Government Documents & Information: Reference Books

As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions, and committees.

Millennial Edition. 5 volumes. Revised update of Historical Statistics of the United States (see previous entry).

In its second edition...solves the problem of bibliographiccontrol for state checklists. Arranged alphabetically bystate, and then by date of checklist coverage, checklistentries provide background information for the users ofstate checklists. This publication is designed to serve asa reference tool for librarians whose responsibilitiesinclude building a state documents collection and as guidefor reference librarians who are seeking state documents.