Government Documents
Located on the lower level of the F.D. Bluford Library, Government Documents provides free and open access to government information.
Mission
This library is a congressionally designated depository for U.S. Government documents. Public access to the government documents collection is guaranteed by public law. (Title 44 United States Code)
We are a Federal Depository Library, collecting information in the areas of agriculture, business & economics, arts & sciences, engineering, education, nursing, and allied health & technology to meet the needs of the university family and the general needs of the public at large.
Contact Us
Email: nscox1@ncat.edu
Phone: 336.285.4187 (during library hours or leave a voicemail if we are unavailable)
Government Links
Federal Government
- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
- Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents
- MetaLib GPO
- Federal Digital System
- FirstGov
- Official US Executive Branch Websites (LoC)
- Thomas (Legislative Information via LoC)
- Social Security Administration
- Social Security Handbook
- American Fact Finder (US Census)
- United States Government Manual
State/Local Government
Statistical Information
- National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA)
- US Census Bureau (US Dept. of Commerce)
- County/City Data Book (US Census)
- Educational Statistics (US Dept. of Ed.)
- Justice Statistics (Univ. at Albany)
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Statistical Abstract of the US (US Census)
- USDA Economics and Statistics System (Cornell Univ.)
- The World Factbook (CIA)
Jobs & Consumer Information
- Occupational Outlook Handbook (Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Dept. of Labor)
- Dictionary of Occupational Titles Index (US Dept. of Labor via ITA, a private company)
- Federal Citizen Information Center (US GSA)
- Federal Trade Commission
Other Helpful Links
- 1890 Land Grant Institutions (PDF)
- UNC School of Government
- Constitution of the United States (Cornell Univ. Law School)
- Guide to Citing Government Publications (Univ. of Memphis)
