Kappler's Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties
KF8203 1975 (5th Stacks)
(pageable)
KF8203 1972 (5th Stacks)
(pageable)
Volumes list ratified and unratified treaties, executive agreements, proclamations
and other matters relating to Indian affairs. This is also available on
the Internet at: http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler.
The American Indian Environmental Office at http://www.epa/gov/indian
contains links to laws, regulations, publications and resources related
to the intersection of tribal law and environmental law.
The
Decisions of the Interior Board of Indian Appeals from the Board's
inception in 1970 to the present are available online at http://www.ibiadecisions.com.
Major Studies & Issue Briefs of the Congressional
Research Service
JK1108 M255 (Cabinet #9 in the Micrographics Room)[1991-current]
(pageable)
JK1108 M257 (Cabinet #34 in the Micrographics Room)[1982
& 1983]
(pageable)
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is where members of Congress
turn for the nonpartisan research, analysis, and information they need
to make informed decisions on the bills introduced each session. Because
the CRS Reports contain in-depth analysis of a variety of issues,
they can be an extremely valuable resource. The indexes to the CRS
Reports are in printed format, and are located on the shelves in the
micrographics room.
There are
only a limited number of CRS Reports on the Internet. However,
the good news is that the Hastings Law Library has an online
subscription to full-text CRS Reports and Issue Briefs from
1996 to present. This subscription also includes an index to CRS Reports,
which includes reports as far back as 1970. This database is updated weekly
and access is restricted to Hastings students, faculty, and staff.
If you can't find the full-text CRS Report you are looking for
in this database, then perhaps you can: 1) find the title of the report
listed in the index and 2) search the sites below to find the report.
The list below includes some of the best freely accessible sites for locating
CRS Reports online.
A limited number of CRS Reports are available on
the Internet. An excellent guide to CRS Reports is available at
http://www.llrx.com/features/crsreports.htm.
This guide provides an historical introduction to CRS Reports (over
1,000 written reports are published yearly), and links to the various
online sources for the reports.
OpenCRS
is a clearinghouse for CRS reports, created by the Center for Democracy
and Technology. The site allows searching by keyword, or it can be searched
by "Current Issues." The site has a link where visitors can
request a CRS report from their member of Congress. Anyone can add a report
to the site's library.
If you can't
find your report, and you know the title, you might try using a phrase
search on Google. For example, try
"The USA Patriot Act: a Sketch" as your search. If the report
is on the Internet, you should get a link to a copy of the report in the
first few results. Or, you can try the new Google application at http://2act.org/p/576.html,
which will find most (not all) CRS reports.
Constitution of the United States of
America: Analysis and Interpretation
KF4527 1996 (First Floor Library Stacks)
The Congressional Research Service issues a new edition of this annotated
constitution every ten years. Biennial supplements update the bound volume.
Commentary is provided for every article and section of the Constitution.
Supreme Court cases appear in the footnotes. At the end of the volume,
there are helpful annotations of acts of Congress held unconstitutional,
state acts held unconstitutional, and ordinances held unconstitutional;
also available on the Internet at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/index.html
& http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/anncon
Budget of the United States Government
PrEx 2.8: (Current Year - New Materials Stacks - Pageable. Previous years
are in - See a Reference Librarian).
The President's budget is submitted by the Executive Office of the President
to the Congress. This document contains detailed budget statistics and
analysis. The budget is also available on Lexis (LEGIS;BUDGET)
and on the Internet at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/.
A
Compilation of Messages and Papers of the Presidents
KF5051 A28 (5th Stacks) [1789-1923] (pageable)
KF5051 A29 (5th Stacks) [1789-1897] (pageable)
KF5051 A30 (Storage) [1789-1902] (see a Reference Librarian)
James D. Richardson's compilations include the annual, veto, and special
messages of the Presidents from George
Washington through Calvin Coolidge. Selected Annual Messages are available
at
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/presiden/sou/sou.htm.
Economic
Report of the President
HC106.5 A272 (5th Stacks) (pageable)
The major part of the volume contains the report of the Council of Economic
Advisers. The report provides an overview of the US economy and covers
topics such as health care, trade policy and labor. Numerous tables and
charts are included. This report is also available on the Internet at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/eop/.
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
KF5051 A3 (5th Stacks)
(pageable)
This set contains the full text of Presidential proclamations and executive
orders. Since 1993 these papers are available at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pubpapers/search.html.
