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Government Documents Tutorial

Why You Need Them

Who Publishes Them

Their Formats

The Information in Them

Tracking Them Down

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Types of Information in Government Documents

Whether on the Web, on paper, on video, or in some other format, government documents offer many types of information:

  • statistics
  • Congressional hearings and committee reports
  • bills, laws, regulations
  • court cases
  • patents and trademarks
  • consumer information
  • reports by agencies, commissions, and other institutions
  • historical documents

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