Government Documents
U.S. Government Resources in the James B. Duke Library
U.S. Government Resources on the Web
South Carolina Government Resources in the James B. Duke Library
South Carolina Resources on the Web
Other Helpful Sites
Other State Governments
Government Resources in the James B. Duke Library
Furman University participates in the Federal Depository LIbrary Program, allowing us to maintain a collection of thousands of books, pamphlets, maps and journals produced by the government. Every item is listed in ALCUIN and can be searched by title, author (agency that created it), subject, or keyword.
Documents are a great source of country information, statistics on population, crime, health, commerce and trade, law and legislation, domestic and international maps.
Location
The government documents are located on the North side of the 1st floor. Paper items are in compact shelving. Microforms and reader/printers are in black cabinets to the left of compact shelving. Many sources exist only on the internet and can be found by searching ALCUIN or using the Government Resources on the web, linked below.
U.S. Government Resources on the Web
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Federal, state, local government and military sites by keyword, including many documents in PDF format. |
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Follows current bills through legislative process to becoming law. Bill summaries since 93rd Congress (1973-1974). |
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Gateway to 30 million pages of government information and services. |
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A portal to over 1500 federal databases. Links to historical and current documents. |
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The CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online. . |
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Site for the U.S. business, economic and trade community, providing authoritative Federal government information. Ask for password at Reference Desk. |
South Carolina Government Resources in the James B. Duke Library
Furman has a small and heavily historical South Carolina Document Collection. Some highlights are:
- Acts and Joint Resolutions from 1822
- Statutes At Large from 1716
- Code of Laws from 1902
- South Carolina Legislative Manual from 1927
- House Journal from 1776
- Senate Journal from 1848
- Reports and Resolutions from 1884
- List of Supreme Court Justices from 1698-2000
All titles can be found in ALCUIN, and searched by author (agency), title, subject or keyword. The South Carolina Collection is adjacent to the U.S. Document Collection.
South Carolina Resources on the Web
- South Carolina Home Page
- South Carolina Census Information
- SciWay
- South Carolina Supreme Court
- Statistics and Demographics
- LawHelp/SC: South Carolina's Guide to Free Legal Resources
Local Governments
- Greenville County
- County Council Minutes from 1980-present
- City of Greenville
- City Council Minutes from 2000-present
Frequently Used Government Web Sites
- Census: Population and Demographics
- Historical Census Information (1770-1960)
- South Carolina Census Information
- Consumer Price Index(Or use STAT USA)
- Gross Domestic Product(Or use STAT USA)
Other Helpful Sites
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