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Government Information on the Internet

 

Local Information

 

Contains a biography on Congressman Dan Burton, general information about Indiana's Fifth District, and links to Washington D.C. visitor information.

Find community statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau.

A service of the Access Indiana site. Provides Hoosiers with links to all Indiana counties and the services offered by local governments.

Environmental Protection Agency information about environmental conditions using interactive mapping to show population density, bodies of water, and topographical features.

 

State Information

 

A wealth of information about Indiana. The site contains the Governor's home page, legislative information from the Indiana General Assembly, the Indiana Code full text, Hoosier Lottery winning numbers, a State Job Bank link, the Indiana Sex Offender Registry, and the Attorney General's Unclaimed Property Database just to name a few.

Full-text publications from the Indiana Department of Education.

A non-profit citizens advocacy group that monitors the actions of local and state government. Site includes current events, Indiana laws, public access reports, and news archives. Site by non-governmental organization.

Interactive mapping feature for all 92 counties with information about county seats, population, and economic statistics. 

Indiana Memory, a collaboration of Indiana libraries, museums, archives, and related cultural organizations is a digital library that enables access to Indiana's unique cultural and historical heritage through a variety of digital formats and free distribution over the Internet.

Indiana University site done in partnership with other Indiana educational and governmental institutions.  Topographic maps and aerial photos of Indiana categorized by city, county, and state.

Statistics about agriculture, crime, economics, education, health, environment, population, and sports in Indiana.

 

Federal Information

 

Indexes print and electronic information products created by Federal agencies.  Contains bibliographic records generated since January 1994.  It is updated daily.

Interactive database for the 2000 Census.  Includes American Factfinder, Economic Census, and American Community Survey.

The official proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. GPO Access contains Congressional Record volumes from 140 (1994) to the present.

An annual series that provides sub-national economic data by industry. Useful for studying the economic activity of small areas; analyzing economic changes over time; analyzing market potential; setting sales quotas; and developing budgets.

Identifies issues making news headlines and Web sources with additional information. Site by non-governmental organization.

The database by the Office of Management and Budget includes aggregate data on the number and cost of earmarks and displays that information by agency and State. In addition, the database provides details on individual earmarks. This database remains a work in progress.

Provides access to Federal resources in over twenty-five languages.

The official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. 

Gateway to statistics from over 100 Federal agencies. Search by topic, geography, or Congressional district.

Compendium of trade statistics compiled by the United States Census Bureau.

An independent organization tracking the actions of the Federal government. Information includes recent votes, bills, cartograms, and committee assignments. Site by non-governmental organization.

Produced by the Government Printing Office, this site has searching access to over 70 full text databases. Search and retrieve documents from the Congressional Record, the Federal Register, and the United States Code among others.

Thurgood Marshall Law Library's complete electronic record of United States Commission on Civil Rights publications held in the Library's collection and available on the USCCR Web site.

National Technical Information Service serves is a central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information.

Congressional Research Reports for the People make public the reports drafted by "think tanks" for members of Congress. Reports are grouped by collection and current issues. Site by non-governmental organization.

This U.S. Government Web site encourages public participation in the Federal rulemaking process by allowing you to view and comment on regulations and other actions for Federal agencies.

STAT-USA/Internet, a service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the site for the U.S. business, economic and trade community, providing authoritative information from the Federal government.

Committees, directories, and activities about each branch of government.

Legislative information from the Library of Congress including Bills, Congressional committees, and the Congressional Record.

Current and cumulative U.S. export and import data for over 18,000 export commodities and 24,000 import commodities.

Annual reports present detailed vital statistics data, including mortality, marriage, and divorce.  (Volumes for 1963-1985 are not available electronically. Check IU Kokomo Library Reference Collection). Also available are the National Vital Statistics Reports.

Send e-mail to the president, browse press releases, or get information on Federal Services.

 

Federal Information Directories/Portals

 

A great directory from Grace York and the staff of the University of Michigan Document Center. The Statistical Resources on the Web page includes resources for over twenty categories of statistics.  

Electronic documents issued by the Federal Depository Library Program. The goal of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) is to assure current and permanent public access to information published by the U.S. Government.

Indexes U.S. Government Web pages and state government  Web pages, totaling over one million pages. Site by non-governmental organization.

A searchable database from the University of British Columbia Library of over 700 Web links designed to help locate government Web resources, including captured homepages, topic-specific sites, individual e-documents, statistical sites and more.

A menu based Internet directory. Site by non-governmental organization.

 

International Information

 

Gateway to the official site of the European Union. Available in twenty languages. Comprehensive collection of EU documents, institutions, services, and activities.

Purdue University directory of foreign and international statistical agencies.

University of Toronto site providing information about the G8, including summits, documents, data sets, photos, and news releases.

Stanford University site with information and documents on and about the General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade from 1947 to 1994. There are over 59,000 publications by GATT and additional resources about the World Trade Organization.

Official site of the United Nations. Provides basic facts about the UN as well as in-depth presentations about key issues, including human rights, economic development, international law, and global conflict.

 

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