Electronic Resources

Subject Resources: Government Information

= USC users only     = Multiple sources

Databases
	AccessUN Indexes United Nations documents and publications.
			1966 to the present
	American FactFinder View, print, and download statistics about population, housing, industry, and business.
	CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online Comprehensive source for research in international affairs.
			1991 to the present
	CQ Library Index and full text access to the CQ Weekly and The CQ Researcher.
			1983 to the present
	Declassified Documents Reference System Access to formerly classified U.S. government documents as they are declassified.
			Post WWII to the present
	Digital National Security Archive Full text U.S. government documents related to particular international issues or crisis.
	EIU Country Reports Provides detailed political, economic and business information on 180 countries.
	Expanded Academic ASAP Articles from more than 1,500 scholarly, trade and general-interest publications, many in full-text.
			1980 -- present
	Federal Register Search proposed and final rules, Presidential documents, and meeting notices.
			July 1980--present
	Foreign Broadcast Information Service Electronic Index Index to FBIS Daily Reports issued from 1975-1996.
			1975-1996
	GovSearch (Government Search)
	GPO Catalog Access the complete Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications.
		First Search (OCLC)	1976 to the present
	HOMER Catalog of the Information Services Division's library materials (all libraries except Health Sciences Libraries and Law Library catalogs)
	LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe Full text business, financial, legal, medical, biographical, government and domestic and international newspaper resources.
			varies
	LexisNexis Congressional Universe Comprehensive access to United States legislative information.
			1970 to the present
	NetLibrary Collection of full-text electronic books.
	PAIS International Indexes public affairs journals, documents, pamphlets, books and yearbooks.
			1972 to the present
	PARLINE database Database of official documents from national parliaments.
	PARLIT database Database of bibliographic references on the role, structure and working methods of national parliaments.
	Policy File Public policy research indexing and abstracting, as well as full text items.
	ProQuest Access databases of resources for arts, business, humanities, social sciences, science and newspaper resources.
			varies
	Rand Abstracts Books, publications, and academic journal articles in RAND's publicly available collection.
	StatesmanÂ?s Yearbook Online Comprehensive coverage of government and politics, geography, history, economics, social policy and culture for 192 countries.
	Statistical Universe Indexes printed federal, state, international statistical publications, and selected business and professional publications containing statistics.
	THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet An official source of United States Federal Legislative information.
	U.S. Congressional Serial Set
		Readex	1817-1980
	U.S. Gazetteer searchable database containing geographic information, maps and 1990 census data
eJournals
	Congressional Quarterly Researcher In-depth coverage of timely issues.
			Jan. 1991-present
	Congressional Quarterly Weekly Weekly news magazine of Congressional activity.
			1983 - present
	Government Information Quarterly
			v. 12, no. 1 (1995) -- present
	Journal of Government Information
			v. 22, no. 1 (1995) -- present
	NBER Working Papers Papers from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
	Public Budgeting and Finance Serves as a forum for the communication of research and experiences on all facets of government finance
	Public Finance Review Publishes articles about the public sector of the economy and the finance sector.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 27, no. 1 (1997)-- 2004
		Sage	v. 27, no. 1 (1999)-- present
	Public Integrity The foremost journal on ethics and leadership in all aspects of modern public service.
	Rhetoric & Public Affairs A new interdisciplinary journal devoted to the history, theory, and criticism of public discourse.
		Project Muse	v. 3 (2000) -- present
	Statistical Abstract of the United States Collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States
		See More Info for access information.	no. 1 (1878)-present
eBooks
	Budget of the United States Government
		See More Info for access information.	1996-present
	Encyclopedia of American foreign policy Essays by subject experts on American foreign policy
	NetLibrary Collection Collection of full-text electronic books.
	Statistical Abstract of the United States Collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States
		See More Info for access information.	no. 1 (1878)-present
	World Factbook Annual publication provides general info on every country of the world.
Web Sites
	California Ballot Propositions California ballot propositions from 1911 to the present
	California code of regulations Regulations that have been formally adopted by the state of California
	California Government Officials Information about California government officials
	California Law 29 codes, covering various subject areas, the State Constitution and Statutes
	California State Library The State Library is California's public research library
	California Voter Foundation Convenient access to reliable election information
	CenStats Databases Collection of census databases
	CensusTools Collection of free Excel spreadsheets to download for recording census data.
	Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments Site lists the current heads of state of the world's governments.
	Counting California Collate and integrate data by topic, geography, title, and provider about California
	Data Bases Available to All USC Researchers Databases locally available to USC researchers.
			varies
	Department of Energy (DOE) Technical Standards Contains a great range of handbooks aimed to provide DOE benchmarks for standards
	Elections around the world Hub of information on elections worldwide
	Fed in print Index to the Federal Reserve System economic research publications.
	Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) A database of economic statistics with historic time series data.
			Beginning of data series to present.
	Fedstats Gateway site for U.S. government agency statistics
	Foreign Consular Offices in the United States
	Foreign Government Resources on the Web
	Foreign governments websites
	GovEngine.com Consolidates links to official federal, state, and local government information sites for the United States.
	Governments on the WWW Comprehensive database of governmental institutions on the World Wide Web.
	GPO Access Provides free online use of over 1,500 databases of Federal information in over 80 applications.
	Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States Inaugural addresses of all American presidents.
	International governmental organizations websites The international organizations included in the list are intergovernmental organizations (IGOs).
	Latin American and Caribbean Government Documents Project Organizes and describes official Latin American government documents sites.
			varies
	Marshall's Virtual Electronic Library (MarVEL) In-depth guidance on research in the business and accounting fields.
			Current
	Municipal Codes Online Quick access to city and county municipal codes available on the Internet
	National Resources Inventory (NRI) Statistics on land use and natural resource conditions of US nonfederal lands.
	Population Index on the Web Primary reference tool to all forms of research on the world's population.
			1986-
	Privacy and Library Records Update: USA Patriot
	Project Inform (Spanish)
	Statistical Abstract of the United States Collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States
		See More Info for access information.	no. 1 (1878)-present
	Statistical Resources on the Web [University of Michigan] Directory with links to statistics available on the Web.
			varies, depending on site
	UN-HABITAT The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-HABITAT, is the United Nations agency for human settlements.
	usgovsearch U.S. government offical web site
	World Bank Group The World Bank Group offers information such as news, publications, issues and regional perspectives
	World Development Report 2004 Investigates how countries can accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by making services work for poor people.
	World Factbook Annual publication provides general info on every country of the world.