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U.S. Government Documents Ready Reference Collection*
TAX FORMS	General Sources	Agriculture	Business/Economics
Census	Crime & Justice	Education	Energy
Environment	Foreign Countries	Government & Law	Health
Military	Minerals & Mining	Science & Engineering	Transportation

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General

Web Format	Title	Frequency
	Constitution of the United States of America	Does Not Change
	Catalog of U.S. Government Publications	Monthly
	County and City Data Book, 1988 & 1994 From the U. of Virginia Social Sciences Data Center	Every six years
	CIA Publications - SEARCHABLE	Irregular
	Geographic Names Information System: U.S. Geographic Features	Database
	State and Metropolitan Area Data Book	Irregular
	Statistical Abstract of the United States	Annual
	ZIP Code Lookup and Address Information Print versions: 5-digit codes for the nation, ZIP+4 for NYS only	Web - Monthly Print - Annual

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Agriculture

Web Format	Title	Frequency
	Agricultural Statistics	Annual
	Agriculture Fact Book: 1996, 1997, 1998	Annual
	International Agricultural Baseline Projections to 2007	Annual
	World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates	Monthly

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Business, Economics and Labor

Web Format	Title	Frequency
	American Housing Survey (Print DSC Ready Reference has New York-Nassau-Suffolk-Orange Metropolitan Area only)	Annual - each Metropolitan Area every 4 years
	Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin (Web site includes only a selection of the tables)	Annual
	Big Emerging Markets	Annual
	Commerce Business Daily (CBDNet) Searchable database	Daily
	Consumer Price Indexes	Monthly
	Country Commercial Guides (1996-2001)	Annual
	County Business Patterns	Annual
	Current Industrial Reports	Monthly
	Economic Census (1992)	Conducted every 5 years
	Economic Indicators Searchable database	Monthly
	Economic Report of the President Searchable database	Annual
	Employee Benefits in ... Searchable databases	Frequent updating
	Employment and Earnings Compile from BLS tables.	Monthly
	Green Book: Overview of Entitlement Programs Searchable database of the 1996, 1998 and 2000 editions	Biennial
	Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States A searchable database and by chapter in HTML	Annual
	Historical Statistics on Banking	Annual
	International Price Indexes	Monthly
	Monthly Labor Review: MLR	Monthly
	National Income and Product Accounts of the U.S. (NIPA)	2 vols.
	National Trade Data Bank (NTDB)	Frequent updating
	National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998	Annual
	New York Region II (Bureau of Labor Statistics) Most Requested Series	Frequent updating
	North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)	Frequent updating
	Occupational Outlook Handbook Searchable database	Annual
	Producer Price Indexes Searchable database	Monthly
	Social Security Handbook	Annual
	Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual	Superceded by NAICS
	The State of Small Business	Annual
	Survey of Current Business	Monthly
	Trade Policy Agenda and [year] Annual Report of the President of the United States on the Trade Agreements Program.	Annual
	Treasury Bulletin	Quarterly
	U.S. Foreign Trade Highlights	Annual

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Census Data

Web Format	Title	Frequency
	1990 Census of Population & Housing	Conducted every 10 years
	The American Community Survey	Irregular
	Census and You	Monthly
	Censtats	Annual
	Census Briefs	Monthly
	Census Catalog and Guide	Annual
	County and City Data Book From the U. of Virginia Geospatial & Statistical Data Center	Every six years
	Population Profile of the United States	Biennial
	State and Metropolitan Area Data Book	Irregular
	State Population Estimates	Annual

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Crime and Justice

Web Format	Title	Frequency
	Capital Punishment	Annual
	Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics (2000)	Annual
	Criminal Victimization in the U.S.:	Annual
	Crime & Justice Electronic Data Abstracts Spreadsheet files by topic & jurisdiction, over time.	Frequent Updates
	National Archive of Criminal Justice Data Web version continuously updated.	Irregular
	Hate Crime Statistics	Annual
	International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: 1993-1997, 1997	Annual
	National Drug Control Strategy w/Budget Summary: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998	Annual
	Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics	Annual
	Terrorism in the United States	Annual
	Uniform Crime Reports of the United States 2001	Annual

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Education

Web Format	Title	Frequency
	Condition of Education: 1989 - vol. 1, 1989 - vol. 2, 1991 - vol. 1, 1991 - vol. 2, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1997 Supplement, 1998	Annual
	Digest of Education Statistics: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997	Annual
	120 Years of American Education: A Statistical Portrait	1 vol.
	Projections of Education Statistics to ...	Annual

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Energy

Web Format	Title	Frequency
	Annual Energy Outlook [year], with Projection to [year] Archives, Most Current Include assumptions, supplemental tables, and early releases.	Annual
	Annual Energy Review Data in text, Excel, and WK1 formats	Annual
	International Energy Annual Data in text, Excel, and WK1 formats	Annual
	International Energy Outlook [year], with Projections to [year] 2001	Annual
	Monthly Energy Review Data in both text and spreadsheet (WK1 and XLS) formats	Monthly
	World Energy Database Downloadable database	Frequent updates

