The U.S. Government
Printing Office recently announced that it will digitize two million pages of
the Federal Register The GPO currently makes digital copies
of the Federal Register from 1994 available online through the Federal
Digital System (FDsys), but the Federal Register itself dates back to
1936. The new scanning project will
expand FDsys’ collection back to the first issue. The project is expected to be
finished in 2016.
If you just can’t wait that long, in the meantime you are
welcome to use the State of Oregon Law Library’s collection of Federal Register
issues. It extends back to January 1, 1970.
What is the Federal
Register and why is it the most exciting
publication in government?
The Federal Register is a daily
publication that is the official source of legal information from the Executive
Branch of the United States Government. The Federal Register contains:
·
Federal Agency Regulations
·
Proposed Rules and Public Notices
·
Executive Orders, Presidential Proclamations and
other Presidential Documents
If you are looking for federal
government regulatory filings you are in the right place!
I’m looking for
Federal Register issues. Where can I find them besides through FDsys and at
SOLL?
Never fear, this exhilarating government
publication is available from several sources!
·
Free Sources
o
Federal Depository Libraries
– Most libraries in the Federal Library Depository system have a print
subscription to the Federal Register (including SOLL!).
o
Federal
Register 2.0 – This is a non-official version of the FDsys documents. This database covers the same materials as
the FDsys database but in a searchable text format.
·
Paid Databases
o
Westlaw – Full coverage back to 1936. Issues
prior to January 1981 are only available in PDF.
o
Lexis-Nexis – Full coverage back to 1936. Older
issues are available in text synopsis only with full PDFs available.
No comments:
Post a Comment