What's in this Guide
Useful Sites
- Public Policy Matrix guide to resources that cover the big-picture of law-making, from descriptions and analysis of important issues, through the actual legislative process, and on to the monitoring of results
- Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
- Locate a Federal Depository Libraryfind a library near you with resources and expertise to help answer your government information questions.
- Federal Citizen Information Centergovernment source for answers to questions about consumer problems and government services
- America.govcurrent policy information and government news
- Cybercemetery
- Sunlight Foundation non-profit and non-partisan organization that works for greater transparency and openness in government
- Constitution Projectbi-partisan research organization dealing with Constitutional issues
- Center for Effective Government a non-partisan analysis/advocacy group that produces reports and repurposes government data
Spanish-language government sites
- Información federal en españolde esta biblioteca
- Los Sitios Web Federales en Española través el Departamento de Bibliotecas de Oklahoma
Citing government sources
- DocsCitecitation-generator from Arizona State University
- Citing Government Information Sourcessample MLA-format citations from Univ. of Nevada, Reno
- Citing Government Documentscollection of links to citation guides, from Columbia University
Why we're here...
In the news
See for yourself what the IRS was up to:
The document linked below provides highlights of the report made by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. There's also a link to the full report if you want more details.
Why look for government information?
- Comprehensiveness. With a few exceptions, research in almost any subject area is incomplete without consulting government sources
- Reliability. Government information can be the product of research at the highest level
- Authenticity. Many electronic government publications come with authentication seals
- Primary sources. Much government information—such as hearings, court cases, diplomatic papers—is considered primary source material
- Economy. Almost all government information is freely available to all users, not just members of the St. Mary's community (NOTE: it's free to you because, as taxpayers, you've already paid for it!)
- Responsibility. It's our duty as citizens of a democracy to be informed about governmental actions
Government Information in other San Antonio libraries
Other libraries in the San Antonio area maintain collections of printed government information and have expertise in finding government information online. Below are links to these libraries (you can also see the location on this Google map):
- Texas & U.S. Depositories:
- San Antonio Public Library
- Trinity University
- UTSA (primarily at the 1604 campus)
- Texas State University (San Marcos)
- U.S. Depositories only:
- Palo Alto College
- San Antonio College
- St. Mary's University Law Library
- Texas Lutheran University (Seguin)
- Find U.S. depositories elsewhere:
- FDLP Directory
- Patent/Trademark Resource Centers:
- San Antonio Public Library
- UT Austin Engineering Library
- UN Documents Depository:
- UT Austin
- Regional Library (for southern/eastern Texas):
- Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- Other Regional Libraries
Government Information Librarian |
 Kathy Amen |
Contact Us
Call
210-436-3508 (Librarians)
210-436-3430 (Circulation)
Louis J. Blume Library
St. Mary's University
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, TX 78228 USA
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