Government
Library Subscription Services
The following sources may be accessed through computers on campus or by current PVCC faculty, staff and students from off campus.
Journal Articles and Books
Military and Government Collection provides current news pertaining to the military and government through a collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content.
EBSCO provides citations and abstracts or the full text of articles.
Reference Works
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States
Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities
General
GPO Access is the Government Printing Office Web site. Online databases include the federal budget, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Code and Supreme Court decisions from 1937-1975.
FedWorld Information Network offers a comprehensive inventory of information disseminated by the federal government. The National Technical Information Service of the Department of Commerce created the Web site.
Executive Branch
White House is a link to the official White House Web site. It has a broad range of information, from daily press releases to virtual White House tours.
Statistical Abstract of the United States contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions.
The World Factbook is published annually by the CIA and has a wealth of information in publications about many countries.
Justice Information Center has extensive information about criminal and juvenile justice. It is a collection of sources from the Department of Justice and other federal agencies. Look here for statistical information about school crime, alcohol-related offenses, and drug purchase and use patterns.
Legislative Branch
U.S. House of Representatives official Web site.
U.S. Senate official Web site.
Congressional Universe provides access to U.S. legislative information, including the full text of proposed legislation and its status. It has brief biographies of current members of Congress, including their contact information and committee memberships. The Web site has excellent search capability for public laws and the U.S. Code. Available through computers on campus or by current PVCC faculty, staff and students from off campus.
United States Code is a link to the most recent version of the United States Code made available by the U.S. House of Representatives. Search by the law's name, by browsing the list of 50 titles or by using a search engine.
U.S. Public Laws is a database of laws enacted for the 104th Congress (1995-96) to the 108th Congress, prepared and published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration.
Thomas offers general legislative information and is a service of the U.S. Congress through the Library of Congress.
Congressional Biographical Directory has short biographical sketches of members of the U.S. Congress from 1774 to the present.
Judicial Branch
Findlaw provides access to many legal resources, including Supreme Court decisions, law reviews and state resources.
Legal Information Institute provides Supreme Court opinions under the auspices of Project Hermes, the court's electronic-dissemination project. The text of all decisions after May 1990 and 600 of the most important cases before 1990 may be searched by topic or party name.
The Federal Judiciary has information about the federal courts, including a description of the various courts, statistical reports of judicial business and publications relating to the federal judiciary.
The Oxford Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Decisions includes 400 entries on major Supreme Court cases throughout history, in addition to approximately 45 new entries for the post-1991 decisions. It also has entries on the U.S. Constitution and the nominations and successions of justices. Available through computers on campus or by current PVCC faculty, staff and students from off campus.
State Government
State and Local Government on the Net links to government-sponsored Web sites in every state.
Virginia Government
Virginia Government includes links to the Governor's Web site, state agencies, the code of Virginia and more.
Virginia General Assembly provides information about the legislature, including the names and addresses of your state and federal legislators.
Virginia Code offers access to the statutory laws of Virginia. Search by phrase or by browsing the table of contents.
Local Government
Albemarle County Government
Buckingham County
Charlottesville City Government
Fluvanna County
Greene County
Nelson County
International
United Nations is the official Web site for the United Nations.
Embassyworld.com links to embassies, consulates and UN missions around the world.
Nations of the world has links to constitutions, the full text of laws, regulations and court decisions for many countries. There are also links to general information, including the CIA-produced World Factbook.
ciao, or Columbia International Affairs Online, is a comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes working papers from university research institutes, foundation-funded research projects and proceedings from conferences from the year 1991 to present. Available through computers on campus or by current PVCC faculty, staff and students from off campus.
