The following federal government resources are available in HeinOnline:
Civil Rights and Social Justice
Contains publications from the Commission on Civil Rights, legislative histories on landmark legislation, briefs from relevant U.S. Supreme Court cases, and more, this database covers civil rights in the United States as their legal protections and definitions are expanded to cover more and more Americans.
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent rules and regulations published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government of the United States. HeinOnline’s coverage of the CFR is comprehensive, containing all volumes dating back to inception (1938)
The Federal Register is the official journal of the federal government of the United States. The database is updated daily and its coverage is comprehensive, beginning from inception in 1936. It also includes the CFR from inception (1938), Official US Bulletin (1917-1919), United States Government Manual from inception (1935), and Daily and Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents from inception (1965)
GAO Reports and Comptroller General Decisions
HeinOnline's GAO Reports and Comptroller General Decisions database contains reports on audits, surveys, investigations, and evaluations of federal programs conducted by the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO). All published reports, testimonies, correspondence, and special publications are included.
Gun Regulation and Legislation in America
This timely database brings together essential periodicals, compiled legislative histories, CRS reports, Congressional hearings, United States Supreme Court briefs, monographs, and other related materials on the difficult and controversial topic of regulating firearms in the United States. It also includes an extensive bibliography and a balanced selection of external resources to further research this subject.
Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
This manual is published to provide U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) examiners, applicants, attorneys, agents, and representatives of applicants with a reference work on the practices and procedures relative to the prosecution of patent applications before the USPTO. It contains instructions to examiners, as well as other material relevant to information and interpretation, and outlines the current procedures which the examiners are required or authorized to follow in appropriate cases in the normal examination of a patent application.
The Pentagon Papers, officially titled Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force, is a United States Department of Defense history of the United States' political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967.
This collection includes complete coverage of the United States Code dating back to inception in 1925-1926. It also includes the Early Federal Laws Collection, which represents the most complete collection of federal statute compilations prior to the US Code.
This collection features the complete Congressional Record Bound version, as well as the daily version back to 1980. It also includes the three predecessor titles: Annals of Congress (1789-1824), Register of Debates (1824-1837) Congressional Globe (1833-1873), and Congressional Hearings (early 1900s-present), as well as other important congressional material such as hearings, CRS Reports, and much more.
The United States Congressional Serial Set, commonly referred to as the Serial Set, is considered the most essential publication for unveiling American history. Spanning more than two centuries with more than 17,000 bound volumes, the records in this series include House and Senate Documents, House and Senate Reports, the American State Papers, and much more. This ongoing project in HeinOnline is being released in phases and will soon contain complete coverage of the Serial Set. The Serial Set is indexed from inception to date and contains comprehensive full-text coverage from 1978-date. In addition, the HeinOnline interface is easy to search and browse and contains unique tools to help users quickly locate specific content.
U.S. Federal Legislative History Library
In addition to the inclusion of comprehensive federal legislative histories published by the U.S. GPO and private publishers, this database also includes a unique finding aid based on Nancy Johnson's award-winning work, Sources of Compiled Legislative Histories.
U.S. Presidential Impeachment Library
To help researchers understand these rare but always fascinating historical events, HeinOnline now offers a new collection, U.S. Presidential Impeachment. Organized by the four affected presidents, this collection brings together a variety of documents both contemporaneous and asynchronous to each president's impeachment, presenting both a snapshot of the political climate as each impeachment played out and the long view history has taken of each proceeding.
This database includes messages and papers of the presidents, daily and weekly compilations of presidential documents, public papers of the presidents, documents relating to impeachment, Title 3 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and a host of other related works.
This database includes complete coverage of the Statutes at Large, featuring every law, public and private, ever enacted by Congress. It also includes early federal codes and compilations of statutes, as well as other related works.
This database includes complete coverage of the official U.S. Reports bound volumes, as well as preliminary prints, slip opinions, and books and periodicals related to the U.S. Supreme Court.
U.S. Treaties and Agreements Library
This library includes all U.S. treaties, whether currently in-force, expired, or not-yet officially published. It includes prominent collections such as the United States Treaties and Other International Agreements set (commonly referred to as the "Blue set"), as well as famous sets from Bevans, Miller, Malloy and others.
Databases
Visitors to the library have access to a wide variety of electronic databases; however, remote access to subscription databases is restricted to State Library authorized users: state employees and, unless otherwise noted, Thomas Edison staff and students. Authorized users needing a State Library access card, should complete the appropriate online registration form.
Webinars and webcasts on a wide variety of Government information topics, presented by GPO, other Federal agencies, or from the FDLP community.
