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Chapter 1 The Shape of United States Government Information |
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Early Founders and Access to Government Information |
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2 | (1) |
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Challenges to Free Access |
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Government Documents or Government Information? |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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The Formats of Government Information |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (2) |
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Organization of Government/Organization of Publications |
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9 | (1) |
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Superintendent of Documents Classification System |
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10 | (7) |
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Government Publications, Print Collections, and Online Access |
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17 | (1) |
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Competencies of Government Information Professionals |
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18 | (1) |
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Using Google to Find Government Information |
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18 | (9) |
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Testing Government Database Exposure in Google |
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19 | (2) |
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Records in Library Catalogs |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (3) |
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25 | (1) |
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Direct versus Indirect Google Searching |
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26 | (1) |
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HathiTrust, Internet Archive, and Government Publications |
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27 | (3) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 Federal Information Dissemination |
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33 | (46) |
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First Era: Early Printing and the U.S. Congressional Serial Set |
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34 | (11) |
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Background of the Serial Set |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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Contents of the Serial Set |
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36 | (1) |
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Numbering of the Serial Set |
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37 | (1) |
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Intellectual Access to the Serial Set |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (4) |
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Tangible Serial Set Collections |
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42 | (1) |
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Hints on Free Online Access to the Serial Set |
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42 | (1) |
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Numerical Lists and Other Print Finding Aids to the Serial Set |
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42 | (2) |
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Commercial Online Versions of the Serial Set |
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44 | (1) |
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Second Era: The Federal Depository Library Program |
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45 | (9) |
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Selective and Regional Depository Libraries |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (3) |
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53 | (1) |
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Third Era: Online Dissemination |
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54 | (11) |
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PURLs---Persistent Uniform Resource Locators |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (3) |
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61 | (1) |
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61 | (4) |
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Summing Up the Three Eras |
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65 | (1) |
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General Tools and Finding Aids |
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66 | (10) |
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Catalog of Government Publications (CGP) |
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66 | (1) |
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WorldCat Bibliographic Database |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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Finding Older Publications |
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68 | (6) |
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Online Tools: Free and Subscription |
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74 | (1) |
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74 | (2) |
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76 | (3) |
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Chapter 3 Legislative Branch Information Sources |
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79 | (49) |
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Listen to the Parliamentarians |
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81 | (8) |
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82 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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Different Types of Bills and Resolutions |
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82 | (5) |
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Getting the Full Text of Bills and Resolutions |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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House and Senate Journals |
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89 | (1) |
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Proceedings and Debates of Congress |
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89 | (7) |
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90 | (1) |
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What Is in the Congressional Record? |
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91 | (1) |
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The Congressional Record: Daily Edition versus Permanent Edition |
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92 | (3) |
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Resume of Congressional Activity |
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95 | (1) |
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Searching the Congressional Record |
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96 | (1) |
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Congressional Record Index |
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96 | (1) |
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96 | (3) |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (6) |
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Locating Hearings Generally |
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104 | (1) |
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Locating Hearings Connected to Legislation |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (2) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (7) |
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112 | (2) |
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Commercial Versions of the U.S. Code |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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Additional Congressional Publications |
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116 | (3) |
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House and Senate Journals |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (2) |
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Congressional Directories |
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118 | (1) |
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Congressional Commission Publications (Y 3) |
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118 | (1) |
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Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports |
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119 | (1) |
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Government Accountability Office Reports |
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120 | (1) |
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Congressional Budget Office Materials |
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121 | (1) |
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Committee and Subcommittee Memberships |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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Commercial Guides to Congress |
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124 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (3) |
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Chapter 4 Legislative History Research |
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128 | (22) |
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Researching the Document Trail |
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128 | (1) |
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Sources of Legislative Histories |
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129 | (1) |
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129 | (3) |
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129 | (1) |
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HistoryofBillsinGovinfo.gov |
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130 | (1) |
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ProQuest Legislative Insight |
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130 | (1) |
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Compiled Legislative Histories |
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131 | (1) |
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Bills and Resolutions in the Legislative Process |
