Government Information: Home
Fondren Library Observes U.S. Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
Featured Kelley Center Research Guide on U.S. Constitution Day
This Guide is created by Kelley Center. Resources providing background, research, and fun facts about the U.S. Constitution and links to state and international constitutions.
Click here to register Kelley Center Government Information Training Workshops. They are offered in spring and fall semesters.
Questions, need assistance, request a training or suggest a new training topic: Anna Xiong, jax2@rice.edu.
Gov. Info. Coordinator/Kelley Center
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2023 November Election Updates
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - Last day to register to vote in Texas.
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 - Uniform Election Date
Monthly New Government Publications at Fondren
Spring 2023, Fondren Library has joined the U.S. Government Publishing Office' CRDP. Through this new partnership, as a Federal Depository Library, Fondren Library can receive free official government documents cataloging records to be added for Fondren Library government documents collections. September 1-22, we have added the records for 701 government documents: 46 print, 18 microform, and around 637 electronic to Fondren Library's collections.
Click here to use the Advanced Search of Fondren Library's OneSearch to search "Government Documents" under Material Types. Contact Kelley Center if you need assistance.
- New TitlesThe New Titles page is an easy way to find all the latest documents added to the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP). It provides access to new documents in many different formats, such as print documents, electronic documents, or eBooks. It also provides information on documents that are still in-process. Users can look for documents in a particular range of time by clicking on specific timeframes, such as last 7 days, last two weeks, this month, last month, and last three months.
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Welcome to the Kelley Center's LibGuide: Government Information home page!
Here you will find a variety of resources and services to help you access and explore government information. The content on this page is divided into several parts:
- Top menu: Use the tabs on the top menu to navigate to government information resources issued by agencies at different geographic levels, including Federal, State, Local, and International.
The Federal tab has a drop down menu, providing options for access to essential tools for searching, accessing, and exploring U.S. Federal Government Information by publication type, historical publications, and foundational publications, etc.
In addition, you will also other two tabs - How to Cite and Shutdown Alternatives.
- Right column - Search Government Information by Subject: Government information covers a wide range of subject areas. Use the links in the right column to find the best government information resources to locate relevant information.
- Left column - Highlight: In this section, the Kelley Center Government Information Coordinator has handpicked some government information resources that are new, rare, less known, entertaining and educational, surprising, or significant for research, instruction, or other needs. You can also find links to new Kelley Center government-related LibGuides, tutorials, trainings, public events, and activities.
- Left column - Government Information Coordinator: If you have questions or need help accessing government information resources, you can find the contact information for the Kelley Center Government Information Coordinator in this section.
- Middle column - Kelley Center Government Information Services: Here you can find a list of services we offer to the users.
We hope that this home page provides you with the information and resources you need to successfully navigate and access government information.
Kelley Center Government Information Services
- On site or virtual one on one help: Make an appointmentAnna Xiong, jax2@rice.edu, 713.348.6212. Office: B34A, Basement, Fondren Library.
- Suggest a book for purchaseE.g. books about government resources and reference books teaching about how to effectively search, access, discover and use government information.
- Plan Your Visit of Kelley CenterVisit Kelley Center's Department Homepage to check the section "Kelley Center Visitors" to learn all you need to know to plan a visit.
- Fondren Library FAQRepository of Fondren Library's frequently asked questions. Type a topic in the search box on the page, e.g. "government", to see a list of related questions and answers.
To provide feedback: Anna Xiong, jax2@rice.edu, 713.348.6212. Office: B34A, Basement, Fondren Library.
U.S. Government Information by Subject
- DataQuestions / assistance: contact govhelp@rice.edu.
- Law/Legal InformationRelated library training and support: contact govhelp@rice.edu, contact govhelp@rice.edu.
Gov-Special Topics Guides
- CensusRelated library training and data support: contact govhelp@rice.edu
- Constitution Day (Sept 17)Related public event at Fondren, contact govhelp@rice.edu.
- Elections and VotingRelated training workshops and events at Rice: contact govhelp@rice.edu.
- Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)Related library training and support: contact govhelp@rice.edu
- Grants and Financial AssistanceFor graduate students and postdocs.
- MapsSee also additional historic maps.
Related training workshops at Rice: contact govhelp@rice.edu. - Microforms: Major Sets by SubjectRelated training workshops at Rice: contact govhelp@rice.edu