Other Document Resources

Miscellaneous Resources

Douglass: Archives of American Public Address is an electronic archive of American oratory and related documents.

Avalon Project (Yale Law School) provides digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government, from ancient times (i.e., the Athenian Constitution and the Code of Hammurabi) to the Twentieth Century.

Microform Resources and Newspapers on Microfilm in the UCF Library

Subject Guides

Documents Center (Univ of Michigan) is a central reference and referral point for government information, whether local, state, federal, foreign or international. Its web pages are a reference and instructional tool for government, political science, statistical data, and news.

Government Information (INFOMINE) identifies scholarly internet resource collections.

Frequently Used Sites Related to U.S. Federal Government Information (GODORT)

Political Science Resources on the Web (UCF)

Uncle Sam Migrating Government Publications (Univ of Memphis) - The scope of this list is limited to serials and periodicals and includes those publications in dual format and in electronic (Internet) format only. It is arranged both alphabetically by title and by Superintendent of Documents classification number.

Meta-Subject Index to Government Information (Stephen Woods - Idaho State Univ) is intended to direct the user to Subject Indexes which have been created for the purpose of identifying government internet resources in a given subject area.

Library Instruction Pages have been prepared in recent semesters at UCF for various courses, including Administration of Public Policy, Legal Research, & International Law.

FirstGov is intended to be a single, customer-focused website where citizens can find every online resource offered by the federal government. There are separate sections designed for specific audiences, e.g.,

Business.gov provides businesses with information about starting & managing businesses, financial assistance, taxes, laws & regulations, international trade, etc.

Consumer.gov provides consumer resources from the federal government about food, product safety, health, etc.

DisabilityInfo.gov provides information about U.S. federal programs, services & resources to Americans with disabilities & their families.

Export.gov provides export contacts & trade leads, as well as information on getting started, financing, etc.

FirstGov for Kids provides links to Federal kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by subject.

FirstGov for Seniors provides seniors with information about health, retirement, taxes, travel, etc.

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

Students.gov provides students with information about planning & paying for their education, career development, community & military service, taxes, etc.

FirstGov for Workers provides information to American workers & their families about jobs, training, health, rights & protections, etc.

U.S. State & Local Gateway provides state and local government officials & employees with information about housing, funding, environment, public safety, transportation, etc.

LC Science Tracer Bullets Online provide research guides that help you locate information on science and technology subjects. With brief introductions to the topics, lists of resources and strategies for finding more, they help you to stay "on target."

Citation Style Guides

Citing Government Information Sources Using MLA Style (Univ of Nevada, Reno)

Uncle Sam - Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications (Univ of Memphis)

General Guidelines for Citing Government Publications (Univ of North Texas)

How to Cite Electronic Sources (Library of Congress)

Ask at the Reference Desk for The Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources : a Manual for Writers & Librarians by Diane L. Garner, Diane H. Smith, with additional chapters by Debora Cheney, Helen Sheehy for the Government Documents Round Table, American Library Association, 1993. [REF J 9.5 .G37 1993]

DocsCite (Arizona State Univ) helps you create an APA or MLA style of citation by providing a form that you fill in with the information about your source.

Other Style Guide Resources

Research & Documentation Online (Bedford/St. Martin's) provides information and examples for MLA, APA, Chicago, and CBE.

Other Citation Style Guides (UCF Ask A Librarian)

Citing Sources (University of South Florida) provides links to style guides for APA, MLA, Chicago/Turabian, etc.

Documentation Styles (UCF Writing Center) includes links in the Writing Resources section to style guides arranged by subject area, including guides from American Chemical Society (ACS), American Institute of Physics (AIP), American Medical Association (AMA) and Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Style Wizard will walk you through the steps of creating a correct APA citation. MLA Wizard is under development.

Citation Examples provides links to examples for a few specific databases and CD-ROMs.

Documents Librarianship Resources

Government Documents Librarianship (Univ of Michigan)

U.S. Depository Libraries WWW Home Pages (Univ of Idaho)

FDLP Desktop provides news, information, & communication for and about the Federal Depository Library Program.

Toolbox for Processing & Cataloging Federal Government Documents (GODORT)

UCF Cataloging of Government Documents

Documents Data Miner (Wichita State Univ) combines information from the current List of Classes with the current Item Lister profile to create customized lists for specific depository libraries.   Select "Tools" and then "Session Configuration" to create a shortcut for your home depository library.  The University of Central Florida is Depository Number 0105A.

Government Information Discussion Lists (ALA-GODORT)

Documents on Documents Collection (ALA-GODORT) provides a collection of materials on the administration of state depository programs, including sample contracts, forms, manuals, surveys, & promotional material. The older documents from 1973-1995 are available in the UCF Library's ERIC microfiche collection on ED247939, ED247940, ED263922, ED263923, ED431437, & ED431438.

Looking for something else? Ask for assistance at the UCF Library's Reference Desk.

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Prepared by:  Rich Gause, Government Documents Librarian
URL of this page: http://library.ucf.edu/govdocs/other.asp

Last update:06/12/06 06:59:11 PM