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Catalog of U.S. Government Publications - http://catalog.gpo.gov/
Formerly the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publication, find publications issued through the federal depository program. Coverage begin in July 1976.

Core Documents of U.S. Democracy --http://www.gpoaccess.gov/coredocs/html
An online database of "a core group of current and historical government publications" ... which "support the public's right to know about the essential activities of their Government". These are "authenticated versions" of  these core publications.

FedWorld - http://www.fedworld.gov/
A gateway to seveal federal information resources, especially reports from National Technical Information Service (NTIS)

LOUIS (Library of Unified Information Sources) --http://www.louisdb.org/
A privately produced indexed, cross-referenced, and searchable source of : Congressional Bills & Resolutions, Congressional Reports, Congressional Record, Congressional Hearings, Federal Register, GAO Reports, and Presidential Documents.

New Electronic Titles
Electronic only title from the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications.

U.S. Government Bookstore

Federal Agency Web Sites (LSU) - http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html
Alphabetical and hierarchical directory of federal agencies.

Google U.S. Government Search - http://www.google.com/ig/usgov
Specialized engine for searching .gov, .mil, and .us domains. Site with state filters:Google Govt: State Search

GPOAccess - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/
The U.S. Government Printing Office's portal to over 70 databases and services, some of which are in full text format.

USA.gov - http://www.govusa.gov
Formerly FirstGov.gov, this official portal to access United States government information and services. For spanish version see: GobiernoUSA.gov

Uncle Sam-Who's Who in the Federal Government - http://exlibris.memphis.edu/resource/unclesam/whos.html
Biographical information about current United States cabinet officers, Congressional leaders and committee chairs, Supreme Court justices, ambassadors, and heads of some federal agencies.

United States Government Manual. --http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/
This is the official handbook of the Federal government, providing information on the agencies of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the government. In addition, it includes information on quasi-official agencies, boards, committees, commissions, and international organizations.

Official U.S. Executive Branch Web Sites - http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/fedgov.html
Listing of executive branch agencies web sites compiled by the Library of Congress.

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents --http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/

White House - http://whitehouse.gov

Foreign Relations of the United States (Digital facsimile of print volumes, 1861--1958/1960. The "official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication".
Foreign Relations of the United States(recent online volumes)http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/c1716.htm

Copyright Office - http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/forms/
Forms.gov
Taxes - http://www.irs.gov
Uncle Sam - Forms from the Feds -
http://exlibris.memphis.edu/resource/unclesam/forms.html
Useful collection of links to the most requested downloadable government electronic forms. Links to Passport Application forms are also provided.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - http://www.cfda.gov

GovBenefits.gov - http://www.govbenefits.gov

Grants.gov- http://www.grants.gov

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress from 1774 to Present - http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp

Congressional Directory - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cdirectory/index.html

Congressional Record --http://www.gpoaccess.gov/crecord/index.html

Congressional Research Tutorials (UC Berkley)
Tutorials on finding bills, hearings, debates, and congressional votes. Link to special Google Search Engine for Congressional websites. Requires Flash player to view the tutorials.

Guide to House and Senate Members -- http://www.memberguide.gpoaccess.gov/

THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet - http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas2.html

U.S. House of Representatives - http://www.house.gov/

U.S. Senate - http://www.senate.gov/

American Community Survey - http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
Timely, up-to-date profiles of selected American communities each year. Beginning with the 2002 release, data is released annualy for places with a population of 250,000 and selected paces with a population of 65,000 or more.

American Factfinder - http://factfinder.census.gov/
Easy access to some of the Bureau's largest and most widely-used data sets. Users can create a variety of tables, reports, or maps with information on their community, the economy, or American society in just a few steps.

Census Bureau--Main Page - http://www.census.gov/main/

Consumer Price Index - http://stats.bls.gov/cpi/
For prices of individual products see: Consumer Price Index-Average Price Data.

Economic Census - http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/l
2002 Economic Census: Geographic Area Statistics, Wisisconsin --http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/guide/02EC_WI.HTM
The Economic Census is published every 5 years and measures the economic activity of the nation

Fedstats - http://www.fedstats.gov
Access to statistics produced by 70 federal agencies.

Statistical Abstracts (1878 to present) - http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/statab.html/
Also includes: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970.

State and Local Government on the Net - http://www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm (Directory of state and local websites)

State Agency Database (electronic databases of individual state agencies. not all state agencies listed as of 10/27/07)

State Government Information Index -- http://library.stmarytx.edu/acadlib/index.htm

Stateline --http://www.stateline.org (Information, news, and resources on states)

BadgerLink - http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/badgerlink
A statewide resource providing access to electronic reference sources including newspapers, periodicals, image files and specialized reference databases.

Document Center Library (formerly: Demographic Services Center)--http://www.doa.state.wi.us/refcenter.asp
Current and projected population and housing data for the state. Use to get the latest population estimates for cities, towns, villages, counties, and the state.

Wisconsin Blue Books(1853 to present)-- http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/WI/subcollections/WIBlueBksAbout.shtml
Access the digitalized version of the complete run of the blue book from 1853 to the present.

Wisconsin.gov - http://www.wisconsin.gov
A starting point to guide you to Wisconsin state agencies and departments.

WisconsinEye:Watch Who we Are -- http://www.wiseye.org
"...a statewide public affairs network whose mission is to present an independent statewide view of community affairs and public policy discussion, beginning with nonpartisan, gavel-to-gavel coverage of state government in Madison."

Wisconsin Legislative Infobase --http://nxt.legis.state.wi.us/nxt/gateway.dll/?f=templates&fn=default.htm
Find information on bills, statutes, administrative code and other related information.

Wisconsin's Worknet : Information to Grow Wisconsin's Workforce - http://worknet.wisconsin.gov/worknet/default.aspx
Current and projected workforce and economic data for the state.

Wisconsin State Legislature - http://www.legis.state.wi.us.