Most frequently used reference sources in the Federal Government Publications Collection:
(revised 11/2/2004)
1990 Census: Kentucky (CD--C 3.282; Web: ; Ready Ref. or
Young Ref.--GP, C 3.223: & C 3.224:)
> use to locate statistics on population and housing: demographic, social and economic
Agricultural Statistics (CD--A 1.47/2; Web:
& Young--GP or Ready Ref. A 1 .47:)
>use to locate statistics on agriculture, forestry and farms
American Statistics Index (Web: Statistical Universe & Ready Ref. Z 7554.U5 A46)
> use to locate statistics produced by federal agencies
indexing only
Area Handbooks/CountryStudies (Web:
& Young--GP or Ready Ref. D 101.22: 550-#)
> use to locate detailed information about foreign countries
Background Notes (Web:
& Young--GP or Ready Ref. S 1.123:)
> use to locate brief information on foreign countries
Budget of the United States (Young--GP, Ready Ref. or Young Ref.—GP, PrEx 2.8: and/or
Y 1.1/7: or GPO Access: )
> use to locate detailed information about executive branch budget requests,
appropriations and expenditures
Business Statistics (Ready Ref. C 59.11/3: & HC 101 .A13122)
> use to locate time series for economic data
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (Web: , Young—GP,
Young Ref.--GP or Ready Ref. PrEx 2.20:)
> use to locate information on benefits available to U.S. citizens from federal agencies
CIS U.S. Serial Set Index (CD--Congressional Masterfile 1; Web: Congressional Universe;
& Ready Ref. Z 1223 .Z9 C65 1975)
> use to locate nineteenth and twentieth century official Congressional reports and
documents
indexing only
Code of Federal Regulations (Ready Ref. GS 4.108: & Web: Academic Universe or
GPO Access: )
Federal Register (Young Ref.--GP & Periodicals Service Desk AE 2.106: & Web:
Academic Universe or GPO Access: )
> use to locate regulations from federal agencies
Condition of Education (Web: ;
Young--GP or Ready Ref. ED 1.109:)
> use to locate statistics on education at all levels
Congressional Directory (Ready Ref. & Young—GP, Y 4.P93/1: 1-Congress or
GPO Access: )
> use to locate information on members of Congress
Congressional Index (Rotunda KF 49 .C6)
> use to locate the status of a specific bill--paper back-up for electronic resources
Congressional Information Service (CD--Congressional Masterfile 2;
Web: Congressional Universe; & Rotunda KF 49 .C62)
> use to locate text of any Congressional hearing, print, report, document or public law
indexing only
Congressional Record (King N. Storage, Young--GP, or Young Ref.—GP, X/Congress: vol./pp.
or GPO Access: )
> use to locate debates held on the floor of Congress
Congressional Yellow Book (Ready Ref. JK 1083 .B55)
> use to locate information on members of Congress
County and City Data Book (CD & Ready Ref. or Young—GP, C 3.134/2:)
> use to locate population and housing statistics for all counties and cities:
demographic, social and economic
CQ Researcher (Ready Ref. H 35 .E3520)
CQ Weekly Report (Ready Ref. JK 1 .C15)
> use to locate analysis of legislation, especially pro and con
Digest of Education Statistics (Ready Ref. or Young—GP, ED 1.326:)
> use to locate statistics on education at all levels
Economic Report of the President (Young--GP ,Ready Ref. or Young Ref.—GP, Pr 42.9: or
Y 1.1/7: & GPO Access: )
> use to locate overview of executive branch budget requests, appropriations and
expenditures, as well as the economic status of the U.S.
Federal Yellow Book (Ready Ref. JK 6 .F45)
> use to locate information on federal agencies
Government Reports Announcements and Index (Cambridge Scientific website;
also Rotunda & Young--GP, C 51.9/3:)
> use to locate U.S. government technical reports from NTIS
indexing only
Guide to U. S. Elections (Ready Ref. JK 1967.C662 1985)
> use to locate information about any U.S. national or gubernatorial election
Guide to U. S. Government Publications (often called “Andriot” after former author)
(Ready Ref. Z 1223.Z7 A574)
> use to identify SuDoc number for any federal government serial or agency
Health United States (CD--HE 20.7042/2 & Ready Ref. or Young—GP, HE 20.7042/6:)
> use to locate health statistics
Historical Statistics of the United States (CD & Ready Ref. C 3.134/2:H 62)
> use to locate statistics on the U.S. in time series since colonial times
Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CD--GP 3.8/7:, Rotunda GP 3.8:
& GPO Access: )
> use to locate SuDoc numbers for any federal government publication
indexing only
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) (Web:
& Ready Ref. or Young--GP, HE 20.7009:)
> use to locate information on the occurrence of disease (“morbidity”) and
deaths (“mortality”)
Occupational Outlook Handbook (CD--L 2.3/4-4:, Ready Ref. or Young--GP, L 2.3/4: & Web:
)
> use to locate information on forecasts for any occupation
Sales Product Catalog (Web: )
> use to order federal government publications
Shepard's Acts and Cases by Popular Name (Ready Ref. KF 90 .S5220)
> use to locate citation for any state or federal supreme court decision or public law
indexing only
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics (Ready Ref. or Young—GP, J 29.9/6: & Web:
)
> use to locate statistics on the criminal justice/punishment system
Statistical Abstract of the United States (Young--GP, Ready Ref. or Young Ref.--GP, C 3.134:,
CD--C 3.134/7: &
Web: )
> use to locate statistics on the U.S.
Statutes at Large (Young Ref.—GP, AE 2.111: &
GPO Access: )
> use to locate the text of public laws of the U.S.
SuDoc shelflist (FDT Work Area: call ext. 2142 or come over)
> use to confirm holdings/locations for the federal depository collection
Uniform Crime Reports (CD--J 1.14/7-8: , Ready Ref. or Young--GP, J 1.14/7: &
Web: )
> also known as “Crime in the U.S.”; use to locate statistics on crime
United States Code (CD--Y 1.2/5: , Young Ref.--GP or Young—GP, Y 1.2/5: or
Y 4.J 89/1:UN 3/3, & GPO Access: )
> use to locate the legal code on specific topics, and public laws by popular name
United States Congressional Serial Set Catalog: Numerical Lists . . . (Ready Ref. GP 3.7/2:
or GP 3.8/6: or GP 3.34:, & GPO Access: )
> use to locate twentieth century official Congressional reports and documents
indexing only
United States Government Manual (Young--GP, Young Ref--GP or Ready Ref. AE 2.108/2:
& GPO Access: )
> use to locate information on federal agencies
U.S. Government Periodicals Index (Web: Government Periodicals Universe
& Rotunda Z 1223.Z7 I5 )
> use to locate articles in federal government periodicals not covered by InfoTrac, etc.
> indexing only
U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook (Ready Ref. HC 106.82 .U16 1998 or C 61.48:)
> use to locate information on forecasts for any industry
United States Reports (Young Ref.—GP, Ju6.8: & Web: Academic Universe or
GPO Access: )
> use to locate the text of U.S. Supreme Court decisions
United States Treaties and Other International Agreements: Cumulative Indexes
(Ready Ref. JX231 .K38)
> use to locate text of treaties in United States Treaties and Other International
Agreements (Young--GP, S 9.12: )
> indexing only
> use Treaties in Force to locate only those treaties currently in effect
(Ready Ref. S 9.14: & Web: )
Vital Statistics of the United States (Web: ,
CD--HE 20.6209/11: & Ready Ref. or Young--GP, HE 20.6210: )
> use to locate statistics on birth, death, marriage and divorce
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