Federal Government Resources
(Penrose Library is a Federal Depository Library)

Documents & Information

• Federal Documents in Penrose Library
• FedWorld
• FirstGov (U.S. Government's Official Web Portal)
• Government Web Resources (Library of Congress)
• Government webpages search: http://usgov.google.com
• GPO (U.S. Government Printing Office)
  • Constitution of the United States
  • U.S. Government Manual
• CIA Freedom of Information Act e-Reading Room

Executive Branch

• Official US Executive Branch Web Sites (Library of Congress)
• Public Papers Of The Presidents Of The United States

Legislative Branch

• Congressional Record
• Congressional Universe (LexisNexis)
• Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
  • Legislative Branch

Judicial Branch

• U.S. Courts
• U.S. Federal Courts Finder (Emory University)
• Academic Universe (LexisNexis)-Legal Research

Statistics

• FedStats
• Historical Statistics of the United States
• US Census
  • 1990 & 2000 US Census
  • American FactFinder (population, housing, economic, and geographic data)
  • Selected Historical Statistics
  • State & County QuickFacts
  • Statistical Abstract of the United States
• STAT-USA 
• White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room (current economic indicators)