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Selected Resources for: Government Information, Minnesota
 | Subject Librarian: Kirsten Clark E-Mail: clark881@umn.edu Official government publications from or about the state of Minnesota. |
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Article Databases and Indexes
General Indexes to Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles
Star Tribune (access via LexisNexis)  Full text 1991-Date
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| Star Tribune (access via ProQuest Newsstand) This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education. Full text available from 1986 - Current. Access to freelance articles and other features within this publication such as photographs or classifieds may not be available. [ more information ][ Add To myLibrary!] |
Indexes, Other
| Guide to Minnesota Executive Documents, 1860-1924 This checklist goes with the microfiche set "Minnesota Executive Documents, 1860-1924" located at TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (Reference) Mfiche 44, although if you check MNCAT, you may find that we have some of these titles in other formats and locations.
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| Index to Current Urban Documents Index to selective reports and research generated by local government agencies, civic organizations, academic and research organizations, public libraries, and metropolitan and regional planning agencies in approximately 500 selected cities in the United States and Canada. State documents that deal specifically with an eligible city or county may be included.
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| Mandated Minnesota Publications Some reports are mandated by the Minnesota State Legislature when they write laws. The Minnesota Legislative Reference Library (LRL) catalogs these reports and provides a list of recently aquired reports. Instructions on searching the LRL catalog for other mandated reports can be found at http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/mndocs/mandates.asp#mnpals.
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| Minnesota State Agency Periodicals - Subject Index This is a list of periodicals currently published by Minnesota state agencies arranged by subject, with links to full-text included when available.
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Catalogs and Bibliographies
Catalogs
| Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Catalog via MnPALS The Minnesota Legislative Reference Library catalog contains citations to and some links to the full-text of Minnesota state documents.
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| Minnesota State Agencies Catalogs via MnPALS This subset of MnPALS searches the catalogs of all participating state agencies. It also allows the broadest possible of Minnesota state documents since state agencies own Minnesota state documents as part of their collections.
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| Minnesota State Law Library Catalog The catalog includes titles held at some county law libraries, as well as the State Law Library. These are noted in the location field.
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| MNCAT Classic Search with MNCAT Classic to find books, journals, etc. owned by the library. Search by keyword, subject, title, or author for materials on your topic. MNCAT Classic lacks the faceted searching of MNCAT Plus, but can be easier to use if you already have a good idea of what you're looking for.
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General Reference Sources
Directories
| Minnesota Guidebook to State Agency Services The Minnesota Guidebook to State Agency Services provides a comprehensive look at Minnesota State Government. It includes key agency contacts, services provided by State agencies, opportunities for citizen participation in state policy making, licensing fees and requirements, and much more.
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| Minnesota North Star: State Agencies This directory is hosted by North Star, the state's official web site.
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General Reference Works
| Historical Information About the Minnesota Legislature List of lists about the Minnesota Legislature such as "Speakers of the House, 1849-".
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| Minnesota Congressmen, Legislators, and Other Elected State Officials [ more information ][ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Minnesota Legislative Manual Includes the Minnesota state and the United States constitution, historical and current events, biographies of legislators, directory for federal, state, regional, and local government officials, and election statistics and voter turnout maps.
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Primary Source Materials
Government Documents
| Minnesota Rules A multi-volume set published every odd numbered year. Updated by pocket part supplements issued between editions. Contains regulations (rules) promulgated by state agencies. Rules arranged by agency name. See volume 1 "User's Guide" for more information.
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| Minnesota Session Laws Session Laws are compilations of all of the laws passed during a legislative session. They are compiled in order of passage. The Government Publications Library has the Session Laws from 1915-.
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| Minnesota State Register The State Register is published weekly and contains agency regulations, governors' executive orders, proposed and final agency rules, Tax Court decisions, state contracts and more.
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| Minnesota Statutes Minnesota Statutes presents current law arranged by subject.
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Societies, Agencies, and Organizations
Official Agency & Organization Websites
| Legislative Reference Library The Minnesota Legislative Reference Library supports the legislative process and promotes the understanding of state government.
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Statistics and Data
Statistical Resources
| Demography A-Z Index of all demographic statistics produced by the Office of the State Demographer for Minnesota.
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| Metropolitan Council Regional Data Includes various forecasts, population, employment, housing, development and profile data.
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| Minnesota Community Profiles Community Profiles offer informational reports on a city's economic development, demographics, workforce, employers, utilities, transportation,
education, and business and community services.
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| Minnesota DATANET Datanet is an online information system consisting of summarized statistical information about social, economic and demographic conditions in Minnesota. See http://govpubs.lib.umn.edu/stat/tool_datanet.phtml for a guide.
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| Minnesota Labor Market Information Contains comprehensive labor market information for Minnesota, including job vacancies; wages and benefits; employment outlooks; unemployment rates and more.
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| The Nation's Report Card: State Profiles State Profiles present key data about each state's student and school population and its NAEP {National Assessment of Educational Progress} testing history and results. The profiles provide easy access to all NAEP data for participating states and links to the most recent state report cards for all available subjects.
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Style Manuals and Writing Guides
Bibliography Software
RefWorks: Personal Citation Manager   RefWorks is a web-based citation manager that allows you to create your own databases of citations by importing references from MNCAT and other databases, and then in seconds automatically generate bibliographies in all major styles (MLA, APA, Turabian, Chicago, etc.).
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Library Information
Primary Subject Location
Government Publications Library
Regional Federal Depository Library for U.S. government publications; depository for Minnesota, Canada, United Nations, and the European Union. Other official foreign and intergovernmental publications. See also: St. Paul Campus Libraries and the Law Libr
Campus: West Bank, Minneapolis Campus
Address: Basement Level, Wilson Library
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