It’s got a good beat & you can dance to it:

Gov docs Top 10

#1: USA.gov http://www.usa.gov

Browse recommendations for robust sites by topic

Quick links to services Search Federal & State government

#2: THOMAS http://thomas.loc.gov Access to current and recent legislation:

Bill text and summaries Voting results Links to the text of speeches & debates in

Congress Great for materials 1989-present

#3: White House.gov

http://www.whitehouse.gov Policy statements Rapid posting of speeches, press

conferences, issue overviews Feedback functions

#4: MT.gov

http://mt.gov Power links:

Access Your Government Online Services State Agencies

#5: Census.gov http://www.census.gov

Demographic data Business data Government data Data on topics you wouldn’t expect

#6: GPO Access http://www.gpoaccess.gov

Core government reference tools Generally organized by branches of the

government Catalog of Government Publications FDSys

#7: Regulations.gov

http://www.regulations.gov Find proposed regulations Find accompanying documents Submit your comments

Not the most user-friendly, but powerful & improving

#8: Science.gov

http://www.science.gov Recommended links by topic Robust search function Mix of citations, full text, links Alert features

#9: FedStats

http://www.fedstats.gov Good starting point

#10: WorldCat Invaluable tool for finding historical

government publications If the UM library is not listed as holding

something, contact me—I’ll double-check.

JENNIE BURROUGHSJENNIE.BURROUGHS@UMONTANA.EDU406-243-4548

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