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132 | (1) |
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Congressional Debate in the Legislative Process |
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132 | (1) |
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Congressional Reports and Legislative Intent |
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133 | (1) |
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Presidential Signing Statements |
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134 | (1) |
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Outcome Studies and Legislative Histories |
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134 | (1) |
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Review of Legislative History Research |
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135 | (1) |
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Legislative History Case Studies |
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135 | (13) |
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Legislative History Case Study 1: Rapid DNA Act of 2017 |
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136 | (4) |
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Legislative History Case Study 2: Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act |
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140 | (4) |
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Legislative History Case Study 3: Emergency Daylight-Saving Time Energy Conservation Act of 1973 |
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144 | (4) |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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Chapter 5 Documents of the Presidency |
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150 | (17) |
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151 | (6) |
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151 | (4) |
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Presidential Proclamations |
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155 | (1) |
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Other Presidential Issuances |
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155 | (1) |
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Sources of Presidential Documents |
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155 | (2) |
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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents |
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157 | (1) |
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Public Papers of the Presidents |
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157 | (2) |
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Social Media and the Presidency |
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159 | (1) |
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Treaties and Other International Agreements |
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159 | (4) |
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160 | (1) |
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161 | (2) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (2) |
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Chapter 6 Executive Branch Information Sources |
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167 | (36) |
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ProQuest Executive Branch Documents |
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169 | (1) |
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Annual Reports of Executive Agencies |
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169 | (1) |
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Executive Office of the President |
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170 | (1) |
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Budget of the United States Government |
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171 | (2) |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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Sources of Budget Documents |
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171 | (2) |
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Navigating the Budget Documents |
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173 | (1) |
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Economic Report of the President |
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173 | (1) |
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Executive Branch Information Resources |
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174 | (1) |
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Department of Agriculture |
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175 | (2) |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (4) |
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Bureau of Economic Analysis |
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177 | (1) |
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Export Administration Regulations (EAR) |
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177 | (1) |
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International Trade Administration |
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178 | (1) |
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National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) |
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178 | (1) |
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United States Census Bureau |
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178 | (1) |
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Statistical Abstract of the United States |
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179 | (2) |
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181 | (2) |
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Center of Military History |
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182 | (1) |
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Military Records and Research |
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182 | (1) |
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Department of Education (SuDocs Stem ED) |
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183 | (2) |
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Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) |
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183 | (2) |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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Department of Health and Human Services |
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186 | (1) |
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National Library of Medicine |
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186 | (1) |
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Medicare Coverage Database |
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186 | (1) |
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187 | (1) |
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Department of Homeland Security |
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187 | (3) |
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189 | (1) |
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National Incident Management System |
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189 | (1) |
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Homeland Security Digital Library |
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189 | (1) |
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Department of Housing and Urban Development |
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190 | (1) |
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Department of the Interior |
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190 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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192 | (4) |
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192 | (1) |
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Official Register of the United States |
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192 | (1) |
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Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) |
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193 | (1) |
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State Department Noteworthy Publications |
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194 | (2) |
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Department of Transportation (SuDocs Stem TD) |
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196 | (1) |
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Department of the Treasury (SuDocs Stem T) |
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196 | (1) |
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Department of Veterans Affairs (SuDocs Stem VA) |
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196 | (1) |
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Securities and Exchange Commission |
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197 | (1) |
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Environmental Protection Agency |
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197 | (1) |
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National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP) |
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198 | (1) |
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198 | (1) |
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198 | (1) |
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Federal Election Commission |
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198 | (1) |
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National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) |
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199 | (1) |
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Central Intelligence Agency |
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199 | (2) |
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199 | (1) |
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The Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports |
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199 | (2) |
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Joint Publications Research Service Reports |
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201 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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201 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 The Regulatory Process |
