directories, and Supreme Court Decisions.

LII / Legal Information Institute Cornell University
Links to Supreme Court opinions, other Federal Court opinions, laws, and other legal material.

Supreme Court of the United States
The official home page of the Supreme Court, including slip opinions, calendars, schedules, rules, bar admission forms and instructions, visitors' guides, case-handling guides, and more.

Understanding the Federal Courts
Provides an introduction to the federal judicial system, its organization, and its relationship to the legislative and executive branches of the government.

U.S. Court Links
A clickable map of the eleven Circuit Courts of the U.S. Court of Appeals, and the Federal and D.C. Circuit Courts. Also includes links to other court sites including the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Tax Court, and U.S. Court of International Trade.

U.S. Courts
Home page of the Federal Judiciary with links to news and information about the Federal Courts and the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government. Includes some full-text publications and links to the Courts.

Legislative Branch / Congress

Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress, 1774-Present
Search by last name; first name; position; state; party; year or Congress to retrieve brief biographical articles with bibliographies.

Congressional Committee Materials Online via GPO Access
Links to official, searchable databases including: Congressional Directory, Congressional Pictorial Directory, Congressional Record, Hearings, the United States Code, and more.

Congressional Directory
Searchable version of the Congressional Directory from the 104th Congress (1995-1996) forward.

CongressLink: Congressional Information Center Dirksen Congressional Center
An easy to use searchable resource including directory information; committee and staff rosters; and other reference and historical information relating to the U.S. Congress.

CQ Researcher [Rutgers Restricted]
Weekly reports produced by the well-regarded Washington reporting service, Congressional Quarterly Inc., from 1991 to the present.

FedLaw Center for Regulatory Effectiveness
Provides links to a variety of resources for people doing federal legal research. Includes a Topical and Title Index to the site; a separate subject listing for Federal Laws and Regulations; sections on the Federal Judiciary and the Legislative Branch; and much more.

Frequently Used Sites Related to Federal Government Information: U.S. Congress / Legislative Branch ALA/GODORT
Includes popular starting points, indexes and directories, basic government publications, statistics, and more.

GPO Access - Search Across Multiple Databases
A single search interface for databases including the Federal Register, the Code of Federal Regulations, the Congressional Record, Congressional Bills, United States Code, Economic Report of the President, and many other titles. Simple searching in one or more databases is supported, and specialized search interfaces for additional individual databases are available through the A-Z Resource List.

GovTrack
Aims to bring together information on the status of federal legislation, voting records, and other congressional data from official sources, and turn it into an understandable and trackable free information resource for everyday citizens.

Guide to House and Senate Members
A portal for access to information from the Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress, 1774-Present and the Congressional Pictorial Directory on members of the current Congress.

How Our Laws Are Made U.S. Library of Congress
Provides a basic outline of the federal lawmaking process, from the source of an idea for a legislative proposal through its publication as a statute.

LLSDC'S Legislative Source Book Law Librarians' Society of Washington D.C.
A series of unique informational documents and links of interest to law librarians and government researchers. Includes: Current Status Table on Selected Legislation; GPO Congressional Publication Releases (weekly listings); Internet and Online Sources of Legislative and Regulatory Information; Quick Links to House and Senate Committee Documents and Hearings; Legislative Histories of Selected U.S. Laws in Electronic Format; and more.

LegiStorm
A non-partisan site intended to disseminate public information about our nation's elected officials and their staff. One of the main features is a database on congressional staff salaries.

Metavid
Hosted by the University of California at Santa Cruz, this site captures audio and video of U.S. House and Senate proceedings, provides a search interface, and allows you to listen to or watch the clips.

THOMAS U.S. Library of Congress
Search Congressional bills and resolutions, public laws, roll call votes, the Congressional Record, Committee Reports, Treaties, or explore a variety of other useful links.

U.S. Congress Votes Database
From the Washington Post, the site provides browse access to every vote in the U.S. Congress since 1991.

U.S. House of Representatives
The official web site of the House, with a directory, links to House Office web sites, vote information, and other features.

U.S. Legislative Information Sources on the Internet Bowling Green State University Libraries
A variety of resources for legislative information on the Internet. Includes sections on Status Of Legislation and Legislative Histories, Floor Proceedings, Presidential Statements, Campaign Finance Contributions, and more.

U.S. Senate
The official web site of the Senate, with directories of Senators and Committees; Roll Call Votes from 1989 forward; a calendar; and other features. The Reference page includes a Virtual Reference Desk with links to general information on the Senate, the legislative branch and process, or on the federal government.

General

Alexander Library CD-ROMs and Data Sources
A searchable database listing the reference, government, and data CD-ROMs and DVDs held by the Alexander Library. Includes materials available in the Humanities and Social Sciences Data Center.

Federal Resources Organized by Topic
Topical pathfinders derived from the subject bibliographies that are used to categorize the publications, subscriptions, and electronic products for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).

Government Publications John Cotton Dana Library
Basic information about the Dana Library's collection of federal and state government publications.

Government Publications in the Alexander Library
Basic information about Alexander Library's collection of federal, state, foreign, and international government publications.

