State Library of Ohio - State Government

Federal Government Information

As the federal regional depository library for Ohio, the State Library of Ohio receives all of the materials distributed via the Federal Depository Library Program by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC for use by the public. The collection comprises over one million publications, dating from the 1700's. Holdings from 1976 forward may be searched in the State Library online catalog. Older materials can be located by using paper indexes (e.g., the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications) in the library. Public access terminals are available on site to search for government information electronically.

Federal Agency Information

Federal Business Opportunities – The single government point–of–entry for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. Government buyers are able to publicize their business opportunities by posting information directly to FedBizOpps via the Internet.

Department of Labor – Consumer Price Indexes – Produces monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services.

Department of the Interior – Land Patents

Department of Energy – Information Bridge – Provides an open source to full–text and bibliographic records of Department of Energy (DOE) research and development reports.

Energy Citations 1948 – present – Provides easy and fast access to the Department of Energy's scientific and technical information.

National Labor Relations Board Decisions

Davis–Bacon Wage Determinations – Wage determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, which determines prevailing wage rates to be paid on federally funded or assisted construction projects.

Federal Budget

Federal Census Information

U.S. Census Data

Historical Census Data – Describes the people and the economy of the U.S. for each state and county from 1790 to 1960.

U.S. Census Bureau – 2000 Census data concerning people, business, geography, and special topics

State Data Centers – The State Library of Ohio is designated a coordinating agency in the U.S. Census Bureau's network.

Congressional Publications

Congressional Publications – links to Congressional Bills, Reports, Documents, etc..., mostly going back to the 104th Congress (1995–96) brought to you by the U.S. Government Printing Office

Congressional Record – the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress, published daily

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress – Database of members of the U.S. Congress from 1774 to present

THOMAS – Legislative publications brought to you by the Library of Congress

Congressional Research Service – An arm of the Library of Congress, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) provides non–partisan, in–depth analysis for Congress on a variety of topics.

zFacts.com – This Google site looks into every CRS report on the Web.

Open CRS – Provides citizens access to CRS Reports already in the public domain.

Federal Employment Opportunities

USAJobs – from the Office of Personnel Mangement

JOBS Library – from the FedWorld Information Network

Foreign Relations of the United States series – The official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication.

The U.S. Dept. of State: 1945 – 1976

The University of Wisconsin Digital Collections: digital facsimile, 1861 – 1960, incomplete

General Federal Information

FirstGov – One–stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources.

GPO Access – Disseminates official information from all three branches of the Federal Government.

Government Web Resources – from the Library of Congress

University of Michigan Documents Center – A central reference and referral point for government information, whether local, state, federal, foreign or international.

The White House – Home page of the Executive Branch of the Federal government

Federal Information For Kids

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids

The White House for Kids

Federal Laws And Rules

United States Code – contains the general and permanent laws of the United States

Code of Federal Regulations – divided into 50 titles which represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation

Federal Register – the official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents

Federal Publications – The GPO recommends that these collections be readily accessible.

FDLP Basic Collection – direct access to the basic federal government publications accessible at all federal depository libraries.

Core Documents of U.S. Democracy – online access to a core group of current and historical government publications that define our democratic society.

New Electronic Titles (NET) – includes Web–accessible U.S. Government publications of public interest or educational value.

Public Papers of the Presidents – Currently, GPO Access contains the Public Papers for Presidents George H.W. Bush, Clinton, and George W. Bush. Additional volumes covering the administrations of Presidents Hoover, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan will be made available from GPO in the future.

The State Library has the Presidential Papers from Hoover through Nixon available in paper in our Federal Reference section.

U.S. Government Manual

Federal Statistical Information

FEDSTATS – The gateway to statistics from more than 100 U.S. Federal agencies

Statistical Abstract – a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data are also included.

Federal Tax Forms & Publications

U.S. Supreme Court Decisions

Supreme Court Decisions 1937–1975

Supreme Court Decisions 1992–2000

Recent Supreme Court Decisions