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Google Gov't Search

USA.Gov

Gov't Data by Topic (U of Colorado, Boulder)

Elections: The Informed Voter

Information from Non-partisan Resources:
Annenberg Political Fact Check	On the Issues: Research Leaders & Candidates
Federal Election Comission	Project VoteSmart: Research the Candidates
Franklin County Board of Elections	Elections 2008 (UMich Documents Center)
GovTrack	Evaluating Political Ads (Annenberg)

Federal Information

Quick Links to Federal Sites:
U.S. Federal Government	U.S. Courts
U.S. Dept. of State	Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court & Guide to Court Decisions*
U.S. House of Representatives	The White House
U.S. Senate

Nationwide—State and Local Resources

Quick Links to State & Local Resources:
National Assn. of Counties	State Agency Databases (GODORT)
State & Local Government on the Net	State & Local Agencies & Offices by Topic

Ohio Sites

Quick Links to Ohio Sites:
Ohio Dept. of Development	Ohio Government Resources (Ohio depts., census, tax forms) (State Library of Ohio)
Ohio Secretary of State	Ohio.gov
GovEngine.com: Ohio	Gongwer News Service*

Law

Quick Links to Legislation, Codes, Decisions, & Legal News:
Cases & Codes (FindLaw)	Ohio Law Resources (FindLaw)
Courts & Trials: A Reference Handbook (OhioLINK EBC)	Ohio Law & You (Ohio Bar Association)
Legal Information Institute (Cornell)	Oxford Dictionary of Law*
Legal News (FindLaw)	Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court & Guide to Court Decisions*
LexisNexis Academic: Legal Research*	Thomas: Legislation (Library of Congress)
LLRX: Legal & Technology Articles & Resources	U.S. Code
National Survey of State Laws (OhioLINK EBC)	U.S. Supreme Court Decisions (ALSO)

Help Finding Gov't and Legal Information & Resources

Get Help:	Additional Resources:
Ask a Librarian	GPO Monthly Catalog* (about)
Business & Nonprofit Gateway to Information from the Gov't	US Law & Legal Research (Cornell)
Guide to Law Online (Law Library of Congress)	USA Services National Contact Center
"Hidden in Plain Sight" - Gov't Info (OMB Watch Report)	What's New in Gov't Resources (U of MI)

Government Information Portals, from U.S. Depository Libraries

For More Information:
Documents Center (University of Michigan)
Getting Started with Gov't Resources (Doane Library)
Government Documents Dept. (Ohio University Libraries)
State Library of Ohio
Government Resources (College of Wooster Libraries)
U.S. Government Resources (Cleveland State University Law Library)

*Library database restricted to ODU community.

Page last updated: 14 July 2008
Author: Christina L. Bonner, Reference & Instruction Services Librarian