Federal Depository Library
| General Government Resources |
| Local Government |
| Virginia Government |
| U.S. Federal Government |
| International |
FirstGov | http://www.firstgov.gov/ | "FirstGov is an easy-to-search, free-access website designed to give you a centralized place to find information from local, state, and U.S. Government Agency websites."
State and Local Government on the Net | http://www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm | An index to many state and local government websites across the nation.
Need something else? Search UVA's Government Information Resources Page.
Wise County Interactive | http://www.wisecounty.org/ | The official site for the county, it contains the agenda and minutes of the Board of Supervisors, the chamber of commerce, information on schools, etc.
Wise County and City of Norton Clerk of Court | http://www.courtbar.org/ | This site is useful for lawyers and judges, but also for the general public because it has land records and information useful to genealogists.
The Commonwealth of Virginia | http://www.virginia.gov/ | "This home page is your gateway to the Commonwealth of Virginia... from beach weather to Colonial Williamsburg, state government to state wilderness areas."
Virginia General Assembly | http://legis.state.va.us/ | "The Virginia General Assembly Web site was originally developed in response to legislative initiative HJR482 (1995), which directed the Department of Information Technology and the Division of Legislative Automated Systems 'to develop a prototype for providing access to the Legislative Information System through the Internet.'"
- Census:
- American FactFinder | http://factfinder.census.gov/ | "Your source for population, housing, economic and geographic data." Also, try the State and County QuickFacts.
- Historical Census Browser | http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/ | Includes data from the 1790 to 1960 censuses, viewable by year or topic.
- Statistical Abstract of the U.S. | http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ | This resources "contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data are also included."
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy | http://www.gpoaccess.gov/coredocs.html | Includes links to digital versions of the Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, Lincoln papers, major Supreme Court decisions, and more.
FedStats | http://www.fedstats.gov/ | "The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies."
FindLaw: Supreme Court Decisions | http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html | Searchable. Includes opinions published since 1937.
GPO Access | http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html | "GPO Access is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government."
THOMAS | http://thomas.loc.gov/ | "Legislative information on the internet. It is the place to go for information about the activities on Capitol Hill. House and Senate calendars, committee reports, bill status, etc., are made available."
CIA World Factbook | http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ | Includes basic information about many different countries; published by the CIA.
United Nations | http://www.un.org/ | Website for the UN that includes lots of resources in many languages.