Government Information for Advanced Reporting
How to Be a Washington Insider, Outside Washington
A Bureaucrat's Basic Reading List
Government Directories/Handbooks
Legislative Information
- Congressional Record (online 1985+ on Lexis/Nexis Congressional)
in print and fiche in Docs: X 1.1 (1873+ )
online 1994+ on GPO Access and THOMAS
Congressional Hearings, Documents and Reports
Governmental Statistical Resources
- METASITE: FedStats
- Statistical Abstract of the United States- Docs desk C 3.134: (latest)
Docs. Ref. Shelves 1908-1998; fed. Archives 1878-1907; online 1878-current Census website
- Mississippi Statistical Abstract Docs desk and Ref. desk HC107.M7 M46 (latest)
- State Docs 1950-present
- Lexis/Nexis Statistical (database)
Provides in-depth indexing of federal, state, & international statistical sources.
Statistical Reports & Web Sites From Various Agencies
Agency Homepages - Oversight and Investigative Agencies and others
Researching Specific Topics