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Federal Government
Finding Aids and Directories
Search for GRPL's federal documents received since 2002.
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications - Search for government documents from 1976 to the present. Many links to online documents provided.
USA.gov - The official U.S. gateway to all government information
GPO Access - A service of the U.S. Government Printing Office, GPO Access provides free electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government.
University of Michigan Documents Center - Excellent reference and referral point for government information: state, federal, and international.
Census
American Factfinder - Gateway to census information from the U.S. Census Bureau. Data from 1990 and 2000 fully available at this site, plus some historical data. Census information also available in print at the Main Library in reference and in government documents storage C3.223
Dicentennial Census - Direct links to particular years of the census. Some scanned images of the oldest data.
Historical Census Browser - This site contains information from the 1790-1960 census down to the county level. A good source for historical census data, although not every detail is included.
Michigan Census Highlights - Good place to start for current Michigan statistical information.
Population and Economic Census Data for Michigan - Historical data for Michigan locations.
Congress and Lawmaking
Congressional Representatives:
Congressional Directory - The official handbook of the US Congress including biographical sketches of legislators, committee assignments, congressional boards and commissions. Earlier editions available back to 1885 (48th Congress) in government documents storage Y4.P93/1
Congressional Record - 1989 through current year available online. Years previous to 1989 available in government document storage X1.1/A
Federal Register - The official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents. Issues back to 1995 available online.
Serial Set - The U.S. Congressional Serial Set contains the House and Senate Documents and the House and Senate Reports. Grand Valley State University houses the majority of our library's historical Serial Set (years 1817-) in the Seidman House collection. Our library has the Serial Set on microfiche (1979-) in government documents storage. In addition, the Library of Congress has digitized over one hundred Serial Set volumes and made them available online.
Thomas - Track legislative activity, from the Library of Congress
Copyright, Patent and Trademark Information
Google Patent Search - A quick and easy way to search over seven million patents.
United States Copyright Office - Go here for copyright forms and to search copyright registrations (since 1978).
United States Patent and Trademark Office - Search patents and trademarks, and find out how to apply for patents and trademarks. The Grand Rapids Public Library owns the Patent Index and the Official Patent Gazette from 1872 on, government documents storage C21.5; and the Trademark Index from 1927 on, government documents storage C21.5/3:
Patent & Trademark Depository Library at Ferris State University - The closest federally designated Patent and Trademark Deposit Library is at Ferris State.
CPI & Economic Data
Consumer Price Index - CPI information from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
County Business Patterns - Annual series that provides economic data by industry. 1993 on available online, older editions found in government documents storage C3.204/3
Economic Census - Conducted every five years, the economic census provides a profile of the nation's economy from the national to the local level.
Stat-USA and USATrade Online - Authoritative business, trade, and economic information from across the federal government. Access State of the Nation (SOTN), Global Business Opportunities (GLOBUS) and National Trade Data Bank (NTSB)from this site. See library staff for password.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Butterworth #2 Landfill Site - Superfund Site. The Grand Rapids Public Library is an EPA Depository for documents related to this superfund sites. Available in government documents storage.
ChemCentral Site - Superfund Site. The Grand Rapids Public Library is an EPA Depository for documents related to this superfund sites. Available in government documents storage.
Environmental Protection Agency EPA Region 5 - EPA's site for environmental information for the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
President
Budget of the United States Government - Issued by the Office of Management and Budget
Economic Report of the President - Copies of this annual report from the President are available back to 1954 in government documents storage PR42.9
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States - Hoover on (except Roosevelt) in government documents storage AE2.114
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents - Contains statements, messages, and other presidential materials released by the White House during the preceding week. Online from 1993 to the present.
Statistics
Bureau of Justice Statistics - Statistics available on crimes, victims, criminal offenders, firearms, law enforcement, prosecution, courts, sentencing, and corrections.
FedStats - Access statistics from over 100 federal agencies. Browse for statistics by agency, topic, or location, or search for statistics across agencies. Also includes data tools that allow you to create tables, download and export statistics.
Statistical Abstract of the United States - Contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States.
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