Ready Reference

Frequently Asked Questions http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Faq.shtml
No kidding, this page is where you should look first for a wide variety of consumer oriented questions.

BrowseTopics http://www.browsetopics.gov/

Federal Resources Organized by Topic http://www.gpoaccess.gov/topics/index.html

Federal Web Locator http://lawdbase.law.villanova.edu/fedweb/

Federal Agencies Directory http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html

Fedstats http://www.fedstats.gov/

USA.gov http://www.usa.gov/index.shtml

GPO Access http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html

Federal Forms http://www.forms.gov
Links to various government forms that are frequently asked for by the public, including passport applications, citizenship and naturalization forms and patent and trademark forms.

Census 2000 http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html

American Factfinder http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

State and County Quick Facts http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/

State Legal Sources on the Web http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/statelaw.html

Tax Forms by State http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/link/forms.html

Where to Write for Vital Records http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm
Birth, death, marriage or divorce information. Proper procedure listed by state.

Core Documents of U.S. Democracy http://www.gpoaccess.gov/coredocs.html
Includes the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Federalists Papers, the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation.

100 Milestone Documents http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?flash=true&page=milestone
These documents, sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration, chronicle United States history from 1776 to 1965.

Elected Officials http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/officials/
Find elected officials, including the president, members of Congress, governors, state legislators and local officials

America.gov http://www.america.gov/
State Department web site designed for an international audience "to help create an environment receptive to U.S. national interests". Includes information on US political processes, policies and culture. Older version found at http://usinfo.state.gov/infousa/index.html.

US Embassies and Consulates http://usembassy.state.gov/

Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/subjectareas/gov/docs_abbrev.html

Docs Cite http://www.asu.edu/lib/hayden/govdocs/docscite/docscite.htm
A step-by-step guide to putting government publication citations into proper style format.

Prepared by Prof. Jane Cramer and Lois Thom