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GPO Access

All types of U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc.).

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Tennessee Attorneys Memo

Find concise weekly summaries of all opinions rendered by the Tennessee Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Court of Criminal Appeals and Workers' Compensation Appeals Panels as well as selected opinions from the state Attorney General, state trial courts, state administrative agencies, the U.S. Supreme Court, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Courts and U.S. Bankruptcy Courts.

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Tennessee Government Officials Directory

Find contact information for city, county, and state government officials in Tennessee.

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Tennessee Journal

Weekly insiders newsletter on Tennessee government, politics, and business; includes current Tennessee Tax Guide.

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WorldCat

Catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide; contains more than 62 million records.

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Selected Web Sites

Census Bureau

Every ten years the United States of America has a census. The U.S. Government collected all kinds of information about its citizens and it's all stored here. From the earliest Census in 1790 to the most recent 2000 Census, look up demographic, social and economic data here.

http://www.census.gov/

Federal Web Locator

Unsure of where to find your government information? Not even sure if there is government information on your topic? Look it up on this helpful government information organizer search engine.

http://www.infoctr.edu/fwl/

FedWorld

The FedWorld.gov web site is a gateway to government information. This site is managed by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) as part of it's information management mandate.

http://www.fedworld.gov/about.html

FirstGov

A powerful search engine and ever-growing collection of topical and customer-focused links connects you to millions of web pages–from the federal government, local and tribal governments and to foreign nations around the world. Search millions of web pages from federal and state governments, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. Most of these pages are not available on commercial websites. FirstGov has the most comprehensive search of government anywhere on the Internet.

http://first.gov/About.shtml

Government Printing Office (GPO)

The mission of the Government Printing Office (GPO) is to inform the Nation by producing, procuring, and disseminating printed and electronic publications of the Congress as well as the executive departments and establishments of the Federal Government.

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/

THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet

A wealth of information about what Congress does. Click here to get the official records of Congressional sessions. The indispensable source for bills and laws.

http://thomas.loc.gov/

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ETSU Departmental Web Sites

Stephen Allan Patrick's Guide to U.S. Documents

Very extensive set of links compiled by Stephen Patrick, ETSU Government Documents librarian.

http://faculty.etsu.edu/patricks/USdocsresources.htm

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