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203 | (16) |
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203 | (2) |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (4) |
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Overview of Online Interfaces |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (1) |
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Code of Federal Regulations |
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210 | (2) |
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Arrangement and Publication |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (1) |
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Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules (PTOA) |
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211 | (1) |
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212 | (1) |
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212 | (2) |
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List of CFR Sections Affected |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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Other Administrative Law Resources |
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214 | (1) |
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Administrative Law Resources |
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215 | (2) |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 Judicial Branch Information Sources |
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219 | (14) |
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Commercialization of Legal Resources |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (2) |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (2) |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (2) |
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Secondary Sources before Primary Sources |
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228 | (1) |
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228 | (4) |
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Commercial Online Services |
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232 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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Chapter 9 Statistical Sources (Not Including Census) |
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233 | (32) |
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Basic Statistical Starting Strategies |
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234 | (9) |
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Strategy 1 Use Google Web for Direct and Indirect Search Strategies |
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235 | (3) |
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Strategy 2 ProQuest Statistical Insight |
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238 | (2) |
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Strategy 3 ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States |
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240 | (1) |
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Strategy 4 Going beyond U.S. National Sources |
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241 | (1) |
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Strategy 5 Do a Literature Search |
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242 | (1) |
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Putting the Tools to Work |
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243 | (3) |
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Diving Into Statistical Databases |
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246 | (1) |
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Historical Statistical Research |
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247 | (1) |
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Executive Branch Statistical Agencies |
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248 | (12) |
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Department of Agriculture |
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250 | (1) |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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252 | (2) |
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254 | (1) |
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Department of Health and Human Services |
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254 | (1) |
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Department of Homeland Security |
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254 | (3) |
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Department of Housing and Urban Development |
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257 | (1) |
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Department of the Interior |
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257 | (1) |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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Department of Transportation |
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258 | (1) |
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Department of the Treasury |
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259 | (1) |
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Department of Veterans Affairs |
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260 | (1) |
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Social Security Administration (SSA) |
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260 | (1) |
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Other Agencies That Maintain Statistical Programs |
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260 | (1) |
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Legislative Branch Statistical Sites |
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260 | (2) |
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Judicial Branch Statistical Sites |
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262 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology |
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262 | (1) |
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Print Tools, Statistical and Census |
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263 | (1) |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (1) |
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Chapter 10 Census Basics and Background |
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265 | (16) |
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The Census and Reapportionment |
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265 | (1) |
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History of the Decennial Census |
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266 | (2) |
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Statistics versus Records |
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268 | (4) |
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272 | (1) |
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Personally Identifiable Information (PII) |
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272 | (1) |
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273 | (1) |
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2010 Census National Geographic Tallies |
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274 | (3) |
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Adjusted Geographic Boundaries |
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277 | (1) |
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277 | (1) |
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278 | (1) |
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278 | (1) |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (1) |
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Chapter 11 Census Data for People and Housing |
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281 | (19) |
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Understanding Data Structures |
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281 | (2) |
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282 | (1) |
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282 | (1) |
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283 | (1) |
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283 | (1) |
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Decennial Census versus American Community Survey |
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283 | (2) |
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285 | (1) |
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286 | (1) |
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286 | (1) |
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Public Use Metadata Samples (PUMS) |
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286 | (2) |
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PUMAs, the PUMS Geography |
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287 | (1) |
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iPUMS Data from the Minnesota Population Center |
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287 | (1) |
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Retired Census Data Tools |
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288 | (2) |
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288 | (1) |
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American FactFinder---Going Away |
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289 | (1) |
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289 | (1) |
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290 | (1) |
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290 | (6) |
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292 | (1) |
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293 | (1) |
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293 | (2) |
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295 | (1) |
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Context-Sensitive Table Elimination |
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295 | (1) |
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Third-Party Statistical Tools |
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296 | (2) |
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296 | (1) |
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297 | (1) |
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297 | (1) |
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298 | (1) |
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299 | (1) |
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Chapter 12 Economic Census and Related Business Data |
