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Federal Government: General Information
The Des Moines Public Library is a designated Selective Federal Depository Library for United States Government Documents in the State of Iowa. The library was established as such in 1888. This collection is housed in the Central Library Information Services Department. A wide variety of government publications are available to the public, including:
- Public Laws, the U.S. Code, and the Code of Federal Regulations
- Congressional Record and the Federal Register
- Federal census information
- Copyright forms
- Monthly Catalog of Government Publications
- Public Papers of the Presidents
- A variety of statistics
DTV: Digital TV Coming Feb. 17, 2009
On February 17, 2009 all full-power broadcast television stations in the United States will stop broadcasting on analog airwaves and begin broadcasting only in digital. Digital broadcasting will allow stations to offer improved picture and sound quality and additional channels. If you have one or more televisions that receive free over-the-air television programming (with a roof-top antenna or “rabbit ears” on the TV), the type of TV you own is very important. A digital television (a TV with an internal digital tuner) will allow you to continue to watch free over-the-air programming after February 17, 2009. However, if you have an analog television, you will need a digital-to-analog converter box to continue to watch broadcast television on that set. Find out more about whether or not you will be impacted by the digital TV (DTV) transition.
http://www.dtv.gov
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids
User-friendly guide geared to different grade levels.
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Business.gov
Provides business with one-stop access to federal government information, services, and transactions.
http://www.business.gov
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Provides access to a database of all federal government programs available to U.S. businesses, organizations, and individuals.
http://www.cfda.gov/
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
List of publications of the federal government.
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cgp/index.html
Documents Center at the University of Michigan
The Documents Center is a central reference and referral point for government information, whether local, state, federal, foreign or international. Its web pages are a reference and instructional tool for government, political science, statistical data, and news.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/index.html
Do Not Call Registry
Put an end to unwanted telemarketing calls through this Federal Trade Commission website.
http://www.donotcall.gov/
Environmental Health Perspectives
This is a source for current, credible, peer-reviewed research and news on environmental factors that affect human health.
http://ehis.niehs.nih.gov/
Federal Depository Library Basic Collection
Look here for the most basic Federal documents available in depository library collections.
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/coll-dev/basic-01.html
Federal Depository Library Program Electronic Collection
This is a comprehensive digital library of U.S. government information, drawn from a wide variety of sources, and sharing the attributes of being of public interest or educational value and produced entirely at taxpayer expense.
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/ec/scfti.html
Federal Web Locator
The Federal Web Locator is a service provided by the Villanova Center for Information Law and Policy and is intended to be the one stop shopping point for federal government information on the World Wide Web. This list is maintained to bring the cyber citizen to the federal government's doorstep.
http://www.lib.auburn.edu/madd/docs/fedloc.html
FedBizOpps.gov
Contains information on government contracts previously available in the publication Commerce Business Daily.
http://www.fedbizopps.gov/
FirstGov
Your first click to the U.S. government.
http://www.firstgov.com
Frequently Used Sites Related to U.S. Federal Government Information
Provided by the American Library Association Government Documents Roundtable.
http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/central/staff/fdtf.html
GovBenefits.gov
This is a free, confidential tool that helps you find government benefits you may be eligible to receive.
http://www.govbenefits.gov
Google UncleSam
This subset of the Google search engine looks for information contained on government and military web sites only.
http://www.google.com/unclesam
GPO Access
Federal government information at your fingertips. The U.S. Government Printing Office disseminates official information from all three branches of the Federal Government.
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
Informacion Gubernamental en Espanol
http://library.stmarytx.edu/acadlib/doc/spannew.htm
Sales Product Catalog
Your source to buy U.S. government publications.
http://bookstore.gpo.gov
Seniors.gov
Access to government sites that provide services to senior citizens, such as Social Security, Medicare, and Veterans Affairs.
http://www.seniors.gov
State of the Cities Data System
Provides demographic and economic data for individual Metropolitan Areas, Central Cities, and Suburbs.
http://socds.huduser.org
Students.gov
Well-organized student gateway to information and services for students from the U.S. government.
http://www.students.gov
Tax Forms from the Internal Revenue Service
http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html
Go to the Library's Tax Page for more information »
U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov
U.S. Senate
http://www.senate.gov
United States Supreme Court
Contains Supreme Court opinions as well as general information about the court.
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Federal Government: Legislative Information
Congress.Org
Searchable member directories and current awareness.
http://www.congress.org/
Library of Congress
Guide to the U.S. Legislative Branch.
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/legbranch/legbranch.html
Thomas
Search and retrieve legislation from previous and current congresses.
http://thomas.loc.gov/
Project Vote Smart
Comprehensive source of information on candidates and issues.
http://www.vote-smart.org
Federal Government: Statistical Resources
Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/
American Fact Finder
U.S. Census Bureau databases.
http://www.factfinder.census.gov
Consumer Price Index
http://www.bls.gov/cpi/
Fedstats
The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. federal agencies.
http://www.fedstats.gov/search.html
Savings Bond Calculator
Answers all your questions about how to buy, sell, and calculate the value of savings bonds.
http://www.savingsbonds.gov/
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov
State Data Center of Iowa
The official source for U.S. census statistics about Iowa.
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/datacenter/
STAT-USA
Contains economic, financial, and trade data including National Trade Data Bank. Check with a librarian at the information desk to have password entered. This is available at the Central Library only.
International and Foreign Government Information
Background Notes
Provides basic information on the people, history, government, and political and economic conditions in countries around the globe.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn
Consulates
Lists consular offices of foreign countries in the United States.
http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/fco
Country Studies
Information on individual countries from the Library of Congress.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Embassies
Lists U.S. embassies and consulates abroad.
http://usembassy.state.gov
Foreign National Governments, International Governmental Organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations
http://govinfo.ucsd.edu/internat.html
International Governmental Organizations
Links provided by Northwestern University.
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/resource/internat/igo.html
Portals to the World
Selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. They are arranged by country or area with the links for each sorted into a wide range of broad categories.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
U. S. State Department
http://www.state.gov/index.cfm
United Nations
http://www.un.org/
En Espanol
Informacion Gubernamental en Espanol
http://www.library.unlv.edu/govpub/spanishgovlinks.html
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