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How many a man can date a new era in his life from the reading of a book  --Thoreau

 

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Government 

Government Printing Office Documents

U.S. Census Bureau
Official statistics on social, demographic and economic information on U.S. population.
Law Resources
Provides wide variety of legal information and recent and historic supreme court decisions in the United States from Cornell University Law School.
 
Primary Source Government Documents
Core documents of U.S. Democracy.
 
THOMAS Legislative Records
Includes major legislation before Congress, text of the Congressional Record, and details of how laws are made in the U.S. Congress.
 
Library of Congress
Extensive collection of materials relating to historical record of the U.S. government.
Federal Web Locator
Includes access to all federal government sites and federal government information. Maintained by the Villanova Center for Information Law and Policy.
 
Federal Court Homepage
Functions as a clearinghouse for the judicial branch of the U.S. Government. Maintained by the federal court system.
 
Project VoteSmart
Private organization that acts as a consumer watchdog on the President, Congress, governors, and state legislatures.
Historic Supreme Court Decisions
 
Government Information Sharing Project
Economic and demographic information on the U.S. population provided by Oregon State University.

     

 

The size of a school library's staff and collection is the best single predicator of student achievement, outweighing school spending in general, the income and education of the parents, and the teacher-pupil ratio.  The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement:  White House Conference on School Libraries.