Th
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States is also available
in a full-text searchable format for Presidents Hoover, Truman, Eisenhower,
Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush (1), and Clinton at
http://www.hti.umich.edu/p/ppotpus/.
Click on the "Other Searches" link for access to information
about searching the papers.
Weekly
Compilation of Presidential Documents
KF70 A5 W4 (Recent volumes in the First Floor Library Stacks; Previous
volumes in Storage - see a Reference Librarian)
These volumes contain presidential addresses, communications to Congress,
executive orders and proclamations. These documents are also available
on Lexis (GENFED;PRESDC),
on Westlaw at WCPD,
and on the Internet at
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/nara003.html.
The
American Presidency Project, at http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/index.php,
is a compilation of online documents relating to
the
presidency, including Public Papers of the Presidents (Hooverto Carter, and G.W.H. Bush), Annual Messages to Congress on the
State of the Union (1789-2001), Inaugural Addresses (1790-2001);
Roosevelt's Fireside Chats, and campaigning and election materials
from 1960 to 2004.
The
Federation of AmericanScientists maintains a web site with both
Presidential Directives and Executive Orders relating to the National
Security Council and intelligence, for presidents from Truman to Eisenhower
at http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/direct.htm.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress,
1774-1989
JK1010 U5 1989 (5th Stacks)
(pageable)
This directory provides biographies of past congressional members, listing
their political party designations, formal leadership positions, and bibliographic
citations for those who have been subjects of scholarly reference works.
An updated version has been published as House Document 108-222, Biographical
Directory of the United States Congress 1174- 2005, at
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222/index.html.
This multiple PDF document iis easiest to search by Congress. If you know
the name of a member of Congress, use the searchable directory at http://bioguide.congress.gov.
Congressional District Atlas
HA205 A52 (5th Stacks)
(pageable)
The library has this atlas for the 99th through 103rd Congresses. It contains
maps of the states, DC, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto
Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Each map displays county names, district
boundaries, and Congressional district numbers. The atlas for the 108th
Congress is online at http://nationalatlas.gov/index.html.
Official Congressional Directory
KF4935 U55 (Current volume is in the Reference Collection; previous volumes
are in the 5th Stacks)
(pageable)
This directory contains useful information on the members of Congress
including addresses and biographical facts. It also lists committee assignments,
foreign diplomatic representatives, and foreign consular offices in the
United States. It is available on the web at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cdirectory/index.html.
Biographies and other information about current
members of Congress are available at http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
and
http://www.house.gov/MemNameSearch.html.
United States Government Manual
JK421 A3 (Reference Collection & 5th Stacks
(pageable))
This valuable resource provides information on the three branches of government
and details on government boards, commissions, committees, quasi-official
agencies, and international organizations in which the United States participates.
There is a helpful section on terminated and transferred agencies. It
is also available at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html.
National
Contact Center This website is a one-stop directory, not for perople, but for branch
and agency press releases. According to the home page, the website is
a gateway to news and press release websites throughout the U.S. Government.
Releases are categorized by branch and agency, and provide an wealth of
current and archived information. The address is http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/call/pressreleases.htm.
CIS Annual & CIS Congressional Universe
KF49 C62 (Micrographics Room & Internet)
These are excellent indexes by a private publisher, Congressional Information
Service (CIS). CIS Annual provides indexing and abstracts for congressional
publications such as hearings, reports, House and Senate documents, and
committee prints. Congressional
Universe is the web-based index by CIS which covers congressional
documents from 1789 to present. (Note: This database is only available
on campus.)
Monthly
Catalog
Z1223 A18 (in Storage - see a Reference Librarian).
This set is a comprehensive index that includes both depository and non-depository
federal documents. It is
also available on the WESTLAW database GPO-CTLG.
The Monthly Catalog is available online at
http://catalog.gpo.gov/F.
Background
Notes
S 1.123: (1980 - 2000 in Storage - see a Reference Librarian)
These State Department pamphlets offer current information on a specific
country's economy, politics and foreign relations. Includes up-to-date
maps. From 2000 to current, the reports are available on the Internet
at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/.
Country
Commercial Guides
Country Commercial Guides (CCGs) are prepared annually by US embassies
with the assistance of several US government agencies. These reports present
a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments, using economic,
political and market analysis. CCGs for the years 1996 through the current
year are available on the Internet at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/rls/dos/221.htm
(click on Country Commercial Guides).
Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices HF1411 C68 (5th Stacks) (pageable)
This committee print provides a comparative analysis of
trade practices. They are available on the Internet at http://www.state.gov/e/eb/rls/rpts/eptp
for the years 1993 through 2001.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
JC571 U48 (Recent issues are in the First Floor Library Stacks; older
issues are in the 5th Stacks) (pageable)
This annual prepared for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the
House Foreign Affairs Committee reviews human rights practices in countries
that are members of the United Nations and a few nonmembers. Each summary
covers legal and political conditions affecting civil liberties. Reports
for 1993 -1999 are available at http://www.state.gov/www/global/human_rights/hrp_reports_mainhp.html.
Reports for 1999 through the current year are available at http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt.
Dispatch
KZ231 U832 (This publication ceased in 1999. The years 1990-1999 are in
Storage - see a Reference Libraran)
The Department of State's Dispatch was the weekly record of the
US Department of State from 1990 through 1999. It provided a diverse compilation
of major speeches, congressional testimony, policy statements, global
issue fact sheets, country profiles, treaty actions, ambassadorial appointments,
and other foreign policy information from the State Department.
It is available on the Internet (http://www.state.gov/www/publications/dispatch/index.html),
Westlaw (USDPTSTDIS),
and Lexis (NEWS:DSTATE).
Foreign Relations of the United States
KZ233 U55 (Micrographics and 5th Stacks (pageable) or New Materials Stacks
(pageable))
These official records of US foreign policy contains reprints of papers
of major policy issues. A discussion of the Foreign Relations Series and
a list of the volumes available online is available at
http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/history/frus.html.
Legislation on Foreign Relations
KF4650 A25 (5th Stacks) (pageable)
This multi-volume set is issued each year for the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee. Each set contains legislation,
treaties and executive orders. Selected years are available at
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/senate/senate11cp.html.
Treaties and Other International Agreements: The Role
of the United States Senate
KF4989 A25 2001 (5th Stacks) (pageable)
The Congressional Research Service compiled this book which summarizes
the history of treaty law, and describes the treaty making process. It
contains excellent charts and a bibliography. An online version is available
at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-in/getdoc.cgi?dbname=106_cong_senate_print&docid=f:66922.wais.
To locate treaties signed by the United States, use the Hastings Legal
Research Guide: Searching for US
and International Treaties.
Foreign Affairs Manual
Ths manual contains detailed instructions about negotiating treaties and
other international agreements. It is available on the Department of State's
FOIA Reading Room at http://foia.state.gov/regs/search.asp.
World
Factbook
G122 U56a (Current volume is in the Reference Collection; Previous volumes
are in the 5th Stacks) (pageable)
The CIA presents information on more than 250 countries. Each entry contains
a map, current statistics, and a brief description of the geography, government,
and economy of the country. It also lists diplomatic representation in
the US and US diplomatic representation abroad. It is available on the
web at https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html.
Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and Rules of the
House of Representatives of the United States
JK1304 (The most recent volume is in the First Floor Library; older volumes
are in 5th Stacks) (pageable)
This House Manual is published biennially. It contains parliamentary procedures
used in the House. It is available on the web at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/hrm/index.html.
Hearings
- 94th Congress to 107th Congress are in Storage. 108th Congress to current
are in teh Fisrt Floor Library Stacks; they are shelved by: Congress,
Chamber, Committee, and then title.
All hearings received through the depository program are fully cataloged
in the
Library Catalog at http://hopac.uchastings.edu.
- - House & Senate hearings from
1869-1970 are pageable from the Micrographics Room - cabinets 7-8.
- House & Senate hearings from 1970-current are pageable from the
Micrographics Room - cabinets 2-6.
- Unpublished House hearings from 1833-1964 are pageable from the
Micrographics Room - cabinet 8.
- Unpublished Senate hearings from 1823-1976 are pageable from the
Micrographics Room - cabinet 8.
- A limited number of hearings are available on the Internet at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/chearings/index.html
and http://commdocs.house.gov/committees.
- CIS indexes located in the Micrographics Room provide excellent indexing
for congressional hearings, reports and committee prints. If you are searching
for several years of congressional documents, try using the CIS Congressional
Universe (access is limited to Hastings students, faculty,
and staff) available on campus computers.
- NOTE: More detailed information on locating hearings is available on
the Hastings Law Library Research Guide: Compiling
a Federal Legislative History.