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300 | (15) |
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Economic Census Geographies |
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301 | (1) |
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SIC: Standard Industrial Classification System |
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301 | (4) |
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NAICS: The Classification System |
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305 | (4) |
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309 | (1) |
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309 | (2) |
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Economic Census Data Online |
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311 | (1) |
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311 | (1) |
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Older Economic Census Publications Online |
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311 | (2) |
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313 | (1) |
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314 | (1) |
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314 | (1) |
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Chapter 13 Mapping and Geographic Information Systems |
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315 | (13) |
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Selected Map-Publishing Agencies |
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316 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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Topographic Maps from USGS |
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318 | (1) |
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Degrees: Minutes: Seconds versus Decimal |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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Perry Casteneda Map Collection |
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321 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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323 | (1) |
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323 | (1) |
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323 | (1) |
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323 | (1) |
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Shapefiles and Georeferencing |
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324 | (1) |
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Where Can I Find These Maps? |
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324 | (3) |
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327 | (1) |
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327 | (1) |
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327 | (1) |
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Chapter 14 Federal STEM Information |
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328 | (13) |
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329 | (3) |
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National Technical Information Service (NTIS) and Its National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) |
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329 | (1) |
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330 | (1) |
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EPA Documents and the NEPIS Database |
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331 | (1) |
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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331 | (1) |
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Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) |
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331 | (1) |
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Technical Report Archive and Image Library (TRAIL) |
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332 | (1) |
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332 | (3) |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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333 | (1) |
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
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333 | (1) |
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National Library of Medicine |
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333 | (1) |
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PubMed, Medline, and PubMed Central |
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333 | (2) |
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335 | (1) |
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335 | (1) |
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335 | (1) |
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336 | (1) |
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Print Tools for NTIS Technical Reports |
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336 | (3) |
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339 | (1) |
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339 | (2) |
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Chapter 15 Intellectual Property, Secrets, and Declassified Information |
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341 | (21) |
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341 | (14) |
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342 | (8) |
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350 | (2) |
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352 | (3) |
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Secret, Declassified, and Unpublished Government Information |
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355 | (3) |
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Secret Documents and Declassification |
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355 | (1) |
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Declassified Document Sources |
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355 | (3) |
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358 | (1) |
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The Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act |
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358 | (2) |
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Freedom of Information Act Background |
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358 | (1) |
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358 | (1) |
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359 | (1) |
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359 | (1) |
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System of Records Notice (SORNs) |
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360 | (1) |
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360 | (1) |
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360 | (2) |
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Chapter 16 State and Local Government Information |
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362 | (10) |
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State Government Websites |
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362 | (2) |
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URL Patterns below State Level |
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364 | (4) |
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368 | (1) |
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369 | (1) |
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369 | (1) |
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State Government Information and Copyright |
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370 | (1) |
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State Depository Programs |
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370 | (1) |
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370 | (1) |
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370 | (1) |
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371 | (1) |
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Chapter 17 Citing Government Publications |
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372 | (11) |
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Citing Executive Branch Materials |
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374 | (2) |
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Executive Orders, Presidential Proclamations, and Other Issuances |
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374 | (1) |
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375 | (1) |
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Executive Agency Publications |
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376 | (2) |
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376 | (1) |
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376 | (1) |
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Foreign Relations of the United States |
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377 | (1) |
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377 | (1) |
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377 | (1) |
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378 | (1) |
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Citing Legislative Branch Materials |
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378 | (2) |
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378 | (1) |
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378 | (1) |
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379 | (1) |
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380 | (1) |
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380 | (1) |
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Citing Judicial Branch Materials |
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380 | (3) |
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380 | (1) |
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381 | (2) |
| Appendix A Superintendent of Documents Classification System |
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383 | (4) |
| Appendix B Congress/Year Table |
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387 | (2) |
| Appendix C Foreign Government Internet Domains |
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389 | (8) |
| Appendix D Acronyms |
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397 | (4) |
| Appendix E Correspondences between U.S. Code and Code of Federal Regulations |
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401 | (4) |
| Appendix F Selected Major Federal Databases |
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405 | (6) |
| Index |
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