Finding Government Information

Starting Places

FedWorld Gateway to government information managed by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS).
FirstGov Government search engine for federal and state government information.
Frequently Used Sites Relating to U.S. Federal Government Information An extensive list of goverment sites arranged by level of government and by subject. From the Government Information Center at Vanderbilt University.
Google Uncle Sam Searches U.S. government sites on the web.
GPO Access This is the website of the U.S. government printing office. It includes a link to search full-text government databases such as the Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, Supreme Court decisions, public laws, and congressional bills.
University of Michigan's Document Center A comprehensive site for locating government information, federal, state, and interanional. The Documents in the News section is especially useful for identifying government issues making headlines

U.S. - Executive, Legislative, & Judicial

Guide to Law Online Maintained by the Library of Congress, this site offers links to statutes, regulations, judicial opinions, court rules, law journals, and law-related web sites.
Supreme Court of the Unted States Recent Decisions, Docket, Opinions, Court Rules, About the Court, etc.
Supreme Court Collection From the Legal Inforation Institute at Cornell, this site archives all opinions of the court since May, 1990.
Supreme Court Decisions 1937-1975 Search Supreme Court Decisions from 1937-1975 via GPO Access.
Thomas Legislative information on the Internet including full-text congressional bills and other publications.
U.S. Federal Courts Information about and links to U.S. Courts
U.S. Government Agencies & Departments A-Z index of federal agencies and departments
U.S. House of Representatives Gateway to the work of the House of Representatives.
U. S. Senate Information about Senators, Committees, and Current Legislation.
White House Issues, News, Major Speeches

State & Rhode Island Government Resorces

R.I. Gov Rhode Island government portal
Rhode Island Secretary of State Links to state officials, legislation, Rhode Island election information, state agencies, Rhode Island history and tourism.
Rhode Island State Government Information Links to government agencies, the legislature, congressional offices, and Rhode Island cities and towns.
State of Rhode General Assembly Legislative and contact information, bill status and history, etc/
State Library and State Publication Clearinghouse Links to the State Library, publications, and other Rhode Island government agencies.
State & Local Governments on the Net Browse by state or town

International Resources

Diplomacy Monitor: St. Thomas School of Law Primary documentation for tracking government documents on the web, including communiques, statements, press briefings, news releases, position papers, etc.
International Affiairs Comprehensive collection of lints to resources related to international affairs.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Press releases, archives, basic texts, fact sheets, communiques, NATO handbook, speeches, etc.
PRAXIS, Resources for Social and Economic Development From the University of Pennsylvannia. This site offers international development links, agencies, organizations, social/development sites, population groups, country resources, and more.
Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets State Department publications issueed to inform American travelers about current conditions in foreign countries.
Treaties and International Agreements RWU only. 15,000 treaties and interantional agreements, including international tax treaties. Updated monthly. For acces click on Login using Password. See Librarian for password.
Treaties and International Law Links to indivdual treaties and international agreements.
The United Nations Includes full text of the UN General Assembly and Security Council Resolutions and documents, as well as links to UN affiliated organizations.
University of Michigan's Document Center International Agencies and Information on the Web Choose from a listing of international comprehensive sites, or browse a detailed alphabetical directory of organizations, or use its searchable database.
University of Minnesota Human Rights Library Collection of key human rights treaties, links to human rights organizations and bibliographies.
World Bank News, full-text publications, information on countries and regions of the world.
World Health Organization The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health.

Government Data & Statistical Information

Bureau of Justice Statistics Statistics on crime and law enforcement
Bureau of Labor Statistics Economic data of the U.S. Links to the Consumer and Producer Price Indexes and much, much more.
Data on the Net Maintained by the University of California at San Diego, this site serves as a gatewy to statistical web sites.
FedStats Comprehensive gateway to federal statistical databases.
Historical Statistics of the United States RWU only. A standard source for historical statistics in American history. Tables can be dowbloaded in Excel or CSV. You can create custom tables by merging columns from multiple tables.
International Database Maintained by the U.S. Census, this database provides tables of demographics and socioeconomic statistics for all countries of the world.
National Criminal Justice Research Service "NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide."
The Pop Clock Projected up-to-the minute population counts for the United States and the world.
Statistical Abstract of the United States National Data Book -- authoritative and comprehensive summary of current U.S. statistics.
United States Census Link to American Fact Finder to find population, housing, and economic information about U.S. counties, cities, and towns.

Government Reference Sources: Documents & Facts

50 States Factual information on all fifty states.
CIA World Factbook Detailed Summaries of the political, economic, demographic, and gelograpnic conditions of over 200 countries.
Country Studies/Area Handbook Program From the Library of Congress this site provides information on the political, economic, social, and security systems on countries around the world.
Historical Documents Full text of many historical documents including the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence.
U.S. Government Manual Online version of this directory of government agencies. Includes names, phone numbers, and organizational charts.