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Scope: Local, State, Federal and International resources. Includes
government documents
and sources for information on government programs and offices.
Local - State - Federal - International
LOCAL SOURCES
- Gloucester County
- City of Hampton
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- City of Chesapeake
- City of Newport News
- City of Norfolk
- City of Poquoson
- City of Portsmouth
- City of Suffolk
- City of Virginia Beach
- City of Williamsburg
- York County
- Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
- Virginia
local government links -
From GovEngine.com
- National
Association of Counties - Comprehensive database of
information on counties, including a listing of county officials, and
links to Capitolimpact.com, which provides nationwide county statistics
such as economic and demographic data.
- City-Data.com -
Stats about all US cities - Compiles city statistics and other data from
government and commercial sources. Includes
demographic data, new building permits, crime statistics, monthly
average weather data, available hospitals, universities, airports,
public and private schools, and AM/FM radio stations.
STATE OF VIRGINIA
BOOKS
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
PERIODICAL AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Access to the subscription-based resources from off campus is available for TNCC faculty,
staff, and registered students through the use of a proxy server. Click the link for instructions. Remote Access
INTERNET
SOURCES
- Almanac of Policy Issues - Contains statistics, information and links including links to news,
articles, directories, and associations on several government policy issues.
- Americans With Disabilities Act. ADA home page sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice.
- Census Bureau
- Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Congress.org -
A tool for increasing voter participation, this nonpartisan site allows
you to track the status of appropriation bills, follow key votes, write
your federal, state and local representatives or post messages to them
online, and see
what actions have been proposed by a variety of groups.
- Department of
Homeland Security
- Federal Consumer Information Center -
answers to questions about Federal agencies, programs and services.
- Federal Register
- FedStats -
The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.
- FindLaw Constitutional Law Center - comprehensive site devoted to legal research. Includes over 8,000 federal and state forms.
- USA.gov -
searchable
gateway to over 50 million pages of federal, state & local resources.
- Financial Report of the United States Government - Annual report from the U.S. Treasury, laying out the country's financial picture with real accounting and audited numbers.
- Food & Drug Administration
- Free Government
Information -
A site for initiating dialogue and building
consensus among the various players (libraries, government agencies,
non-profit organizations, researchers, journalists, etc.) who have a stake
in the preservation of and perpetual free access to government information. FGI promotes free government information through collaboration, education,
advocacy and research. Includes Blogs and Podcasts.
- GovBenefits.gov - Part of the e-government project to consolidate information
from all government agencies into easily usable category sites, this
"free, confidential tool that helps you find government benefits you
may be eligible to receive." Includes over 400 government benefit
program.
- GovEngine.com - Comprehensive federal, state, & local government links
for all U.S. states and territories.
- Government
Documents - Web pages created by VIVA institutions that provide access to government
documents.
- Government Printing Office - Access to over 200,000 documents through the GPO Access database.
- National Archives and
Records Administration - Independent Federal Agency which ensures continuing access to essential evidence that
documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of federal officials,
and the national experience
- STAT-USA - U.S. Department of Commerce site for the
U.S. business, economic and trade community.
- Tax Forms and Publications
- from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service
- THOMAS - legislative information from the Library of Congress
- USA.gov - complete list of links to all federal agencies and their information and much much more.
- United States Copyright Office - at the Library of Congress.
- U.S. Department of Defense
- United States Patent and Trademark Office - the home page of this office.
- U.S. Postal Service
INTERNATIONAL
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