Isle 111

Statutes at Large

Isle 112

Isle 113

Federal Register (only current year on shelf)

Isle 115

Treasury Department (Internal Revenue Service materials only)

Internal Revenue Cumulative Bulletin

Isle 116

United States Board of Tax Appeals Reports

Court of Claims Reports/U.S. Court of Claims Reports

Isle 117

Treasury Decisions

Isle 118

Treaties in Force

United States Treaties and Other International Agreements

United States Court of International Trade Reports

Administrative Decisions under Immigration and Nationality Laws of the United States

Isle 135

United States Reports

Isle B1

Federal documents grouped by Bureau/Department

Isles B32 to B38

Federal Agency Decisions

Room B30

Federal documents in microform and electronic (CD-ROM) formats

Other non-depository government related documents are temporarily stored in microform cabinets adjacent to Isle B1 and Room B30. They consist of small to large microform sets which include the predecessors of the Congressional Record-the Annals of Congress (1789-1824), Register of Debates (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873). Treaty materials such as the Department of State Treaty Series (1927-1945), League of Nations Treaty Series (1920-1946), United Nations Treaty Series (1946-1974), and the United States Department of State Bulletin (1939-1981) are among these holdings. The microforms collection is further augmented with full sets of attorney general opinion and sessions laws for most states, CIS legislative microfiche collection (1970 - ), Supreme Court Records and Briefs (1935 - ), Statues-at-Large (1789-1976), selected 19th century appellate cases, legal periodicals and many others.

There are also three public access microform readers for viewing government documents in micro-formats. The Minolta MS 6000 digital Scanner/Printer located in the GDMD office (B30) is the main machine used to print microform.

Print Fee Schedule:

Fifteen cents($0.15) per exposure (laser print); and Twenty-five cents($0.25) per scan (PDF document)

Finding Government Documents in the Law Library

MARCIVEWEB DOCS: This is the web-based version of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications. You can search by title, author, subject or Sudoc#. MarciveWeb Docs is not only a great source to search for government documents selected by the Law Library but also government documents selected by other libraries in the Houston Metropolitan Area.

• Input your search term(s) or numeric string (e.g., technical report number or SuDoc number) in the "Search For" box.

• Click the "Search" button.

• From the "Title List Display," select the record of interest. This will put you in the "Catalog Record Display".

• CClick the "Holdings" button located at the top (left) of the page.

ALEX : This is the Law Library's online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) and is another resource for locating government documents in the Law Library. Documents can be searched by author, title, subject, or "Government Document Number" (i.e., SuDoc#). Additionally, access to government documents in electronic format can be found in ALEX.

Quick Links to Frequently Used Information Resources in the Law Library

Key Statistical Data

• FedStats (Gateway to Federal Statistics in general)

• Bureau of Justice Statistics (Criminal Justice data)
  *Corrections Data
  *Crime and Facts at a Glance
  *Data for Analysis
  

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (Employment/workforce/occupational trends)
  *Occupational Handbook

• Bureau of Prisons (Inmate profiles/correctional facilities)

• Bureau of Transportation Statistics (Transport industry data)
  *World Factbook

• Drug Enforcement Administration (Drug trafficking)

• Environmental Protection Agency (Pollution/hazardous waste)

• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids

• Budget of the United States Government

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications

• Congressional Directory

• Congressional Record(Daily)

• Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation

• Economic Indicators

• Economic Report of the President

• Federal Register(Daily)

• Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970 (Part 1)

• Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970 (Part 2)

• Public Papers of the President

• GPO Sales Product Catalog

• Slip Laws (Public and Private Laws)

• Social Security Handbook

• Statistical Abstract of the United States 2014

• Statutes at Large

• Subject Bibliographies

• United States Code

• United States Government Manual

• United States Report

• Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents

• U.S. Population Census

• Census of Population and Housing (Population and Housing Census Series: all states, US Summary, Puerto Rico, Island Areas: American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and Virgin Islands)

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (Uniform Crime Reports)

• USA.gov (General reference data/statistics)

• International Programs Center (World population/social statistics)

• National Center for Educational Statistics (Education in the U.S. and abroad)
  *Digest of Educational Statistics
  *Nation's Report Card

• National Center for Health Statistics (National/International health statistics)

• National Criminal Justice Reference Service (Juvenile court statistics)

• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

• Social Security Administration (Social Security benefits)
  *Social Security Handbook

• State Historical Census Data (University of Virginia Library)

• United Nations Statistical Division (Search the UN's statistical databases)

• U.S. Census Bureau (Population/social/housing/economic characteristics)
  *American FactFinder
  *County and City Data Book
  *Ethnic Data
  *Black, African American Population
  *American Indian, Alaska Native Population
  : *Asian Population
  *Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population
  *Asian, Pacific Islander Population
  *Hispanic or Latino Origin Population
  *Genealogy
  *MapStats
  *State and Metropolitan Area Data Book
  *State Data Center
  *Statistical Abstract of the United States pre-2013
  *USA Counties

Executive Information

• Executive Branch Resources on GPO Access (Presidential/Federal regulatory)

• Federal Government Agencies (Federal administrative resources)

• Federal Forms (Federal agency forms)

• Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States (Presidential materials)

• United States Citizenship & Immigration Service (Immigration laws/regulations)

• Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (Presidential speeches/remarks)

Judicial Information

• Judicial Branch Resources on GPO Access (Federal court system)

• Supreme Court of the United States (U.S. Supreme Court Opinions)

• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Fifth Circuit Opinions)

Legislative Information

• FirstGov.gov (Federal laws/regulations)

• THOMAS Legislative Information on the Internet (Federal legislative resources)

• Legislative Branch Resources on GPO Access (Congressional resources)

• Treaties (Treaty status, 1967 -)

Texas State Government Information

• Attorney General of Texas (State legal counsel)

• Court Systems (State court system)

• Laws, Codes & Statutes (Statutes/codes/regulations)

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas (Texas legislative histories)

• Prisons, Probation & Parole (State correctional system)

• State Administrative Agencies (State government departments)

• State Bar of Texas (State legal services)

• Texas Legal Materials (Administrative/judicial/legislative information)

• Texas State Law Library (General/legal research)

• Texas State Library & Archives Commission (General information)

City of Houston & Harris County Information

• City of Houston Official Website (City government resources)

• Harris County Official Website (County government resources)

Online Subscription Services

• Access UN (Local Network & Remote Access)

• Foreign Law Guide (Local Network & Remote Access)

• LexisNexis Congressional Universe (Local Network & Remote Access)

• LexisNexis (Password Required)

• Lexis Advance (Password Required)

• LLMC Digital (Local Network & Remote Access)

• Westlaw (Password Required)