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Boston
Public Library
Government
Electronic Resources
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Cities
County Governments
Courts
Federal Government
Find your representatives
International Governments
Public records
Schools: see Education
State Governments
Statistics
Taxes
Library electronic resources and databases
Cities
City of Boston home page
Massachusetts cities and
towns Web pages
Helpful telephone
numbers of towns and cities of Massachusetts
U.S. Conference
of Mayors site find United States cities' online
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County Governments
National
Association of Counties
The Boston Public Library has extensive collections of City of Boston,
State of Massachusetts, federal, U.N., and other government documents.
Visit our Government
Documents page (which includes our "State and Local Documents"
catalog).
The Library also provides reference
over the telephone 617-536-5400 and electronically.
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State Governments
Massachusetts
State of Massachusetts
home page
Citizen's
Guide to State Services
Executive
- Governor and agencies, including independent agencies.
Legislative
- The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Senate
and House
Judicial
- Courts of the Massachusetts Judicial Branch
All fifty states
State Governments' home
pages (Federal Information Center) - Includes D.C.
50states.com - Facts and
information about all fifty U.S. states and our commonwealths and
territories.
The Boston Public Library has extensive collections of City of Boston,
State of Massachusetts, federal, U.N., and other government documents.
Visit our Government
Documents page (which includes our "State and Local Documents"
catalog).
The Library also provides reference
over the telephone 617-536-5400 and electronically.
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Federal Government
Executive
Executive
Office of the President - Offices and Agencies (scroll down
left column)
Federal
agencies and commissions
Cabinet
Legislative
Senate
House of Representatives
THOMAS: Legislative Information
available on the Internet Congressional Record, bills, reports,
etc.
Judicial
Supreme Court
Federal Agencies and Information
Agencies listed by name
links compiled by the Boston Public Library's Government Documents
Department.
Agencies listed by subject
links compiled by the Boston Public Library's Government Documents
Department.
GPO Access
(GPO-Government Printing Office) - access to the official published
version of government information. The information retrieved from
GPO Access can be used without restriction, unless specifically
noted.
Government Information Xchange
- Federal Information Center (FIC) site. This also lists an
800 telephone number for further assistance.
FirstGov Search is the Federal
Information Center's search engine.
The Boston Public Library is a depository library for federal government
documents. Visit our Government
Documents page.
The Library also provides reference
over the telephone 617-536-5400 and electronically.
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Look up your representatives (Federal,
State and Local)
Information from the
Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth This includes Ward,
Precinct and Polling Place for Massachusetts citizens - enter your
street and/or zip code - after your address displays, scroll down
to the listing of your representatives.
Information from
the Project Vote Smart Website - To look up your representative,
enter your zip code in the box in the lefthand column of the Website
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Courts
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Courts
Other
States and International Courts
Public records
Vital Records Information to
find out where to obtain copies of vital records.
Use Search Systems' public
record databases.
The Boston Public Library has extensive collections of City of Boston,
State of Massachusetts, federal, U.N., and other government documents.
Visit our Government Documents page.
The Library also provides reference
over the telephone 617-536-5400 and electronically.
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Schools
see Education
Statistics
Statistical Abstract
of the United States A collection of statistics on social and
economic conditions in the United States. (scroll down for tables)
U.S. Census Bureau On-line
information available from the Census Bureau.
Links to government
statistics compiled by the Library's Government Documents Department
librarians.
The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains
a site, FedStats, with access to statistics
and information produced by more than 70 agencies of the United
States Federal Government.
The Boston Public Library has an extensive collection of City of
Boston, State of Massachusetts, federal and other government documents,
many of which contain statistical information. Visit our Government
Documents page.
The Library also provides reference
over the telephone 617-536-5400 and electronically.
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Taxes
TaxWeb Forms and filing information,
state and federal.
International - Country and governmental
information.
International Links
by countries and organizations, compiled by the Library's Government
Documents Department.
Foreign
Consular Offices in the United States.
CIA
World Factbook Information includes population, resources, type
of government, maps, and much more for countries of the world.
Country Studies
from the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress,
covers 92 countries, describing and anlyzing political, economic,
historical, social, cultural, and other factors. Search by a particular
country or browse the country list.
Our Government Documents Department
covers U.N. and international documents.
The Library also provides reference
over the telephone 617-536-5400 and electronically.
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