Government Publications in the Library of Science and Medicine
Basic information about the Library of Science and Medicine's collection of federal, state, foreign, and international government publications.

How to Effectively Locate Federal Government Information on the World Wide Web University of California
Divided into 5 broad categories of instruction, this site describes information retrieval strategies for locating U.S. government information.

Microforms in Alexander Library
A searchable database listing many of the microform collections held by the Alexander Library, plus selected collections from other Rutgers libraries. The database includes location information as well as information on guides and indexes to the collections.

Numeric & GIS Data Research Guide
A searchable database, this guide provides access to numeric data that is available on the Internet or via print or CD-ROM collections at Alexander Library.

SuDocs Basics
Explains how to decipher and correctly file and find publications from the Federal government that are shelved using the Superintendent of Documents classification scheme. Includes an interactive quiz.

Legislative and Judicial

Congressional Publications Finding Aid Alexander Library
A guide to Congressional publications in Alexander Library, with some links to web equivalents; lists titles and locations for resources from the 1st Congress to the current Congress. A separate list of U.S. Congresses and their equivalent years is also available.

Guide to Law Online U.S. Library of Congress
An annotated guide to online sources of information on government and law. Includes selected links to useful and reliable sites for legal information.

Guide to the U. S. Federal Legal System Web-based Public Accessible Sources
An overview of legal processes in the United States with links to relevant Internet sites.

Law RU Libraries Subject Research Guide
Extensive links to information on New Jersey Law; United States Federal Law; Law of Other States; Foreign Law; International Law and Human Rights; Law-Related Organizations; General Legal Sites; Law Schools, Lawyers, Legal Journals, Lists, Newsgroups, and Publishers; and Topical Legal sites.

Locating Case Law (Federal and New Jersey) in the Alexander Library
Tips and general instructions for locating Federal and New Jersey case law materials in Alexander Library.

U.S. Congresses and their Equivalent Years
Lists the dates for each Congress and Session from the first to the most current.

U.S. Congressional Serial Set Finding List College of Wooster Libraries
A web-based finding list correlating Serial Set volumes to SuDocs numbers of annual reports and other serials, drawing information from the Checklist of United States Public Documents, 1789-1909 and the CIS U. S. Congressional Serial Set Index.

Web Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Research Gail Partin, Law Library Resource Exchange
Annotated links to information on the Supreme Court including cases, news, history, and other research guides.

Zimmerman's Research Guide LexisNexis
Billed as "an online encyclopedia for legal researchers," this site provides a browseable alphabetic listing of legal terms and concepts with links to suggested sources for researching the topic. The guide is also searchable by keyword and phrase.

Other

Census Tract and Block Data Finding Aid for Alexander Library
A guide to locating tract and block data from the 1960 Census through Census 2000.

Soil Surveys: A Library Quick Guide Library of Science and Medicine
A brief guide to locating and using Soil Surveys from the U.S. Agriculture Department.

Topomaps Inventory Library of Science and Medicine
A searchable database listing the topographic maps issued by the US Geological Survey (USGS) and collected by the Library of Science and Medicine (LSM) at Rutgers University.

General

Statistical Abstract of the United States U.S. Census Bureau
Full-text PDF versions of the title from 1878 forward. Includes statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States and selected international data. Also includes a full-text PDF version of Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970.

Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition [Rutgers Restricted]
Covering Colonial times to the year 2000, the database is a standard source for data on all aspects of American history. Sections include population, work and welfare, economic structure and performance, economic sectors, and governance and international relations with over 37,000 data series and statistics from more than 1,000 sources.

FedStats
Use this site to search for statistical information from more than 100 Federal agencies; also includes MapStats, a clickable map for obtaining regional information in a variety of statistical categories.

Frequently Used Sites Related to Federal Government Information: Government Statistics ALA/GODORT
Extensive links to general and subject specific sources for federal government statistics.

LexisNexis Statistical [Rutgers Restricted]
Unifies the indexing from three previously published print products, the American Statistics Index for U.S. government statistical publications (1973+); the Statistical Reference Index for statistical resources from state agencies, think tanks, and private sources (1980+); and the Index to International Statistics for documents from international governmental organizations (1983+). Full text or web links are provided for some citations, and the complete text of the Statistical Abstract of the United States is included in the database.

Statistical Resources on the Web University of Michigan Documents Center
Extensive links to statistical information on demographics, education, government finances, health, labor, politics, science, and additional subject categories.

Census and Population

American Factfinder U.S. Census Bureau
Population, housing, economic, and geographic data compiled by the Census Bureau in an easy to use format. Includes information from Census 2000 and the 2002 Economic Census.

Census of Population and Housing U.S. Census Bureau
Full-text PDF versions of the decennial census from 1790 forward. The collection is incomplete but additional censuses are being added on a continuing basis.

CenStats Databases U.S. Census Bureau
Statistics sources accessible from this site include County Business Patterns, International Trade Data, USA Counties, and more.

County and City Data Books University of Virginia Library
Electronic versions of the data from the 1944 through 2000 editions of this U.S. Census Bureau publication, containing official statistics for all U.S. counties. Create custom printouts and customized data subsets.

