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Government Databases

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American State Papers, 1789-1838 1789-1838 indexes legislative and executive documents
Catalog of U.S. Gov. Publications (via FirstSearch) 1976- indexes 500,000+ government publications in all formats
Catalog of U.S. Gov. Publications (via GPO) 1976- indexes 500,000+ government publications in all formats
CCH Tax 1913- provides federal and state tax codes, cases, citations, analyses, interpretation and rulings
Congressional Research Service Reports dates vary indexes a publicly-released collection of CRS reports
CQ Researcher 1923- indexes single-themed, 12,000-word reports (background, stats, assessment, biblio.)
data.census.gov U.S. Census data 1790- indexes demographic, economic and social data about the U.S., Puerto Rico & territories
Family & Society Studies Worldwide dates vary indexes/abstracts 439 journals (430+ peer-reviewed)
GovInfo dates vary (primarily 1995-) indexes official federal government information from legislative, executive & judicial branches
Historical Statistics of the United States (via Cambridge Univ Press) pre-Colonial Period - Present indexes statistical tables; more than 37,000 data series
Intl. Financial Statistics 1945- (latest available) indexes IMF data for 200+ countries
Legal Source dates vary indexes 950+ active, full-text periodicals (850+ peer-reviewed; 370+ law reviews)
Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online current indexes monthly tables; quarterly/annual tables illustrating trends
National Historical Geographic Information System 1790- indexes population, housing, agricultural, & economic data; GIS-compatible boundary files for US units
Serial Set IndexPrint Source (Gov't./Legal Info Area, Main Library)
Slavery in America and the World 1450- indexes the full text of articles, pamphlets, law reviews, histories, state & federal statutes, Congressional debates
U.S. Congressional Serial Set 1817-1980 indexes reports, documents and journals of the U.S. House & Senate
U.S. Congressional Serial Set Maps 1817-1980 indexes city, county, state, national maps (U.S.)
World Bank: Data Catalog current indexes briefs, forecasts, statistics
World Bank: World Development Indicators dates vary indexes 800 indicators in 90+ tables
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