The goals of the FDLP Academy are to:
Mastering United States Government Information: Sources and Services by
This up-to-date guide provides informational professionals and their clients with much-needed assistance in navigating the immense field of government information. When information professionals are asked questions involving government information, they often experience that "deer in the headlights" feeling. Mastering United States Government Information helps them overcome any trepidation about finding and using government documents. Written by Christopher C. Brown, coordinator of government documents at the University of Denver, this approachable book provides an introduction to all major areas of U.S. government information. It references resources in all formats, including print and online. Examples are provided so users will feel comfortable solving government information questions on their own, while exercises at the end of chapters enable users to practice answering questions for themselves. Additionally, several appendixes serve as quick reference sources for topics such as congressional sessions, the most popular government publications, federal statistical databases, and citation of government publications. It serves as a practical and current guide for practitioners as well as a text or supplementary reading for students of library information studies and for in-service trainings. Acts as a training book for public and academic librarians who provide reference services Includes background, with exercises, for professors needing a text to teach government information Provides coverage of the newest electronic resources, with references to print resources Offers exercises to assist in the learning process for these challenging topics
Finding and using U.S. government information : a practical guide for librarians by 
Fundamentals of Government Information by 
Rulemaking : how government agencies write law and make policy by
In this thought-provoking new edition of their highly regarded text, authors Cornelius M. Kerwin and Scott R. Furlong help you grasp the dynamics of today's American politics by showing you how rulemaking remains an elemental part of our government system. Rulemaking, Fifth Edition, brings concepts to life with the inclusion of new data, a fresh analysis of interest group participation, and new coverage of the Trump administration's actions from executive orders and key personnel to agencies' responses to changes. An invaluable and accessible guide to an intensely political process, this much-anticipated edition contains the most current scholarship on a crucial yet understudied subject.New to the Fifth Edition New scholarship from the past five to six years provides you with the latest research and analysis in rulemaking. Updated information on the Obama administration and the beginning of the Trump Administration puts rulemaking in context and demonstrates how different administrations use this tool. New tables and charts reflect the most recent data available to better illustrate the trends and patterns of rulemaking.
Official Congressional Directory by
Dating back to th 30th Congress in 1847, the Congressional Directory is one of the oldest working handbooks within the U.S. Government. In addition to Congressional member information, details are provided about Congressional committees assignments, statistical information related to Congress, Congressional district maps, and many more.
Government Information Essentials by
Winner of the 2019 Margaret T. Lane/Virginia F. Saunders Memorial Research Award Government documents, both physical and electronic, constitute a rich and varied resource that calls for special attention. And because government information is useful and pervasive in nearly every kind of library, more and more librarians of all types need to know how to work effectively with federal, state, and international resources. This contributed volume gathers the expertise of experienced government information librarians from across the country. Providing real-world insight into the work, collections, and interests of this discipline, this book surveys the wide variety of government information and the people who use it; discusses what it's like to be a government documents librarian, from the first day on the job through taking on a management role; addresses networking, training, and other essential tools for collaboration and learning; covers space planning, streamlining, disaster preparedness and response, the increasing prevalence of digital information, and other key collection issues; offers best practices for connecting library users with government information; looks at research guides, workshops, and other teaching and training topics; and explores advocating for transparency and access to information, promoting government documents to library users, and using exhibits as community outreach. With more government publications becoming freely available, this volume fills an important need, presenting concrete guidance that will help librarians flourish in this crucial field.
Historical Print Resources:
Checklist of United States Public Documents, 1789-1909, 3rd ed., Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1911.
Call # GP 3.2: C41/2 US Documents Reference, Level 4
Descriptive Catalogue of the Government Publications of the United States, September 5, 1774-March 4, 1881, Ben Perley Poore, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1885.
Call # GP 3.6: 1774-1881 US Documents Reference, Level 4
Comprehensive Index to the Publications of the United States Government, 1881-1893, John G. Ames, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1905.
Call # GP 3.6: 1881-1893 US Documents Reference, Level 4
United States Government Publications, a Monthly Catalogue, 1885-1894, John H. Hickcox and Mary Elizabeth Poole, Arlington, VA: Carrollton Press, 1978.
Call # GP 3.8: 1885-1894 US Documents Reference, Level 4
Document Catalog, 1893-1940, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1896-1945.
Call # GP 3.6: 1893-1940 US Documents Reference, Level 4
Monthly catalog of United States Government publications. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.
Call # GP3.8: 1895-1996 JAN US Documents Reference, Level 4
Cumulative Title Index to United States Public Documents, 1789-1976, comp. Daniel W. Lester, Sandra K. Faull, and Lorraine E. Lester, Arlington, VA: United States Historical Documents Institute, 1979-
Call # R015.73 C9712 US Documents Reference, Level 4
Cumulative Subject Index to the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, 1900-1971, William W. Buchanan, Washington, DC: Carrollton Press, 1973-1975.
Call # GP 3.8: 1900-1971 US Documents Reference, Level 4
Discovery Service for the NJ State Library
You can start your research using the Discovery Service - this service is an easy way to search in almost all of the NJ State Library's content at once. Searching here will look in the library catalog, many databases, journals, magazines, government documents and institutional repositories.
Enter the title of a document to find out if it is available in one of the online databases or the NJ State Library's catalog.
Please note that remote access to online journal content is restricted to State Library authorized users: NJ state employees and, unless otherwise noted, Thomas Edison staff and students. Authorized users needing a State Library access card, should complete the appropriate online borrower registration form
