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The Nashville Public Library participates in the Federal Depository Library Program. First designated in 1884, the depository serves the 5th U.S. Congressional District of Tennessee.

Who are my representatives?

• Local Elected Officials
  Lists Mayor, Council members, Clerks.
• State Elected Officials
  Search for your local state representatives. Lists the Governor and State Senators.

U.S. Government

• The White House
  Official web site of President of the United States.
• United States Senate
• U.S.House of Representatives
• Browse Government Information Topics
  Developed through partnership by GPO Access and Oklahoma State University.
• USA.gov
  One-stop access to U.S. Government information. Spanish-language portal GobiernoUSA.gov
• FedWorld Information Network
  Online locator service for a comprehensive inventory of Federal Government information.
• Agencies Directory
  Hierarchical and Alphabetical lists of all Federal Agencies including independent and quasi-official organizations.
• "Agency Approach" To Locating Government Information on the Internet
  Tutorial on finding government information by searching through government agencies.

Tennessee Government

• Tennessee.gov
  Official web site of the State of Tennessee.
  Department List | Online services | Blue Book | Department of Revenue
  Tennessee General Assembly | Comptroller of the Treasury
  Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts
• State and Local Government on the Net (Tennessee)
  Links to Counties, Cities, and Towns.
• Directory of Tennessee Municipal Officials & City Data
  Search by city. Municipal officials are listed under "Governing body"
• NACO
  Find statistics and other data for individual counties.
• Tennessee Code Unannotated
  Under jurisdiction, select Tennessee.
• Tennessee State Data Center
• Vital Records: TN Dept. of Health
  Contains information on birth, death, marriage and divorce records.

Metropolitan Nashville Government

• Nashville.gov
  Official web site of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.
  Department List | Davidson County Clerk's Office | Election Commission
  Mayor's Office | Metro Council | Metro Charter and Code | Online Services
  Employment | Police | Planning | Property Information
• Davidson County Council Districts
  Council district map and information.

Government Documents & Forms

• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
  Covers July 1976 to present. Search by Keyword, Author, Title, Subject. Limit to specific collections or formats. To find publications prior to 1976, use the print publication, Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications available at the Main Nashville Public Library or your nearest depository library.
• Government Documents Catalog Service (Library card required for remote access)
  Access the complete catalog of Government Documents from 1976. Search by Author, Title, and Subject. Lists depository libraries that own a title.
• Government Periodicals (University of Louisville)
  Provides direct links to all online government periodicals. Arranged alphabetically or by subject.
• GPO Access (U.S. Government Printing Office)
  Links to several databases including: the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, the Code of Federal Regulations, the Federal Register.
• Full Text Government Periodicals
  Traces documents migrating from paper to electronic format.
• Government Forms
• Browse Topics
  Developed through partnership by GPO Access and Oklahoma State University.

Congress

• C-SPAN
  Network airing public affairs programming, including live video feeds of Congress in session.
• Congress.org
  Information including votes, bills, assignments and contact information for all staff.
• Congressional History
  Election and voting history for past Congresses.
• Congress Votes Database
  Voting history from 1991 - present.
• Roll Call Online
  Congressional news & commentary.
• Thomas (Legislative information on the Internet)
  Access the Congressional Record and full text of legislation from 1989 (101st Congress) to the present. Legislative summaries are available back to 1975 (94th Congress).

Homeland Security

• Department of Homeland Security
  Information about Operation Liberty Shield, official information about preparedness at ready.gov.
• Tennessee Department of Homeland Security
• "Are You Ready?"
  FEMA document outlining citizen disaster preparedness.
• Emergency Preparedness Manual (Department of Justice)
• Annotated Bibliography of Government Documents Related to the Threat of Terrorism & the Attacks of September 11, 2001 (Oklahoma Department of Libraries)

Immigration

• Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
  Immigration and Naturalization Service, forms & fees, laws, and more.
• Center for Immigration Studies
  Research and policy analysis of the impacts of immigration on the United States.
• National Immigration Forum
  Facts about immigration.
• Visa Services from the US State Department

