Government Information News         

General News

• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)-new Government Printing Office titles

• FDLP Video: Go to the FDLP Desktop <http://www.fdlp.gov> to see what makes Federal depository libraries so unique and essential to the American public.

• United States Congress Conference Reports-agreements on legislation negotiated between the House and Senate.

• USA.gov -The official search engine of the Federal Government, USA.gov also links to RSS feeds, News & Features, and government information blogs.

• USA.gov Video: View promotional videos of government services available through USA.gov

Elections

• America.gov (from the US Department of State)

• Ben's Guide to US Government for Kids

• Democratic National Convention-August 25-28

• Election Assistance Commission

• Federal Voting Assistance Program

• Presidential Race: campaign money information and more from opensecrets.org

• Register to Vote

• Republican National Convention-September 1-4, 2008

• USA.gov Voting & Elections

• South Dakota Legislature

• South Dakota Secretary of State. Upcoming Elections-Explanations on ballot questions, referred measures, voter registration, candidate information, and election process for South Dakota.

• University of Michigan Documents Center: Elections 2008

• US Electoral College (from the National Archives & Records Administration)

• US Federal Election Commission

• Voting America: United States Politics 1840-2008

• ABC News Politics

• CBS News Politics

• CNN.com Politics

• MSNBC Politics

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Noteworthy Government Publications and Web Sites

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Fall 2008

 

http://videos.usa.gov/access/ promotional videos for e-government services

 

http://www.fdlp.gov promotional video for depository libraries and documents to the people

 

Veterans Day

 

Spring 2008

 

Earth Day April 22, 2008

 

No Child Left Behind Topic Guide

 

Library of Congress Experience

Opening April 12! Interactive technologies will soon make the Library of Congress and its collections more dynamic and accessible than ever. This Library of Congress Experience will offer “hands-on” interaction with rare cultural treasures in ways that inspire and engage.

 

House Armed Services Committee final report of the HASC Roles and Missions Panel press release and link. The Panel was established in 2007 to review the roles and missions of the military services.

Winter 2008

• South Dakota Legislative Research Council-Track the progress of the SD Legislature. 2008 Session Jan 8-Feb 29, 2008; Mar 17, 2008. General session information and more!

• Aeronautical and Astronautical Resources of the Library of Congress: A   Comprehensive Guide. (2007). Washington, DC: Library of Congress. Government Documents/Lower Level: LC 1.5/4:Ae 8

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• U.S. Housing Market Conditions. U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development. Government Documents/Lower Level: HH 1.120/2:

Documents Home

This guide is only an introduction to locating government materials.
For more in-depth information or for assistance in using these sources, contact the

Government Documents Department.

 

Vickie Mix, Documents Librarian
Telephone: (605) 688-5958

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12 November 2008