Guides to Research and Electronic Sources: Government Documents and Related Material

Research Guides

Compiling Federal Legislative Histories. Describes the legislative process, documents associated with legislative histories, and publications in which these documents may be found.
Compiling State Legislative Histories Describes basic strategies to use in gathering state legislative publications and select sources to be used in determining intent for state legislation.
State Legislative History Research Guides A list of state legislatures and research guides that are available on the Web.
Indiana Legislative Research Where to Locate Indiana Legislative History Sources.
The Legal Process. By Maryann Readal, Government Documents Librarian, North Harris College Library. Traces the process by which a bill becomes a law from its introduction through its interpretation in the federal court system.
The Legislative Process. Compiled by the Libray of Congress this collection of web sites provides descriptions of the legislative process, definitions of terms and organization of Congress.
GODORT Handout Exchange. Collection of guides gathered by the Government Documents Round Table Continuing Education Committee of the American Library Association. (State and Local Governments).
Popular Sources of Government Information. Collection of federal agency publications, Internet sites, and other electronic sources often used by the I.U. Law School community.
Resources for Regulatory History - Print and Electronic. Compiled for B595 Advanced Environmental Law and Practice.

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Internet Database Guides

Election 2000 A collection of Web sites compiled through a cooperative effort of Documents Librarians of GODORT.
GODORT Handout Exchange A collection of guides gathered by the Government Documents Round Table Continuing Education Committee of the American Library Association.
GPO ACCESS Provides full-text searching capabilities of Congressional bills, reports, debates, public laws, and related Congressional information. Also, find Supreme Court decisions, the Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, and selected agency reports in GPO Access. This site offers the earliest availability of Congressional material. [Go to GPO Access Database]
Popular Sources of Government Information. Collection of federal agency publications, Internet sites, and other electronic sources often used by the I.U. Law School community.

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Guides to Using CD-ROMs in the I.U. Law Library

Adobe Acrobat User Guide by Stephanie Ryan, Univ. of Wisconsin
Appropriations, Budget Estimates, Etc.
Board of Veteran's Appeals Decisions
Budget of the U.S.
Compilation of Privacy Act Issuances
County and City Data Book
Crime in the U.S. (Uniform Crime Report). [or most recent Internet version]
Ethics CD
Global Trade Outlook, 1995-2000
GODORT Handout Exchange Collection of guides gathered by the Government Documents Round Table Education Committee.
Green Book [or most recent Internet version]
Journal of the House of Representatives on CD-ROM
Monthly Catalog
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Document Database
OTA Legacy (Office of Technology Assessment)
Social Security Administration (SSA) Publications
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics [or most recent Internet version]
Statistical Abstract of the U.S. [or most recent Internet version]
Survey of Current Business [or most recent Internet version]
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory and Toxics Release Inventory
U.S. Foreign Affairs
U.S. Government Periodical's Index
USA Counties
World Factbook [or most recent Internet version]

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