Government Information: United States

• The FDLP defined core sources of government information.
• Assistance Listings 
  Provides detailed, public descriptions of Federal assistance listings available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); Federally recognized Indian tribal governments, Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi- public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups, and individuals.
• Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government Presents educational content for the public on the workings of the U.S. Government and U.S. history, with a focus on civics.
• Budget of the United States Government Contains the budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications issued throughout the fiscal year.
• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications A finding tool for publications from all three branches of the U.S. government. Updated daily, it contains descriptive records for current and historical publications and provides direct links to those online.
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) The annual edition of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by departments and agencies of the U.S. Government.
• Compilation of Presidential Documents The official publications of materials released by the White House Press Secretary.
• Congress.gov Provides information about legislative activities, publications, and other related materials for members of Congress and the public.
• Congressional Record The official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress, published daily when Congress is in session. (Note: This is the daily edition. There is also a bound edition.)
• The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Also known as the Constitution Annotated, includes the U.S. Constitution and analysis and interpretation, with in-text annotations of cases decided by the Supreme Court of the United States.
• Economic Indicators Published monthly by the Council of Economic Advisors for the Joint Economic Committee, provides economic information on GDP, income, employment, production, business activity, prices, money, credit, security markets, Federal finance, and international statistics.
• The Economic Report of the President to the Congress An annual report, issued by the Executive Office of the President and the Council of Economic Advisors, providing on overview of economic progress, with extensive data appendices.
• Explore Census Data (also known as data.census.gov) A source for population, economic, housing, and geographic information and data about the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island areas.
• Federal Register The daily publication of the rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, along with executive orders.
• GovInfo A database providing authenticated access to official publications from all three branches of the U.S. Government.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) A resource for occupational and career information, providing profiles on a majority of jobs in the United States. Profiles describe the work environment, education and training needed, a ten year outlook, and median pay for workers.
• Official Congressional Directory Includes biographical and directory information about members of the House and Senate, committee memberships, terms of service, and related content.
• Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States Official publication of the President's addresses, writings, and remarks.
• Social Security Handbook Resource for the most common questions about Social Security.
• United States Code The codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States, divided by broad subjects into 53 titles.
• The United States Government Manual The official handbook of the U.S. Government, providing information on the agencies from all three branches, quasi-official agencies, international organizations in which the United States participates, boards, commissions, and committees.
• United States Reports Contains the final version of the opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States.
• United States Statutes at Large Contains the permanent laws enacted during each session of Congress.
• USA.gov A subject-based portal to Federal services and resources online. A Spanish site is also available.

Welcome to this United States Government Documents Guide! Jackson is an FDLP Depository, which provides access to public federal government information published by the Government Publishing Office. Under the tab at the top labeled "United States", you will find links to pages with information specific to the US executive, legislative, and judiciary branches.

Accessing US Government Documents:

• Use the quick links in the Basic Collection on this guide.
• Search the UNCG Library Catalog. 
• Discover using the US Catalog of Government Publications  or in GovInfo:
  

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  A database providing authenticated access to official publications from all three branches of the U.S. Government.
• Search by SuDoc call number:
  
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• Browse US documents by Agency, Subagency, and Publication Series below using our custom finding aid.
• Google Advanced search is also a great approach to search just .gov sites. Include in your search string site:.gov and you will find sites only in that domain.

What is a SuDoc number?

Every SuDoc number begins with a capital letter or letters, which stand for the main issuing agency.  For example:“A” stands for the Agriculture Dept and “HE” stands for the Dept. of Health and Human Services. 

After the beginning letter, there is a number, a period, and another number. Don’t think of this as a decimal number – think of the number after the period as a whole new number.  That’s because HE 20.57 would come before HE 20.3152. As whole numbers, 57 is less than 3152.

Every SuDoc number is split in two by a colon after the second number.  The part of the SuDoc before the colon indicates what agency produced it.  The part of the SuDoc after the colon indicates its unique number based on its date or its title.  For instance, a serial that comes out every month might be labeled D 1.67:97/4 (meaning April of 1997).  Or a publication that comes out annually might look like ED 1.337:996. 

Walter Clinton Jackson Library is a depository in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). The FDLP is administered by the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), which was created by law in 1813 to communicate government information to the American public in a way that is freely and easily accessible. Jackson Library has been a selective depository in Congressional District 6 of the program since being designated in 1963. While microfilm may no longer be collected, as well as many other material changes since that time, the core mission and function of a federal depository library has not altered.