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Budget of the United States Government. Annual. 1966- (Ref. Desk U.S. Doc. PREX 2.8) Also 1996- http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. Annual. 2002. (Ref. Desk U.S. Doc. PREX 2.20:) Also  http://www.cfda.gov 

Code of Federal Regulations. Current. (Ref. KF 70 A3) Also http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
Also check Federal Register Online, http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html

Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources. 1993. (Ref. J 9.5 G37)

CQ Researcher. 2001. (Ref. Desk H 35 E352); 1991-2001. (Periodicals H 35 E352) Also 1991-  CQ Press

Dictionary of Occupational Titles. 1991. (Ref. HB 2595 U543) & Emerald Coast Library http://www.wave.net/upg/immigration/dot_index.html 
The printed source has been replaced by the Occupational Information Network (O*Net) database  http://www.onetcenter.org.

Fed Biz Opps (formerly Commerce Business Dailyhttp://www.fedbizopps.gov    Also  CBD Archives  http://www.fbodaily.com/cbd/archive and Bidnet  http://www.bidnet.com.

Federal Register. Current. (Ref. KF 70 A2). 1936- June 2001 (Microfilm 540)
Also 1980-  Lexis Nexis Congressional Universe National Archives. 1994- http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html

Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970. 1975. (U.S. Doc. C 3.134/2:H 62/789-970)

How Congress Works. 1998. (Ref. JK 1021 H69)

How Our Laws are Made. 2000. (U.S. Doc. Y 1.1/7:106-197) Also  http://thomas.loc.gov

Minerals Yearbooks. 1959-2001. (U.S. Doc. I 28.37) and Current edition http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/myb.html

National Library of Medicine. (Medline). http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nlmhome.html
The National Library of Medicine provides free access to the most current Medline database through PubMed.

Occupational Outlook Handbook. 1998-  (Ref. Desk U.S. Doc. L 2.3/4) & Emerald Coast Library    Also 2002/2003  http://www.bls.gov/oco
See also Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1966-, (Periodicals 2nd floor HF 5382.5 U5 O3) and  1999-  http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/about.htm.

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual. 1987. (Ref. Desk HF 1042 A55) & Emerald Coast Library    And Current issue  http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html Details the codes established by the government to identify products and industries.

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (Ref. Desk U.S. Doc. PREX 2.6/4:IN 27/2007),  http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html,  and http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html  is gradually replacing the SIC system.

Statistical Abstract of the United States. 1940-. Annual. (Ref. Desk U.S. Doc. C 3.134 or Ref. HA 202 U58) & Emerald Coast Library    Also 1878-  http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/statab.html

United States Government Manual. Annual.  (Ref. Desk U.S. Doc. AE 2.108/2) & Emerald Coast Library    Also 1995/1996-  http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html

United States Statutes at Large. 1937-. (Ref. KF 50 U5) See also the United States Code. 2000. (Ref. KF 62 2000 A2)  1994-  http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode
/index.html
,  and Public and Private Laws 1995-  http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plaws/index.html.

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents. 1993-  http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/index.html

World Factbook.  (CIA). 2002. Annual (Ref. Desk U.S. Doc. PREX 3.15/2)    And Current issue  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/