Swisher Library is a selective Federal Depository Library as well as a Florida Depository Library. Most government resources are accessible through the library catalog, searchable by author, title, subject, or keyword. Most documents are shelved on the south end of the lower floor of the library. Reference works are adjacent to the main floor Reference Collection.
Federal, state, and local governments provide Internet access to information and many publications. The following links are provided as a guide and are not intended to be comprehensive.
Federal Information SitesBen's Guide (for Kids!)FirstGov (recommended)GPO AccessHistoric Government Publications from World War IILibrary of CongressNational Archives & Records Administration
Federal Information Search EnginesGoogle Uncle SamSearchGov.comYahoo! U.S. Government
Florida Information SitesFlorida Government Information Locator ServiceFlorida LegislatureMyFlorida.comState Library of Florida
Library Guide Locating Florida Population Statistics on the Web
Jacksonville Information SitesJacksonville Public Library: Jacksonville on the Web
International OrganizationsAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)Consortium for Int'l. Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)Europa: The European Union OnlineIGC: PeaceNet (Institute for Global Communications)International Government Organizations (University of Virginia)International Monetary Fund (IMF)League of Arab States (Arab League)North American Treaty Organization (NATO)Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)Organization of American States (OAS)Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)Summit of the Americas Information Network (OAS)United Nations CyberSchoolBusUnited Nations Home PageUnited Nations System LocatorUnited States Committee for RefugeesThe World Bank Group
Other Countries & RegionsArab NetBackground NotesChiefs of State & Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsCIA World FactbookCountry Studies/Area Handbooks (Library of Congress)Electronic EmbassyHLAS Online: Handbook of Latin American Studies (Library of Congress)InfoNation (United Nations)LatinWorld - Internet resources on Latin America & the CaribbeanPolitical Database of the Americas (Georgetown University)Travel Publications, U.S. Department of StateWeb Sites on National Parliaments (Washington University in St. Louis)