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  Government Documents Reference Core Print and Web Resources:

3. What are the essential 3-5 print Government Document reference 
sources that you can't work without in answering reference questions 
(e.g., laws, codes, statistics, etc.)?
The Top 10 - some Reference Tools tied in votes. The top 5 received 
substantial votes.

1. Statistical Abstract of the U. S. - http//www.census.gov/statab/www/
2. Code of Federal Regulations & LSA -http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
3. United States Code - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/
4. Federal Register - http//www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/
5. Congressional Record - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/crecord/
6. U. S. Statutes at Large - 
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsl.html, U. S. Government Manual, 
and GPO Monthly Catalog of U. S. Government Publications
7. County and City Data Book
8. State Codes, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Congressional 
Hearings, United States Code Annotated (Westlaw), and CIA - The World 
Factbook - http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
9. U. S. Census of Population, Historical Statistics of the United 
States, Digest of Education Statistics, and Andriot (Guide to U. S. 
Government Publications)
10. U. S. Geological Survey Maps, State Census, Public Papers of the 
Presidents - http//www.gpoaccess.gov/pubpapers/, NAICS (North 
American Industry Classification System), CIS U. S. Serial Set Index, 
Budget of the U. S. Government

4. What are the essential 3-5 Web-accessible or other Government 
Document databases that you can't work without in answering reference 
questions (e.g., laws, codes, statistics, etc.)?
The Top 10 Government Documents Web Sites - Some sites tied in votes:

1. THOMAS Legislative Information on the Internet - http//thomas.loc.gov/
2. GPO Access - http//www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
3. U.S. Census Bureau - http//www.census.gov/
4. American Factfinder - 
http//factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
5. FirstGov.gov - http//www.firstgov.gov/, Bureau of Labor Statistics 
(U.S. Department of Labor) - http//www.bls.gov/, and LexisNexis¬Ý - 
http//www.lexisnexis.com/ (Congressional, Statistical, etc.)
6. Monthly Catalog of U. S. Government Publications (OCLC or GPO 
Access), Internal Revenue Service - http//www.irs.gov, and Federal 
Register - http//www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/
7. STAT-USA - http//www.stat-usa.gov/ and FEDSTATS - http//www.fedstats.gov/
8. The Library of Congress - http//www.loc.gov/
9. EDGAR (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) - 
http://sec.gov/edgar.shtml and Code of Federal Regulations & LSA 
-http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
10. U. S. Patent and Trademark Office - http//www.uspto.gov, 
Statistical Abstract of the U. S. - http//www.census.gov/statab/www/, 
State Government Web Site, PubMed - 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi, NOAA (National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration) - http://www.noaa.gov/, MedlinePlus - 
http//www.medlineplus.gov, Google Uncle Sam - 
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/gils/, GAO (The Government 
Accountability Office) - http://www.gao.gov/, ERIC (Education 
Resources Information Center) - http://www.eric.ed.gov/, CIA - The 
World Factbook - http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/, and 
Bureau of Economic Analysis (U. S. Department of Commerce) - 
http//www.bea.gov/

These Government Documents Web Sites Received 2 votes each:

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents - http//www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/
U.S. Department of Energy - http//www.doe.gov/
The White House - http//www.whitehouse.gov
Public and Private Laws - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plaws/
NTIS (National Technical Information Service) - http://www.ntis.gov/
Economic Report of the President - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/eop/
Economic Census (U.S. Census Bureau) - 
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/guide.html
Congressional Record - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/crecord/
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - http://www.cfda.org

These Print Government Documents Reference Tools Received 2 votes each:

Uniform Crime Report
U. S. Industry and Trade Outlook
State Government Directories
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Foreign Relations of the United States
Economic Report of the President - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/eop/
Crime in the United States
Congressional Directory
Classified Index of National Labor Relations Board Decisions and 
Related Court Decisions
All statistical sources Health, Education, Justice, historical, etc.
Agricultural Statistics

Yours,
Di
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