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Government Resources

U.S. Government Documents Sites Brief Explanation
FDsys Provides access to official Federal Government publications. Searches the Congressional Record and the Federal Register as well as many more publications. To browse a list of collections, please click here.
USA.gov "The U.S. government's official web portal." A subject index to government information.
Thomas Legislative information, both current and historical, on the Internet. A service of the Library of Congress.
FEDSTATS Search for statistics from the more than 100 Federal Government agencies that produce them.
Subject Indexes to Government Information on the Internet Includes subject indexes which have been created for the purpose of identifying government internet resources.
Federal Government Agencies Directory Find current agency Web sites from the list or do a keyword search.
U.S. Government Abbreviations and Acronyms--GovSpeak A guide to government acronyms & abbreviations. Produced and maintained by UC San Diego.
Frequently Used Sites The more commonly requested sites related to U.S. Government information.
Subject Categories Nearly 140 subject categories to assist in finding United States Government information.
Ready Reference Collection Government documents and databases arranged by broad subject categories.
US Government Information Sites Includes good university and private sites along with agency sites. How-to-do-it links are also here.
Selected Databases/Full-Text Resources List of reference resources compiled by the MSU library staff.
Tax Forms (Federal) Forms and instructions available to download.
ND State Documents Sites Brief Explanation
North Dakota State Government Home Page Home page of North Dakota State Government with links to the governor's office, many state agencies, the legislature, road information, and more.
North Dakota State Legislative Branch Contains links to the State Constitution, laws, listing of all state legislators, information on the 1995 - 2013 assemblies, and more.
North Dakota State Agencies Contains a linked, A to Z listing of state agencies.
State of North Dakota's Congressional Delegation Representatives' and Senators' Web Pages and E-mail addressess.
Job Service North Dakota Includes information for job seekers, employers, economic developers, and more.
Oil and Gas Division of the Department of Mineral Resources (an agency of the North Dakota Industrial Commission) "...regulates the drilling and production of oil and gas in North Dakota.

[Their] mission is to encourage and promote the development, production, and utilization of oil and gas in the state..."

Collective Bibliography of North Dakota Geology "...a collaborative effort of the North Dakota State University Libraries and the North Dakota Geological Survey. The database presently is a combination of three print sources from the NDGS, and updates." The database currently contains over 5,100 references.
Tax Forms (ND State) Forms and instructions available to download.
Division of Vital Records Provides registration and certification of the vital events that occur in North Dakota. These events include births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages and divorces.
Public Death Index
(ND Department of Health)
Searchable index of dates of death and other information of people living in North Dakota.