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- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1976+Finding tool for government information; provides direct links to online publications.
- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1895-1976Index to historical information published by the United States federal government.
- Declassified Documents Reference Center78,000 government documents declassified by the 1967 Freedom of Information Act.
- FDsysPublic access to government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies.
- Metalib GPOSearch multiple U.S. government databases.
- ProQuest CongressionalHearings, bills, laws and legislative histories, committee prints, Congressional Research Service reports, Congressional Record and predecessors, and the Serial Set.
- Thomas (Library of Congress)Legislative history of bills.
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General Gov. Info: Barbara Morgan,
413 545-6850
Statistics & Data: Steve McGinty
413 545-1871
Science & Patents: Paulina Borrego
413 545-7891
Massachusetts: Melinda McIntosh
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