- U.S. Congressional Bibliographies (http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/congbibs/)
list and describe meetings held by Senate committees since 1983, House
committees since 1985, meetings where printed transcripts are issued,
and meetings that remain unprinted. The sources used by the host, North
Carolina State University, are the Congressional Record's "Daily
Digest" and bibliographic information supplied by the U.S. Senate
Library. The Bibliographies now have searchable indexes.
The Government Printing Office online (GPO
Access) has catalogs of hearings from the 105th Congress to the present,
with links to the full text of each hearing, at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/chearings/index.html.
The catalogs can be searched by keyword or browsed.
Senate Manual, Containing the Standing Rules, Orders,
Laws and Resolutions Affecting the Business of the United States Senate,
Articles of Confederation and Constitution of the United States
JK1151 (First Floor Library Stacks)
The Senate Manual is published biennially and contains rules and
procedures. The Senate Manual is available at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/smanual/index.html,
while the Standing Rules are available at http://rules.senate.gov/senaterules/.
Riddick's Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices KF4982 .A25 (5th Stacks) (pageable)
This publication contains procedures and precedents of the Senate. This
volume has been updated online at
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/senate/riddick/index.html.
United States Congressional Serial Set
(Micrographics Room) (See a reference Librarian)
The
library has the American State Papers (1789) to present in microfiche.
The bound version is in storage during the renovation. The Serial Set
is an excellent historical set that contains
not only House and Senate Reports and Documents, but also includes House
and Senate Journals, reports from the executive branch, investigative
and background studies, directories, and various research studies. Current
Reports and Documents
from the Serial Set are available at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/legislative.html.
Federal
Register
KF70 .A2 (First Floor Library Stacks [Current] and Storage [1936 -2002]).
The
Federal Register from 1994 to current
is available online at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html.
From
1936 through current it is also available from HeinOnLine).
Both Westlaw (FR)
and Lexis (EXEC;FEDREG)
provide access to the Federal Registe
The
Federal Register contains proposed regulations and proposed amendments
to existing regulations.
Code of Federal Regulations
KF70 .A32 (First Floor Library [Current] and Storage [1990-2002; some
volumes missing]).
The
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is available online from 1996 to current
at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html.
The
Code of Federal Regulations contains the codified regulations.
To update material in the Code of Federal Regulations, use the List of
Sections Affected (LSA) in paper in the First Floor Library Stacks or
online at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/lsa/srchlsa.html.
An explanation of how often the LSA is published and how to use the LSA
is available at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/lsa/about.html.
Lexis provides access to the current CFR in the GENFED;CFR
database. The superseded CFR from 1981 is available in the GENFED;CFR81
file; to access the CFR from any year from 1981 to 2001, just replace
the 81 with the last two digits of the year you want to search.
Westlaw has the current CFR available in the CFR
database. To search superseded versions from 1984 to 2000, just add the
last two digits of your year to CFR (e.g., CFR92).
Regulations.gov
is a government website at http://www.regulations.gov/
that facilitates comments during the rulemaking process. You can search
for any proposed regulation and post your comments to the appropriate
agency.
Agency
decisions in the Library can be found by searching the Library's Catalog
at http://www.library.uchastings.edu/search,
using the agency name as a search term.
Lexis has varied coverage; agency decisions can be found by entering the
agency name in the search box for "Find A Source." Westlaw has
varied coverage; agency decisions can be found by entering the agency
name in the search box for "Search These Databases." For Internet
access to agency decisions, Washburn University's Agency Guidance Table
at http://washlaw.edu/doclaw/executive5m.html
has links to online decisions.
The Hastings
Law Library does not receive many official documents from the military
branches, but several of their important law-related official publications
are available on the Internet.
• The
US Army Publishing Agency homepage, at http://www.usapa.army.mil,
includes Army Regulations, Pamphlets, and Circulars.
• US Air Force publications are available at
http://www.e-publishing.af.mil
• US Navy directives and forms are available at http://dnoni.daps.dla.mil/default.aspx
• US Marine Corps publications are available at
http://www.hqmc.usmc.mil/pubs.nsf
• Department of Defense publications are available
at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives
•
The Military Education and Research Library Network (MERLN)
maintains online access to the publications of member colleges, including
the Army War
College, the Joint Forces Staff College, the National Defense University,
and the Naval War College.
