Government Resources

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Print Resources
  • Most print resources on Government will be located in the 300s.
  • Print resources on specific topics may be found by searching the Online Catalog for books.

eBooks ~ eBooks from Gale Virtual Reference Library

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Databases: Scroll over an image for a complete description.

Search Biography Resource Center for brief and extensive biographies, articles, and web resources about people in American and world life, both past and present.~ Biographies, magazine, and newspaper articles

Search for articles from the Daily Herald, Sun-Times, Tribune and Tribune RedEye. ~ Chicago and suburban newspapers

CQ Researcher reports cover a wide range of political and social issues, including topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. ~ Reports from Congressional Quarterly on social/political issues

Search the Student Research Center for magazines, newspapers, reference articles, and primary documents. Search NoveList for reviews, annotations and much more for over 125,000 fiction titles. ~ Magazine and newspaper articles

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Use eLibrary to search for magazine and newspaper articles along with a variety of media including maps, images, audio/video, and television/radio transcripts.~ Reference articles, magazines, newspapers, images, and TV/radio transcripts

~ Includes special U.S. Presidential Campaign 2008 coverage..Reports on social and political issues.

Newsbank carries articles from U.S. and international sources covering politics, science, social science, and arts/culture.~ See the special U.S. Presidential Campaign 2008 coverage in the left-hand column. Newspaper articles from U.S. and international sources

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Search Opposing Viewpoints for viewpoint, reference, periodical, and primary source articles on social and political issues. ~ Viewpoint, reference, magazine and newspaper articles on social and political issues.

Search Student Resource Center Gold for reference, periodical, and primary source articles as well as maps and images across all subject areas. ~ Reference, magazine, newspaper, and primary sources

Search SIRS Researcher for reference information in social issues, health, science, and business. ~ Magazine and newspaper articles in social issues

Search World News Digest for events, people, issues, facts, and figures from 1940 to the present. Facts On File World News Digest also delivers maps, photographs, historic documents, and special overviews of key issues, newsmakers, and events since 1940. ~ Includes special U.S. Presidential Campaign 2008 coverage. U.S. and world news information

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Internet Resources

General Information

City Government

County Government

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Federal Government

USAgov ~ The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal

FedStats ~ Search for government statistics by U.S. Department.

Science.gov is a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by 12 U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results. ~ Science.gov is a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by 12 U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results.

USAServices ~ "How do I...?" type of questions about government services are answered.

The White House

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State Government

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N. Mellendorf, Librarian. Maine South High School, Library Resource Center, Park Ridge, IL
Last update: October 2008. Contact: nmellendorf@maine207.org