Reference Sources

GOVERNMENT INFORMATION & LAW DEPT.

SELECTED REFERENCE TITLES & WEB PAGES

ADDRESSES AND GOVERNMENT AGENCY INFORMATION

United States Government Manual (Latest behind Gov Desk) (AE 2.108/2:)
List and descriptions of government agencies. Source for agency addresses and names of top officials.

Congressional Quarterly's Washington Information Directory (Behind Gov desk)
Addresses of government agencies and other organizations in the Washington D.C. area. Arranged by broad
subject categories with a name and subject index. Useful for identifying agencies, interest groups, lobbies,
congressional committees interested in a specific area.

Foreign Consular Offices in the United States (Gov U.S. SuDoc Ref S 1.69/2:)
Diplomatic List (Gov SuDoc Ref S 1.8:; latest King Ref JX 1705 .A22)
Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts (Gov U.S. SuDoc Ref S 1.40/5:)
Addresses of embassies and consulates in the U.S. and abroad and names of major personnel.

Congressional Directory (Latest behind Gov Desk) Y 4.P 93/1:1/

Federal Regulatory Directory (Behind Gov Desk)

The National Parks: Index (Gov U.S. SuDoc Ref I 29.103:)
List of all national parks and related areas with a brief description and addresses.

ATLASES

Rand McNally Road Atlas. Gov Ref G 1019 .R3x supp 2005

Additional atlases are in the King reference area.

COUNTRY INFORMATION

Background Notes (Gov U.S. SuDoc Ref S 1.123:)
Reports on each foreign country with selected statistics, and narrative background on people, geography,
government, history, political conditions, economy, foreign relations. Contains a short list of major books on
the country.

The World Factbook. (Gov U.S. SuDoc Ref PREX 3.15:)
Brief profiles of every country.

Country Commercial Guides 1996- Earlier editions

Also on STAT-USA. Individual country reports usually containing an economic trends and outlook chapter and
an economic and trade statistics chapter. Data often include current statistics on the GDP, population, inflation,
unemployment, exports, imports, and investment.

Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices. (Gov U.S. SuDoc Ref Y 4.IN 8/16:C 83/)

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. (Gov U.S. SuDoc Ref Y 4.IN 8/16-15:)

National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers. (Gov U.S. SuDoc Ref PREX 9.10:)
Individual country reports on import policies, standards and labeling, procurement, patent,
trademark, and copyright protection, services barriers, and investment barriers, anticompetitive practices,
and other related issues.

Country Statistics web page

DICTIONARIES

One large dictionary is on the stand. Smaller dictionaries are in the stand under the large one. Additional
dictionaries and thesauri can be found in the King reference area.

Online Reference Shelf (MiamiLINK)

FOOTNOTES/BIBLIOGRAPHIES

The Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources (Behind Gov desk)

The Bluebook A Uniform System of Citation (Harvard Law Review) (Gov Ref KF 245 .B58 2000)

DocsCite (Arizona State University)
A step-by-step guide to putting government publication citations into proper style format.

Additional style manuals are in the King reference area.

Online Reference Shelf (MiamiLINK)

GENEALOGY

Census Name Schedules web page

GOVERNMENT PROGRAM INFORMATION

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) (Gov U.S. SuDoc Ref PrEx 2.20:)
A description of all of the federal government's grant or assistance programs. Explains the nature and
purpose of each program, specifying eligibility requirements and application information.

Overview of Entitlement Programs (Green Book) (Latest behind Reference Desk) Y 4.W 36:10-4/
Description and statistics on some major federal programs such as social security, aid to families with
dependent children, food stamp.

Social Security Handbook. (Gov U.S. SuDoc Ref SSA 1.8/3:)
Description of Social Security program provisions.

Compilation of the Social Security Laws. (Gov U.S. SuDoc Ref Y 4.W 36:10-3/)
Current social security law with amendments.

Budget of the United States Government (Gov U.S. SuDoc Ref PREX 2.8:)

Government Agency Assignment web page

INTERNATIONAL

UNITED NATIONS

United Nations

United Nations Yearbook Gov Ref JX 1977 .A3 Y4

ODS Official Documentation System

UNBISnet United Nations Bibliographic Information System

EUROPEAN UNION

Europa

EU Bookshop

European Union Delegation of the European Commission to the USA

Directory of Community Legislation in Force and Other Acts... Gov Ref KJE 920.5 .D57

LAW

U.S. Constitution Annotated, and copies of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence (Beginning of
Gov US SuDoc Ref area, Serial 14152, and LC 1.2:C 76/10)
The annotated Constitution contains analysis and references to court cases. There are also several pamphlet
copies that are handy when someone wants a copy of the Constitution or one of its amendments.

Black's Law Dictionary Gov Ref KF 156 .B53

The Blue Book: A Uniform System of Citation Gov Ref KF 245 .B58

West's Encyclopedia of American Law Gov Ref KF 154 .W47 1998 v.

Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court Gov Ref KF 8742 .W567 1997 v.1-2

Tax Court Reports (TC) (Ju 11.7:)
Internal Revenue Bulletin and Cumulative Bulletin. (IRB, CB)
(T 22.23:, T 22.25:) (Revenue Rulings)
Law related sets that are in the U.S. collection rather than the law collection and that are asked for frequently.
People asking for revenue rulings should be referred to the IRS bulletins. These may be referred to or cited by
the abbreviations indicated. Sometimes the abbreviation is all a person will have. Also available in
LexisNexis Legal Research under Tax Law.

Dept. Web law guides:

Law Guide
Researching Court Decisions
U.S. Supreme Court Resources
Country Law
Shepard's and Shepardizing

MISCELLANEOUS

ACCRA Cost of Living Index. Gov Ref HB 23 /.U6/I57
Prices and cost of living index for many cities.

Congressional Quarterly Almanac and Weekly Gov Ref JK 1 .C66

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-1989 Gov U.S. SuDoc Ref Serial 13849

Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States 1789-1989 Gov U.S. SuDoc Ref Serial 13914

General Information Concerning Patents Gov U.S. SuDoc Ref C 21.26/2:
Basic Facts about Trademarks Gov U.S. SuDoc Ref C 21.2:T 67/4/
Copyright Basics. Gov U.S. SuDoc Ref LC 3.4/2:1/yr.
Information on patents, trademarks, and copyrights and how to apply for them.

Occupational Outlook Handbook Gov U.S. SuDoc Ref L 2.3/4: and office reserve
Guide to various occupations with information on training, expected salaries, and demand.

Standard Industrial Classification Manual (SIC) Gov U.S. SuDoc Ref PREX 2.6/2:In 27/987
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Gov U.S. SuDoc Ref PREX 2.6/2:IN 27/997

Climatological data publications

Climatological Data by states. C 55.214/ Paper, Micro, Internet
Monthly issues for each state with temperature and precipitation data for each day of the month. Also an
annual summary.

OHIO -- ADDRESSES AND AGENCY INFORMATION

Carroll's State Directory Gov Ref JK2482 .E94 S77

Official Roster of Federal, State, County Officers Gov Ref JK 5531

State of Ohio Government Web Page

Ohio Capitol Connection

OXFORD

Codified Ordinances of Oxford, Ohio Gov Ref KFX 2112 .O95 A35 1996

STATISTICS
These Dept. Web pages include reference titles and other resources:

Statistical Resources web page
Ohio Statistics web page
Country Statistics web page

TREATIES

Treaties web page