Public access to government documents is guaranteed by public law (Title 44 U.S.C.).

The John B. Coleman Library serves as a partial Federal Document Depository and holds close to 2,500 government documents, with electronic access to many titles.

The Patent Public Search tool is a new web-based patent search application that will replace internal legacy search tools PubEast and PubWest and external legacy search tools PatFT and AppFT. Patent Public Search has two user selectable modern interfaces that provide enhanced access to prior art. The new, powerful, and flexible capabilities of the application will improve the overall patent searching process.

Key Government Links

U.S. IRS Tax Forms   |    U.S. Census.gov

SUDOC Numbers

  • Agriculture – A
  • Arts – NF
  • Communication – CC
  • Army – D
  • Business – C, L
  • Education – ED
  • Juvenile Justice – J, JU
  • Nursing – HE

UNITED STATES DOCUMENTS

Constitution of the United States of America : Analysis and Interpretation

USA.gov – the U.S. government’s official web portal

Gov Engine.com (https://govengine.com/) – Comprehensive directory of Official Federal, State, and Local Government and Court links

GPO Access (https://www.gpo.gov/) – Free electronic access to information products produced by the Federal Government. IRS – http://www.irs.gov/ – Internal Revenue Service – Find Tax forms

NTIS Database (https://www.ntis.gov/) – under NTIS Products and Services – search for information on over 750,000 government research products from 1990+

Science.gov (https://www.science.gov/ – links for the sciences, from FirstGov

Congress.gov (https://www.congress.gov/) – Legislative Information

CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS 
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. https://cbc.house.gov/

TEXAS DOCUMENTS  Texas.gov https://www.texas.gov/

Election

Here are some links that should help answer any questions you may have about the voting process, as well as links that will help you become a more educated and informed voter.

information on voting-related questions – contact:

WALLER COUNTY
https://www.co.waller.tx.us/page/homepage
836 Austin St., Rm. 217
Hempstead, TX. 77445
(979) 826-7643   FAX: (979) 826-7645

Useful Links:

  • https://www.rockthevote.org/– Information for young voters.
  • https://www.politifact.com/ – Pulitzer Prize-winning website “examine[s] statements by members of Congress, state legislators, governors, mayors, the president, cabinet secretaries, lobbyists, people who testify before Congress and anyone else who speaks up in American politics.”
  • https://justfacts.votesmart.org/ –  “ Vote-smart is a non-partisan, nonprofit educational organization funded exclusively through individual contributions and philanthropic foundations.” It contains information on public statements, special interest groups, and legislative committees, as well as contact information about dozens of political parties.
  • https://www.factcheck.org/ – A project organized by UPenn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center to research and compare “the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.”