• American FactFinder - Your source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data.
• American Memory - Historical collections for the National Digital Library including photographs, manuscripts, rare books, maps, recorded sound, and moving pictures from the Library of Congress.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics - links to the most requested series, including Consumer Price Indexes.
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - "A government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities which provide assistance or benefits to the American public. It contains financial and non-financial assistance programs administered by departments and establishments of the Federal government.
• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications - Search full-text records of U.S. Government Publications from 1994 on up to the present.
• CenStats - County Business Patterns, Annual survey of Manufacturers, International Trade Data, Building Permits, and more.
• Census Bureau - statistics and maps for U.S. demographic information.
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention - health information and statistics, travelers' health information and news.
• Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments - Published and updated weekly by the Central Intelligence Agency.
• City of Duluth - the City of Duluth's official website
• Code of Federal Regulations - full text and searchable.
• Congressional Record
• Constitution Resources - A comprehensive site about the Constitution, that includes information about how it was created and ratified; biographies of the Founding Fathers; and the capability to search the Constitution and find relevant passages and explanations.
• Consumer Price Indexes - Monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services.
• Diplomatic List - A list of missions in the United States with names of members of the diplomatic staffs and their spouses.
• Duluth Public Library U.S. Government Documents Catalog - U.S. Government holdings at DPL from 1987 -present.
• EmbassyWorld.com - A directory and search engine of the world's embassies and consulates.
• FAQs of the U.S. Government - Easy access to government information grouped by topics of the most frequently asked questions, plus links to FAQ pages of specific government agencies.
• Fdsys - Federal Digital System (formerly GPO Access) - one-stop point for federal government information
• FedbizOpps - "The single government point-of-entry for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000."
• Federal Election Commission - Official source about campaign financing for U.S. President, Senate, and House of Representative elections. The database allows searching of financial disclosure reports, candidates, individual contributions, committees, and PAC data.
• Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) - links to the regulatory agencies of the FFIEC plus complete information about the HMDA.
• The Federal Register - searchable from 1994
• Fedstats- One Stop Shopping Federal Statistics - statistical information from over 70 government agencies.
• Foreign Consular Offices in the United States - A list compiled by the U.S. Department of State.
• Governments on the WWW - a worldwide index to most official government Web sites and the various departments for that government.
• GovSpot - A directory of links to local, state, federal and world government information. Includes shortcuts to the information most frequently asked for.
• GPO Monthly Catalog - Covers all types of U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates,and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments. Part of ELM/Electronic Library for Minnesota; subscription provided by the State of Minnesota.
• Historical Statistical Abstracts - Text of the annual U.S. Census Bureau publication from 1878 to the present. Not all years are available, but are being added as historical records become available.
• Home Mortgage Disclosure Act - Information about HMDA, guides to filing reports, and access to online public data.
• How Do I Contact? - a list of names, addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers and e-mail addresses of selected Federal, State, County and City officials. Developed and maintained by Duluth Public Library staff.
• Minnesota North Star - Official website for the State of Minnesota.
• Minnesota Rules - Access to the Minnesota Rules by Agency/Department, rule chapter, or specific rule.
• Minnesota Statutes - Current Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Session Laws since 1994, and the Minnesota Constitution.
• Municipal Codes Online - a growing list of links to over 150 municipal codes in 38 states.
• Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurement - Features the current poverty threshholds from the Census Bureau, and the guidelines as published in the Federal Register. From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• Recovery.gov - The Federal government's stimulus website.
• Recovery.org - A site developed to track the flow of stimulus funds.
• Regulations.gov - "On this site, you can find, review, and submit comments on Federal documents that are open for comment and published in the Federal Register, the Government's legal newspaper. As a member of the public, you can submit comments about these regulations, and have the Government take your views into account." From the U.S. Government Printing office.
• Saint Louis County - homepage for St. Louis County with links to many local and statewide sites
• Savingsbonds.gov - The official source for savings bond information, including a redemption value calculator.
• Smithsonian Institution - Online resources from the Smithsonian Institutions, plus links to its museums.
• Social Security Administration - includes history, benefit information, laws and regulations, personal earnings and benefit estimates, and more.
• State and County Quick Facts - Quick access to frequently requested Census Bureau information at the national, state and county level.
• State and Local Government on the Net - A directory of official state, county and city government websites.
• Stateline.org - Comprehensive and comparative information on the public policies of all 50 states. This includes current and archived news, and background information about the states and their governments. Also available are statistical data tables including budget and taxes, crimes and prisons, education, population, and more.
• Statistical Abstract of the United States - Full-text of the current edition as well as historical editions back to colonial times.
• Statutes and legislation - links to available state statutory law sources.
• THOMAS-Legislative Information - full-text of bills from the current 105th Congress, as well as 104th and 103rd.
• United Nations - news, documents and publications of the United Nations.
• United States Code - A searchable database generated from the most recent version made available by the US House of Representatives. Access by list of titles, table of popular names of laws, specific section, or keywords. Includes full text of codes and notes, topical overviews and references.
• United States Embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic Missions - A geographic directory from the U.S. Department of State
• United States Government Manual - Provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches, as well as information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United State participates; and boards, commissions, and committees. Searchable from the present year back to 1995.
• United States Patent and Trademark Office - information, forms and searches.
• USGS - Homepage for the U.S. Geological Survey, including links to digital maps, orthographic maps, aero charts, nautical charts and topographic maps for the entire United States.
• U.S. Copyright Office - Copyright information from the official source. Includes application forms, information on licensing and registering a work, copyright law, fair use, specialized material copyrights, duration of copyright, and more.
• U.S. Department of State - publications, consulates, embassies and more.
• U.S. Government Online Bookstore - The official online bookstore for U.S. Government publications available for purchase from the Government Printing Office.
• U.S. Post Office - zip codes, postage rates and information.
• USA.gov - An easy-to-search website designed to provide a centralized place to find information from local, state, and U.S. Government Agency websites.
• USDA Forest Service - This site is a portal to the official web sites of the 155 National Forest Lands and 20 National Grasslands across the country. Browse the listings via an interactive map, or by name, state, or region. The library provides full-text of recent Forest Service publications.
• Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents - Statements, messages, and other Presidential materials released by the White House dating back to 1993.
• White House - press releases, calendar, documents and tours.

The following sites are listed for information only. They may be reached using the Internet computers at the Main Library:

• Davis Bacon Wage Determination Decisions - Wage Determinations made by the U.S. Department of Labor under the mandate of the Davis-Bacon Act and related legislation. The Department determines prevailing wage rates for construction-related occupations in most counties in the United States.
• STAT-USA - more than 3,000 economic and trade-related files.

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