International Governments

• Country Studies (U.S. Army)
  Versions of books published between 1986 and 1998 under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program.
• Chiefs of State
  Directory of Chiefs of State and cabinet members of foreign governments.
• Foreign Consular Offices
• Governments on the WWW
  Database of governmental institutions on the Internet.
• Portals to the World Library of Congress
  Links to electronic resources from around the world.
• U.S. Department of State: Background Notes
  Provides contact information on countries of the world and their relations with the United States.
• U S Department of State: Countries and Regions
  A list of chiefs of state for foreign governments & a list of U.S. embassies and consulates.
• CIA World Factbook
  Provides statistical & political information for foreign countries.

Military

• Air Force | Army | Coast Guard | Marines | Navy
• Department of Defense
• Department of Veteran Affairs
• Master Index of Army Records
• Military Specifications and Standards
• National Personnel Records Center
  Information on how to obtain military personnel, health and medical records.

Other State & Local Governments

State Governments

• Governors
  Current list from the National Governors Association.
• State & Local Government on the Net
  A directory of official state, county, and city government websites.

Local Governments

• Mayors
  Database of U.S. Mayors.
• Directory of Tennessee Municipal Officials & City Data
  Search by city. Municipal officials are listed under "Governing body."
• National Association of Counties and Cities (NACO)
  Use the find a county resource to find officials, courthouse addresses, and more.

Patent, Trademark, & Copyright

• ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom
  Information on Intellectual Freedom and the Patriot Act.
• ARL Copyright and Intellectual Property (Association of Research Libraries)
  Information about copyright and intellectual property legislation.
• Historical Patents & British Patent numbers (British Library)
• Delphion: Intellectual Property Network
  Searches patent collections worldwide; includes US patents from January 1971.
• U.S. Copyright Office (Library of Congress)
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Presidency

• Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States
  From George Washington to George W. Bush.
• Presidential Libraries
• Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
  Contains statements, messages, and other Presidential materials released by the White House during the preceding week. Searchable database back to 1993.
• The White House
  Official web site of President of the United States.

Statistics

• State and Local Governments Library of Congress
  Includes links to meta-sites and individual states.
• County and City Data Book
• Statistics at the State and Local Levels
• Facts and Figures About Your Community
• NACO
  Find statistics and other data for individual counties. Capitol Impact Data particularly useful.
• Population Reference Bureau
  Summaries of demographic characteristics of the U.S. population, also offers international information.
• Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
  Statistics of social and economic conditions in the United States.
• American Factfinder (U.S. Census)
  A database of housing, population, economic, and geographic data.
• State and County QuickFacts (U.S. Census)
  Find statistics by state.
• United States Historical Census Data Browser (U.S. Census)
  Historical census data from 1790 to 1960, compiled by the University of Michigan Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.
• Economic Indicators and Statistics (Vanderbilt University)
  Links to government statistics for specific subjects and links to general government statistics information.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Community Information by Zip Code
  Population, education, health, business, political data by zip code.
• Data on the Net
  Sources for archival social science data and statistics.
• FedStat
  A gateway to statistics from over 100 federal agencies.
• Highway Statistics Series
  Data on motor fuel; motor vehicles; driver licensing; highway-user taxation; State and local government highway finance; highway mileage, and Federal aid for highways.
• Government Statistics Vanderbilt University.
• National Agricultural Statistics Service
  Maintained by the Department of Agriculture, this site reports crop production and value at the national, state and county level.
• Population Reference Bureau Datafinder
  Data and analysis on international and U.S. population trends and issues such as environment, HIV/AIDS, and reproductive health.
• Statistics Canada
• Tennessee Census Information (Vanderbilt University)
  Contains demographic data for Davidson and surrounding counties.
• United Nations Statistics Division
  Demographic, Social and Housing statistics.
• World Fact Book (CIA)
  Country Profiles provide geographic, population, and economic statistics.