United States Government

The Warwick Public Library is a federal depository library.

Featured Resources

MarciveWeb DOCS (in Library)

http://www.marcive.com/scripts/webdocs.dll

Marcive WebDOCS is a general index to federal government documents published from 1976 to the present. It is updated monthly. It indexes many types of federal government documents including agency publications, annual reports, census data, Congressional hearings, and statistical publications. Links are provided if the publication is online.

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Selected Web Sites

Agriculture

USDA Library USDA logo

http://www.nal.usda.gov/

Browse the library of the United States Department of Agriculture for information on nutrition and food safety; animals and livestock; plants and crops and natural resources and the environment. Information can be sorted for kids and teens or for adults.

USDA Economic Research Service

http://www.ers.usda.gov/StateFacts/

The Economic Research Service is a primary source of economic information and research in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. State fact sheets provide information on population, employment, income, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, and top commodities, exports, and counties for each state in the United States.

Environment

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

http://www.epa.gov/

The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people. Explore this website for information on a wide variety of environmental issues, including hazardous waste, acid rain, asbestos and more.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Change

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/

EPA's Climate Change Site offers comprehensive information on the issue of climate change in a way that is accessible to communities, individuals, business, states and localities, and governments. The EPA climate change Web site has four main sections on climate change issues and another section on "What You Can Do" to reduce your contribution.

Fish and Wildlife

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

http://www.fws.gov/

Find information on hunting and fishing as well as a wealth of information on birds, the National Wildlife Refuge System, Endangered Species and more.

General

Federal Citizen Information Center

http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov

For years, consumers have written to Pueblo, Colorado 81009 for timely, practical information they trust. FCIC provides the answers to questions about the Federal Government and everyday consumer issues whether citizens write, call or log on.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/

This valuable site on highway safety includes information for the consumer on recalls, defects and complaints on vehicles and child safety seats, safe driving information, fuel economy data and much more.

The White House

http://www.whitehouse.gov/

Visit the White House page for information on our nation's president and vice president and their policies. To take a video tour of the White House and learn its fascinating history, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "History and Tours".

Government Search Engines

GPO Access

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

Official information from the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the US Government as disseminated by the U.S. Printing Office.

USA.gov: The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal

http://www.usa.gov/

Rich treasure of online government information, services and resources, arranged by topic.

U.S. Federal Government Agencies

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html

Directory of Agencies listed in the U.S. Government Manual

Patents, Trademarks, Copyright

United States Copyright Office

http://www.copyright.gov

The United States Copyright Office offers copyright basics, copyright search capability, registering a work and more.

United States Patent and Trademark Office

http://www.uspto.gov/

Search for a patent or trademark online, file patent and trademark forms or check on the status of an application.

Primary Documents

Library of Congress American Memory

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/about/index.html

American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. These materials are from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions.

Statistics

Statistical Abstract of the United States

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/

The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web.

U.S. Cenusus Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder

http://www.census.gov

Provides facts and figures on people, businesses, geography and more.

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

http://www.bls.gov/

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. Visit this site for statistics of all types, including consumer spending and inflation, wages and earnings, productivity, employment and unemployment, the economy and more.

US Law

Library of Congress - THOMAS

http://thomas.loc.gov

THOMAS is the Library of Congress’s website to track bills and legislation currently in Congress THOMAS was launched in January of 1995, to make federal legislative information freely available to the public. Thomas currently offers information on bills and resolutions, activities in Congress, The Congessional Record, committee information, Presidential nominations and more.

The United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters.html

Visit the site of the National Archives to read our country’s most important documents.

Library of Congress - THOMAS

http://thomas.loc.gov

US Code

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html

The United States Code is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States based on what is printed in the Statutes at Large. It is divided by broad subjects into 50 titles and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives. GPO Access contains the 2000 and 1994 editions of the U.S. Code, plus annual supplements.

US Statutes at Large

http://gpoaccess.gov/statutes/index.html

The Statues at Large contain the permanent collection of all laws and resolutions enacted during each session of Congress from the 104th Congress to the present.

Weather and Natural Disasters

NOAA’S National Weather Service

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/

Research weather forecasts for the entire country, including severe weather warnings and past weather information.

NOAA’S Tsunami Web Site

http://www.tsunami.noaa.gov/

A educational site with thorough information on tsunamis, including the role NOAA plays in predicting tsunamis worldwide.

National Interagency Fire Center

http://www.nifc.gov/fire_info/nfn.htm/

This site tracks current wildfires across the country, coordinates firefighting efforts, as well as providing education on wildfire prevention.

USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

The U.S. Geological Survey maintains this earthquake site to track the frequency and magnitude of earthquakes around the world s well as to provide educational information on many earthquake topics.