Government Information

American Presidency Project (1789 - present)
To search for and access comparative historical and political information about United States Presidents through their public communications; includes the Public Papers of the Presidents and the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents for recent Presidents.
BOPCRIS (The British Official Publications Collaborative Reader Information Service) (1688-1995)
Search and browse information from British Official Publications.
Catalog of Government Publications (1976-current)
Access official government publications made available through the United States Government Printing Office.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts (current)
Find information about Massachusetts laws, policies, citizen information, links to localities and more.
Congressional Publications (1789 - Present)
Search for United States Congressional documents produced from 1789 to current. Search Congressional Record from 1985- present.
Consumer Product Safety Commission (past two years)
To get current and historical information about product safety recalls and records
Consumer Sentinel (1997 - present)
Get the facts on consumer frauds from Internet cons, prize promotions, work-at-home schemes, and telemarketing scams to identity theft. Report your fraud complaints so they can be shared with law enforcement officials across the U.S. and around the world.
Council of Europe (1949-current)
To find centralized information about human rights, democracy and the rule of law; the CoE is the European forum for discussion and promotion of these ideals.
Country Profiles / Area Handbooks (current)
To get summarized current information about the countries profiled.
Declassified Documents Reference System (1941-current)
Find primary source government documents obtained through FOIA. Research U.S. foreign and domestic policy.
DisabilityInfo.gov
Federal Communications Commission Record (1986 - present)
To find decisions, reports and public notices and other documents of the Federal Communications Commission from 1986 to the present.
Federal Resources organized by Agency
Find United States Federal agency information.
Federal Resources Organized by Topic (current)
Find United States Federal Government information by broad topic; useful if one is not sure which agencies are responsible for which areas.
Finding Congressional Publications (1789-current)
How to find Congressional materials at Williams.
Government of Canada Publications (1985-present)
Find Canadian Government publications from 1985 - present. Find statistics, reports, policy documents, etc.
GPO Access Business-related sites (current)
Find quick links to a wide array of business related government stes
Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights (1961 - present)
Find government documents and reports on issues related to race, ethnicity, religion and, more recently, sexual orientation.
ILOLEX Database of International Labour Standards (1919 - current)
Get full-text of ILO conventions, recommendations and other information.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe - Codes and Regulations (Coverage Varies)
Search for state and federal court cases. Find state, federal and international laws.
National Conference of State Legislatures (varies)
Get detailed information on every state's legislative policy issues, ballot measures and news tracking on policy topics.
Nations of the World (current)
Get non-U.S. government information; links to constitutions, contact and descriptive information about executive, legislative, and judicial branches of other governments.
Official Documents - United Kingdom (1994-present)
Search for British Government documents.
Physician Profiles - Massachusetts (previous 10 years)
"Consumers use Physician Profiles when trying to choose a physician from a list supplied by their HMO. Others have found the information useful when they have been referred to a specialist. Expectant mothers use Physician Profiles as one step in choosing an obstetrician. Many physicians use the system to help patients when making a referral to a specialist"
Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913 (1674 - 1913)
To find primary source material from London legal system from late 17th to early 20th Century; to study minorities, migration, class, gender and many other social issues from that time.
Schedule of Volumes to the United States Serial Set 1970 - current (1970 - current)
To determine the Serial Volume number for Serial Set documents from 1970 - current that are indexed in the database Congressional Publications, but are not provided in digital format . The database does not include the Serial Volume number in the bibliographic information, and it is needed to locate the item in the library.
State Environmental Agencies (current)
To find official environmental state agencies for every U. S. State
THOMAS : legislative information on the Internet (Varies: most complete from 1994 - Present)
Find United States Congress legislative information.
U. S. States and Territories - Law (current)
Find all types of legal information about states and territories of the United States
United Nations General Assembly Resolutions (1946-current)
To find information about United Nations General Assembly resolutions, including full-text of resolutions.
United Nations Security Council Resolutions (1946-current)
To find information about United Nations Security Council Resolutions, including full-text
United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS) (1946-current)
Obtain text of treaties to which U.N. member nations are party.
United States Census Bureau - Poverty Data (coverage varies)
To find poverty data for the United States.
United States Department of Agriculture (current)
To find current U.S. Government policy information about agricultural issues, including marketing, food safety, nutrition, and economics. Use the National Agricultural Library's catalog, Agricola to find books and articles on agricultural issues.
United States Department of Defense (current)
To find official information about defense policies, organizations, functions and operations.
United States Government Manual (current)
To find detailed information about the functions and purposes of all United States Government Agencies
United States House of Representatives (current )
To get current and historical information about and from the United States House of Representatives
United States Senate (current)
To find information about and from the United States Senate, including biographical, historical and statistics.
USA Counties (current)
To get county-level data on United States counties
USA.gov (current)
To get official information about United States Government.
Women's Bureau, United States Department of Labor (current)
To find United States Government information and policy about the role and status of women.