Government 

Recommended

Abstracts, Databases, & Indexes

• Congressional Record Index -  
• CQ Press Electronic Library -  
• Google Scholar -  
• History of Bills -  
• Index to Current Urban Documents -  
• Index to Legal Periodicals and Books (Reference KF8 .I38) -  
• IngentaConnect -  
• Military and Government Collection -  
• PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) Bulletin -  
• Search 360 -  
• Web of Science -  

Bibliographies

• Popular Names of U.S. Government Reports -  

Codes, Standards, & Specifications

• Codes, Standards, and Specifications -  

Dictionaries & Thesauri

• Oxford Guide to the United States Government -  

Directories

• CQ Politics in America -  
• United States Government Manual -  
• Washington Information Directory -  

Encyclopedias

• Gale Virtual Reference Library -  
• Major Acts of Congress -  
• Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History -  
• West's Encyclopedia of American Law -  

Facts & Statistics

• CQ Almanac -  
• CQ Politics in America -  
• FedStats -  

Handbooks

• CQ Politics in America -  
• Political Handbook of the World -  

Helmke Library Guides

• Guide to Historical Research with Government Publications, 1789-1989 -  
• Indiana Government and Information -  
• International Government -  
• Library of Congress Classification -  

Internet Search Engines

• Google -  

Laws, Regulations, & Judicial Rulings

• Allen County Code -  
• Code of Federal Regulations -  
• Congress and the Nation -  
• Congressional Bills -  
• Congressional Record -  
• Constitution of the United States of America, Analysis and Interpretation -  
• CQ Weekly -  
• Federal Policy Process -  
• Federal Register -  
• Fort Wayne City Code -  
• GPO Access -  
• History of Bills -  
• Homeland Security Digital Library -  
• Index to Legal Periodicals and Books (Reference KF8 .I38) -  
• LexisNexis Congressional -  
• Major Acts of Congress -  
• Public and Private Laws -  
• Supreme Court Yearbook -  
• West's Encyclopedia of American Law -  

Library Catalogs

• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications -  
• IUCAT Catalog (Indiana University's online library catalog) -  

Primary Sources

• Access Indiana -  
• Allen County Code -  
• Congressional Bills -  
• Congressional Record -  
• Digital National Security Archive -  
• Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy -  
• Index to Current Urban Documents -  

Style, Publishing, & Writing Guides

• Bluebook: a Uniform System of Citation (Service Desk KF245 .B58 17th ed. 2000, [shelf 1A]) -  
• Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications (University of Memphis University Libraries) -  
• Citation and Style Manual [U.S. Dept. of Justice, Tax Division] (Government Publications J 1.8/2:C 49/3/997) -  
• Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources: A Manual For Writers & Librarians (Service Desk Z7164.G7 G37 1993, [shelf 1a]) -  
• Matter of Style at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (Government Publications Pamphlet File, L 2.2:ST 9/999) -  
• Patents and Trademarks Style Manual: A Supplement to the United States Government Printing Office Style Manual (Government Publications C 21.14/2:St 9/984/supp) -  
• Style Manual, 2000 -  

Yearbooks

• CQ Almanac -  
• Supreme Court Yearbook -  

Useful

Abstracts, Databases, & Indexes

• Academic Search Premier -  
• Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) -  
• CQ Researcher -  
• EBSCOhost Databases -  
• Indianapolis Star -  
• INSPIRE Indiana Virtual Library -  
• LexisNexis Statistical -  

Bibliographies

• Monthly Checklist of State Publications (Z1223.5.A1 U5) -  

Directories

• Associations Unlimited -  

Facts & Statistics

• Digest of Education Statistics -  
• Journal Citation Reports -  
• LexisNexis Statistical -  
• Vital Statistics on American Politics -  

Helmke Library Guides

• Business and Commerce -  
• Creating Effective Library Assignments -  
• Crime, Justice, and Law Enforcement -  
• FIND IT Tutorial -  
• Foraging For Information Worksheet (PDF) -  
• Is Your Journal Scholarly? -  
• Is Your Web Site Credible? -  
• Patents and Trademarks -  
• Plagiarism Information -  
• Statistical Sources -  

Laws, Regulations, & Judicial Rulings

• United States Code -  
• United States Courts of Appeals -  
• United States District Courts -  
• United States Federal Judiciary -  
• United States Law Week (Reference KF25 .N556) -  
• United States Supreme Court -  

Library Catalogs

• IUCAT Library Help Topics -  
• IUCAT Library Locations -  
• IUCAT Request Delivery Fact Sheet -  
• IUCAT Shelving Locations -  
• WorldCat -  

Patents & Trademarks

• Patent Full-Text and Full-Page Image Database -  
• Patents and Trademarks -  

Primary Sources

• LexisNexis Statistical -  

Quotations

• Oxford Dictionary of Quotations -  

Reviews

• Book Review Index Online -  

Style, Publishing, & Writing Guides

• Chicago Manual of Style (Service Desk Z253 .U69 2003, [shelf 1A]) -  
• Columbia Guide to Digital Publishing (Service Desk Z286 .E43 C65 2003, [shelf 1a]) -  
• Criminal Justice Student Writer's Manual (Ready Reference HV9950 .C74323, [shelf 18]) -  
• Electronic Theses and Dissertations: A Sourcebook for Educators, Students, and Librarians (Ready Reference Z692.C65 E44 2004, [shelf 18]) -  
• Form & Style: Research Papers, Reports, Theses (Service Desk LB2369 .C3 2008, [shelf 1a]) -  
• Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation: A Handbook for Students and Faculty (Ready Reference LB2369 .M377, [shelf 18]) -  
• Handbook of NonSexist Writing (Reference PN218 .M5 1988) -  
• IPFW Editorial Style Guide -  
• Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Service Desk LB2369 .T8 2007, [shelf 1a]) -