Official
Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
T223 A (Micrographics Room)
The library has this publication from 1986 to current. Patents and trademarks
can also be searched at the US Patent and Trademark Office website at
http://www.uspto.gov.
Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance
PrEx 2.20: (New Materials Stacks) (pageable)
This publication is a government-wide compendium of Federal programs,
projects, services, and activities which provide assistance or benefits
to the American public. It is available on the web at http://www.cfda.gov.
Respectfully
Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations
PN6081 R435 1987 (5th Stacks) (pageable)
The Congressional Research Service has compiled collection of quotations
accumulated through the years in the preparation of public speeches. The
book is arranged by subject but also provides a keyword and author index.
CyberCemetery at http://govinfo.library.unt.edu
is the archive for government sites that are no longer available on the
Internet.
Historical
Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970
HA202 B87 1975 (5th Stacks) (pageable)
This is an important resource for historical statistics of the United
States. Much of the information from this collection is available on the
web at
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census.
Statistical
Abstract of the United States
HA202 (Current volume is in the Reference Collection; previous volumes
are in the 5th Stacks) (pageable)
This great reference book has complete up-to-date information on US and
world economic, political, and social trends. The publication includes
statistics on population, law enforcement, courts, prisons, labor, banking,
energy, and transportation. It is also available on the Internet at
http://www.census.gov/statab/www.
American Factfinder presents population, housing, economic and
geographic data from the US Census Bureau down to the block level; it
is available at http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS7702.
For an introduction to the 2000 census, and links to other census sites
of interest, go to United States Census 2000 at
http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html.
Fast Facts for Congress provides quick access to current census
information at http://fastfacts.census.gov/home/cws/main.html.
The
site provides access to information that Congress and congressional staff
would use, and is a user friendly gateway to the information.
Survey
of Current Business
HC101 A13 (Current volume is in the First Floor Library Stacks; previous
volumes are in the 5th Stacks) (pageable)
This monthly publication reviews economic developments and contains statistics
for commodities and industries. This document is available at http://www.bea.gov/bea/pubs.htm.
Economic
Indicators
Y4.Ec7:Ec7/ (First Floor Library - US Agency Shelves)
Congress uses these monthly statistics to monitor national and global
economic changes. Includes information on unemployment, wages, money,
credit, exports and imports. Since 1995 these statistics are also available
on the Internet at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/indicators/index.html.
Bureau
of Labor Statistics The Bureau publishes the Monthly
Labor Review K25 N4 (5th Stacks 1915- current) (pageable)and Occupational Outlook Quarterly L2. 70/4 (current version is in the First Floor Library - US Agency
Shelves; the older editions are in Storage)
Both publications, and additional statistical information, includingthe monthly consumer price index and an easy-to-use inflation calculator,
are available online at http://www.bls.gov.
Bureau
of Justice Statistics
publishes data and statistics about crime, criminal offenders, victims
of crime, and the operation of justice systems at
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/.
The Sourcebook for Criminal Justice Statistics
(http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook)
brings together statistical information about all aspects of criminal
justice in the United States.
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data Hosted by the Univeristy of MIchigan, the NACJD
(http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/)
is primarily sponsored by agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice.
NACJD's mission is to facilitate research in criminal justice and criminology,
and the website provides downloadable data sets about many criminal justice
topics, including capital punishment, homicide, violence against women,
and national corrections reporting.
FedStats
This website
(http://www.fedstats.gov)
is an Internet gateway to statistics from over 100 US Federal agencies.
Economic Statistics Briefing Room The US Office of the President maintains current statistics on transportation,
prices, production, output, and income at http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html.
Social Statistics Briefing Room The US Office of the President maintains current statistics on crime,
education, health, and demographics at http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/ssbr.html.
Package
X
KF6300 A851
1977-2001 volumes are in the 5th Stacks (pageable) Package X contains copies of widely used tax forms and instructions.
Reproducible
Copies of Federal Tax Forms and Instructions KF6366 U5
1996-2001 volumes are in the 5th Stacks (pageable)
This volume contains reproducible copies of frequently requested tax forms.
Alternatively, try the IRS Internet site for complete tax forms at
http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html.
Tax Information
Publications
KF6301 A4 A6 C51
1982,
1984-2001 volumes are in the 5th Stacks (pageable)
This multi-volume set reprints the IRS's most frequently requested publications.
IRS publications are also available at http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html.
Reference Librarian