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Environment

Web Format	Title	Frequency
	Acid Rain Program Compliance Report:	Annual
	Acid Rain Program Emissions Scorecard: 1994, 1995	Annual
	Access EPA	Annual
	Climate Action Report: 1994, 1997	Annual
	Envirofacts Warehouse	Daily
	Environmental Quality	Annual
	National Air Quality and Emissions Trends Report: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997	Annual

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Foreign Countries

Web Format	Title	Frequency
	Background Notes	Irregular
	Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments	Monthly
	Country Commercial Guides
	Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices	Annual
	Country Reports on Human Rights Practices	Annual
	Country Studies/Area Handbook Series: via the Lib'y of Congress Maps/Charts in PDF format	One vol. per country
	Diplomatic List	Quarterly
	Foreign Consular Offices in the U.S.	Annual
	Foreign Relations of the U.S. (FRUS)	Irregular
	GEOnet Names Server: Foreign Geographic Feature Names	Database
	Handbook of International Economic Statistics	Annual
	Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts	Quarterly
	National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998	Annual
	Patterns of Global Terrorism: 1993-1995, 1995-present	Annual
	Significant Incidents of Political Violence Against Americans	Annual
	Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets	Varies
	Treaties in Force Available in PDF and ZIPped PDF formats.	Annual
	U.S. Participation in the U.N.	Annual
	Voting Practices in the U.N. 1994, 1997	Annual
	World Factbook (Central Intelligence Agency) Latest version, from CIA 1992-1994, from the University of St. Louis-Missouri	Annual
	World Population Profile: 1996, 1998	Biennial
	World Refugee Report	Annual

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Government & Law

Web Format	Title	Frequency
	Budget of the U.S. Government Also download tables in WK1 or WK4 format Searchable database	Annual
	Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Searchable databases: From the General Services Administration From the Dept. of Health & Human Services	Irregular
	Citizen's Guide to Using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act of 1974 to Request Government Records	1 vol.
	Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Searchable database - all, title and/or chapter	Annual
	Congressional Directory Searchable database	Biennial
	Congressional Pictorial Directory	Biennial
	Congressional Record Browsable and searchable database	Daily
	Consolidated Federal Funds Report Technical documentation in PDF format	Annual
	Consolidated Financial Statements of the United States Government	Annual
	The Constitution of the United States of America Includes Analysis and Interpretation, Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 29, 1992	Irregular
	Federal Register Searchable database	Daily
	General Accounting Office (GAO) Reports Searchable database	Irregular
	Poverty Guidelines (HHS)	Annual
	State of the Cities	Annual
	U.S. Code Searchable database	Every six years
	U.S. Government Manual Searchable database	Annual
	U.S. Government Policy & Supporting Positions (Plum Book) -- Prune Book from The Council for Excellence in Government	Every four years
	Voting Assistance Guide	Annual
	Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents	Weekly

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Health

Web Format	Title	Frequency
	Advance Data from Vital & Health Statistics	Irregular
	Health Information for International Travel (the Yellow Book) CDC Travel Information	Annual
	Health United States	Annual
	MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report	Weekly
	Monthly Vital Statistics Report (MVSR):	Monthly
	A Profile of Medicare: 1998 Medicare Chartbook	Annual
	U.S. Decennial Life Tables, 1989-91	10 years
	Vital and Health Statistics Series	Irregular
	Where to Write for Vital Records: Birth, Deaths, Marriage & Divorce	Irregular
	Your Medicare Handbook	Irregular

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Military

Web Format	Title	Frequency
	Arms Control and Disarmament Agreements: Texts & Histories of the Negotiations	Annual
	National Military Strategy of the United States	Annual
	NATO Handbook	Irregular
	World Military Expenditures & Arms Transfers	Annual

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Minerals & Mining

Web Format	Title	Frequency
	Metal Industry Indicators	Monthly
	Mineral Industry Surveys	Monthly, Quarterly
	Minerals Yearbook Volume I.-- Metals and Minerals Volume II. -- Area Reports: Domestic Volume III. -- Area Reports: Int'l	Annual

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Science & Engineering

Web Format	Title	Frequency
	Astronomical Almanac Correction pages for 1998 Almanac	Annual
	Climate of [year] Annual Review: 1998	Monthly & Annual
	Local Climatological Data	Monthly & Annual
	Monthly Climatic Data for the World	Monthly
	National Weather Service -- Current Weather Conditions, La Guardia Airport, NY -- Forecast Information, NYS	Hourly
	Science and Engineering Indicators	Annual
	Storm Data	Monthly
	Weather Events of 1991-1998	Annual update

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Transportation

Web Format	Title	Frequency
	Air Travel Consumer Report	Monthly
	Aviation Safety Data Search interface for four databases.	Varies
	Domestic Airline Fares Consumer Report	Quarterly
	FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation	Annual
	Highway Statistics	Annual
	National Transportation Statistics	Annual
	Transportation Statistics Annual Report	Annual
	Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets (U.S. State Department)	Varies

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Revised 3/3/03
Christina Conte
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