Government Documents Department
Federal Information | Oklahoma Information
Foreign/International Information | Citation Guides
The Linscheid Library at East Central University became a US Federal Depository Library in 1914 and a State Depository for the State of Oklahoma in 1978. As a selective depository, the Library receives only some of the documents published by the government. Subject specialists select materials to support the research and teaching mission of the University, as well as the needs of the citizens of the 3rd Congressional District. Documents are distributed to libraries in a variety of formats including paper, microfiche and CD-ROMs. Most of these publications are fully cataloged and accessible through the Library's CatPac.
The Oklahoma Department of Libraries serves as our Regional Depository and, as such, receives all materials distributed through the Federal Depository Program. Materials not held in this library can be borrowed from ODL through Interlibrary Loan.
Federal Information
Students.gov is an interagency site designed especially for the student. Visitors to the site can apply for a student loan, find a job, pay taxes, purchase stamps, and more.
American FactFinder is the US Census Bureau's new interactive site which will allow users to retrieve specific information about their state, county, community, or congressional district. It is the official site for the dissemination of the 2000 Census data.
Congressional Pictorial Directory: Find the names and photos of those currently residing in Congress, including leaders, officers, and delegates.
Congressional Quarterly.com: Provides free, up to date, online access to government related news, opinions, and jobs.
Contacting the Congress is a listing of phone numbers, fax numbers, electronic mail addresses and www/gopher homepages for members of the US Congress. You can find out who your Congress members are by just entering your zip code!
Federal Tax Forms available online from the IRS.
Government Information on the Web Subject Index provides excellent assistance in finding online government information on a particular subject.
Government Infomine from the University of California searches government Internet/Web resources of relevance to faculty, students and research staff at the University level.
GovEngine.com links to pages of federal, state, and local governments.
Government Resources on the Web from the University of Michigan.
Historic Government Publications from World War II offers full text access to more than 200 documents, courtesy of Southern Methodist University.
Statistics This University of Minnesota site provides pointers to statistical sources in a number of subject areas.
USA.gov is a one stop portal to government information. Browse federal government websites by subject, or search all of them at once.
Oklahoma Information
Native American Legal Resources from the University of Oklahoma Law Library.
Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation which is constructing the Oklahoma City bombing memorial on the former site of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
Oklahoma Crossroads: Documents and Images consists of selected digital collections of
the Oklahoma Department of Libraries spanning more than 100 years of rich, vibrant history. These collections include documents, photographs, newspapers, reports, pamphlets,
posters, maps, and an author database ranging in date from the late 1800s to present.
State Tax Forms from the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
Who's Your Rep? helps you find your Oklahoma State Representatives just by entering your zip code.
Foreign/International Information
Country Resources: Green Boxes provides bibliographies of information for all countries in the world, courtesy of Indiana University.
Global Gateway contains an introduction to sources available at the Library of Congress on countries throughout the world, as well as collections of links to other web sites.
Governments on the World Wide Web is a comprehensive database of international governmental institutions on the Web.
Citation Guides
Citing Government Sources is a brief guide to citing government publications, courtesy of the University of Memphis.
DocsCite is a program provided by Arizona State University Libraries that will create a government document citation for you in either APA or MLA style.
Dana Belcher, Interim Librarian
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