More Federal Resources

Library of Congress Handles

The LOC created "Legislative Handles," a new persistent URL service which allows users to link to legislative documents from the THOMAS web site. These links, or "handles," do not change over time. It was created to aid in potential future database and search engine changes, but also aids in creating predictable links. For example, if you want to search bills from 110th Congress you can link directly to http://thomas.loc.gov/home/c110query.html and it will remain that way no matter what Congress is currently in session.

2008-09 U.S. Government Manual

The latest version of this title is now available on GPO Access. Previous editions dating
back to 1995 can also be found here.

News From Around the World

Seeing the Newseum on the Inauguration Parade route reminded me of theirs (and others) spectacular foreign news service.

The Newseum Front Pages (provided by the Newseum - an actual museum of news located in Washington, D.C.) offers over 600 front pages from 62 countries. A quick glance at the front page of the local newspaper can really aid jurisdictional specific research.

The page Press Display offers a number of services, free and fee. One of the freebies is the opportunity to view front pages of newspapers from around the world. They also offer a premium service at approx. $30 per month for unlimited access to their newspapers, a 14-day archive, and the ability to set up monitoring alerts.