Historical Census Browser University of Virginia Library
Historical demographic, economic, and social data for the U.S. and for each state and county from 1790 to 1960. Includes multi-variable comparative and graphing capability. Data for this site originally appeared in ICPSR study number 0003, Historical Demographic, Economic and Social Data: The United States, 1790-1960.

POPClocks U.S. Census Bureau
Displays current population estimates for the United States and the world.

Population Reference Bureau DataFinder
Source for United States Population data covering variables such as education, employment, environment, and health.

Social Explorer
Interactive data maps of the United States, including Census tracts and historical data back to 1940.

Crime

Justice Statistics Bureau
Home page of the BJS, with links to statistical resources on crimes and victims; criminal offenders; the justice system; and related special topics.

Uniform Crime Reports U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI
Nationwide statistics on crime in the United States based on information submitted by city, county, and state law enforcement agencies. Some statistics are available back to 1995.

Economics

American Factfinder U.S. Census Bureau
Population, housing, economic, and geographic data compiled by the Census Bureau in an easy to use format. Includes information from Census 2000 and the 2002 Economic Census.

Beige Book Archive U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
A searchable version of the report, published eight times per year, summarizing current economic information gathered from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources. Cover 1970 to the present.

CenStats Databases U.S. Census Bureau
Statistics sources accessible from this site include County Business Patterns, International Trade Data, USA Counties, and more.

Economic Analysis Bureau
Links to a variety of national, international, and regional economic data; including full-text versions of the Survey of Current Business and other BEA Publications.

Economic Indicators.gov U.S. Commerce Department, Economics and Statistics Administration
Provides timely access to the daily releases of key economic indicators from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau.

Economic Statistics Briefing Room White House
Easy access to current Federal economic indicators: employment, income, international, money, output, prices, production, and transportation.

Federal Reserve Board: Statistics
Statistical releases and historical data from the U.S. Federal Reserve Board. Includes selected interest rates; foreign exchange rates; U.S. reserve assets; assets and liabilities of commercial banks in the U.S.; money stock measures; consumer credit; and more.

FRASER: Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Provides access to historical economic statistics and data in PDF format from a variety of publications including All Bank Statistics, Business Conditions Digest, Economic Indicators, Survey of Current Business, Business Statistics, and more.

FRED: Federal Reserve Economic Data U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
A database of over 3000 U.S. economic time series. A related site called GeoFRED provides a mapping tool for economic data.

Historical Census Browser University of Virginia Library
Historical demographic, economic, and social data for the U.S. and for each state and county from 1790 to 1960. Includes multi-variable comparative and graphing capability. Data for this site originally appeared in ICPSR study number 0003, Historical Demographic, Economic and Social Data: The United States, 1790-1960.

Interactive Tariff and Trade Dataweb U.S. International Trade Commission
Provides international trade statistics and U.S. tariff data from 1989 to the present.

Liber8
Billed as "an economic information portal for librarians and students," the site links to economic information from the Federal Reserve System, government agencies, and international economic data sources.

What is a Dollar Worth? Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Calculator allows users to compare the value of goods or services in the current year to their value in an earlier year back to 1913. Also provides estimated CPI and inflation rates beginning with 1800 from the Handbook of Labor Statistics.

Education

National Center for Education Statistics Annual Reports
Brings together data from The Condition of Education, The Digest of Education Statistics, Indicators of School Crime and Safety, and Projections of Education Statistics.

SchoolDataDirect
A national education data service that provides in-depth information and analysis about public schools, districts and state education systems using data publicly reported under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.

Elections

Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections David Leip
Provides detailed information on national results for the major and minor candidates for U.S. President in the presidential elections from 1789 on. Also includes state results beginning with the 1896 elections.

Election Information
Includes official vote counts for federal elections from the official sources among the various states and territories for the years 1920 to the present plus other information relating to elections.

Federal Election Commission
Includes financial information about candidates, parties and PACs, as well as materials on campaign finance law, political contributions, and statistics on elections and voting.

Health

FASTSTATS A to Z U.S. National Center for Health Statistics
An alphabetical index of health related subjects with statistical information in brief format. Each subject also links to at least one source for comprehensive data, and to related links.

National Center for Health Statistics Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Data from the Federal government's principal vital and health statistics agency, covering vital events; health status; lifestyle; illness and disability; and health care.

Other

Agricultural Statistics USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Service
Electronic versions of the annual publication (1994+) covering statistics on agricultural production, supplies, consumption, facilities, costs, and returns.

FedSpending
A free, searchable database of Federal government spending, with complete annual data beginning with FY 2000.

geodata.gov: U.S. Maps and Data
A web-based portal for access to maps, data, and other geospatial services.

Labor Statistics Bureau
Home page of the BLS, with links to data on employment and unemployment; prices and living conditions; compensation and working conditions; productivity and technology; the economy; and related topics.

TranStats U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Aimed at providing "one stop shopping" for transportation data. Explore by mode, subject, or agency. Includes a Mapping Center for viewing and analyzing data geographically.

USGS Water Data for the Nation U.S. Geological Survey
Provides access to water-resources data collected at approximately 1.5 million sites in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.