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Government


  • American Factfinder — Your source for population, housing, economic, and geographic census and other data.
  • Ben's Guide — The educational component of GPO Access, GPO's service to provide the official online version of legislative and regulatory information. Documents, such as the U.S. Constitution, are available here.
  • Catalog of U.S. Government Publications — Finding tool for Federal publications that includes descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online.
  • Country Studies Area Handbooks — From the Library of Congress
  • Fastweb — Free, searchable database of schools, scholarships, fellowships, loans, and grants .
  • FindLaw Constitutional Law Center — Educational resource site dedicated to the United States Constitution and the U.S. Supreme Court: historical documents, biographies, Supreme Court Decisions, Town Hall forum, Federal & State Statutes & more....
  • FirstGov — The U.S. Government's official information portal
  • GPO Access — Information/publications from the U.S. Government Printing Office .
  • Government Gazettes on the Web — Worldwide government information, from the University of Michigan.
  • Looks Too Good To Be True Fraud Site — Developed and maintained by a joint federal law enforcement and industry task force, this site educates and protects the consumer from becoming a victim of Internet fraud schemes. Funded by the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
  • NACo — National Association of Counties provides governance, ordinances, news, isuues, and other county organizational and demographic information. Also provides a "Find a County" feature.
  • National Interagency Fire Center — Find out what is burning and where. Also includes educational and management materials for potential firefighters & agencies.
  • Our Documents — History buffs, trivia lovers, and engaged citizens and students alike will enjoy visiting Our Documents, a primary source website that showcases 100 of the most important U.S. documents ever written. See George Washington's Inaugural Address--written in his own hand--and more!
  • Science.gov — FirstGov for Science. A portal to locate a vast number of scientific websites.
  • Serial Set: Congressional Research Digital Collection and U.S. Serial Set (1789-1969) — (via Lexis-Nexis) Explore Congress in action; includes congressional publications, legislative research, Federal Register, and floor votes. Also includes U.S. Serial Set (1789-1969) and Serial Set Maps.
  • Thomas — U.S. Congress information from the Library of Congress.
  • U.S. Congress Votes Database — Washington Post's deep database of every vote in the United States Congress since the 102nd Congress (1991). It lets you browse votes in a variety of ways -- both in aggregate and for individual members of Congress.
  • U.S. Government Publications [Catalog] — Finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online.
  • World Fact Book
  • Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) — WIND is part of the University of Wyoming's College of Health Sciences. Major functions include preparing university students to help persons with disabilities live and work in more inclusive communities and providing current information about the broad area of disabilities, particularly in the area of developmental disabilities, to Wyoming residents and professionals.
  • Wyoming Job Network
  • Wyoming State Law Library — Source of legal information for the Wyoming Judicial System, with particular emphasis on insuring the supply of current and relevant materials to the Wyoming Supreme Court.
  • Wyoming State Website
  • Wyoming Statutes
  • Wyoming Supreme Court Cases Database

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Resources marked with this graphic are subscriptions, accessible on-campus to all library users.

Off-Campus Access is restricted to NWC students, faculty, and staff members.

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