LibGuides: Political Science: Federal and Oklahoma State Government

OU Government Documents Collection

The University of Oklahoma's Government Documents Collection is in storage, and items may be retrieved via Sooner Xpress. Contact the Government Documents Librarian, Jeffrey Wilhite, and see his research guides.

Federal

Congress and the Courts
Provides access to relevant sources relating to the composition and structure of Article III Courts, as well as documents prepared by various Congresses relating to the purpose, formation, organization and restructuring of the federal government. Features William H. Manz's Congress and the Courts: A Legislative History 1787-2010, Federal Judicial Center publications, links to various scholarly articles, CFR Title 28 (Judicial Administration), and other related works.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.

GovInfo
Provides access to information disseminated by the U.S. Government Printing Office. It provides official information from all three branches of the Federal Government.

GPO
Coverage: 1976-present
Index of U.S. government documents, including congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc.).
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
Legislative Insight
Coverage: 1789-present
Legislative Insight is a federal legislative history service containing full-text publications generated by Congress during the process leading up to the enactment of U.S. public laws. Texts available include the full text of the public law itself, Congressional Record excerpts, committee hearings, reports, prints, and other congressional publications.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
LLMC Digital
Provides full text access to documents related to the U.S. Federal Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branches.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
ProQuest Congressional
Coverage: 1789-present
Index of legislative information, including congressional publications from 1789 to the present, legislative histories for public laws dating back to 1970, testimony from congressional hearings, bill histories, the Congressional Record and Federal Register, Congressional Research Service reports, information about congressional members and committees, and executive documents (1789-1931). Some full text is available.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.

Session Laws Library (HeinOnline)
Contains the session laws of all 50 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, as well as governmental session laws from the United States, Australia, Canada, and the Bahamas. Full text available.
United States Code (current; U.S. House of Representatives)
Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives.
United States Code (to 2018; HeinOnline)
Full-text of the United States Code (official version) and the Statutes at Large in PDF page image format going back to the start of these publications. This database should be your source for locating official Acts of Congress or references to the official code.

U.S. Congressional Documents
Coverage: 1774-present
Features the complete Congressional Record bound version, as well as the daily updated version back to 1980. Also includes the following predecessor titles: Journals of the Continental Congress (1774-1789), Annals of Congress (1789-1824), Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873), as other important congressional material.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
U.S. Documents Masterfile
Coverage: 1774-present
Comprehensive guide to federal, state, local, and international public documents, spanning over 200 years of publication. Includes title information for federal documents and subject index entries from Poore's, Hickcox, and the GPO Monthly Catalog.

Oklahoma

Guides from the OU Law Library

Other Oklahoma Databases

Documents.OK.Gov
State government publications and documents. Also see the Oklahoma Publications Clearinghouse, which holds state government publications from every agency and is located in Oklahoma City.

Gateway to Oklahoma History
An online repository of Oklahoma history maintained by the Oklahoma Historical Society. This resource includes historic newspapers, publications, maps, photographs, and other documents. Includes access to the Oklahoma Daily (1916-2017) the official University of Oklahoma student newspaper, covering local and campus news. Also includes access to The Oklahoman's pre-1984 evening supplemental edition, The Oklahoma City Times.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.

Oklahoma Almanac
Oklahoma’s official state government blue book, a major reference source on the State of Oklahoma, including state government information, election results, county statistics, education and commerce information, and a wildlife and nature section.
Oklahoma Government Resources
A guide to many Oklahoma resources from a Rogers State University librarian.
Oklahoma Legislature
Official site of the Oklahoma State Legislature.
Oklahoma Session Laws (HeinOnline)
Laws of the State of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma State Agency Databases
A listing of publicly searchable databases produced by agencies of the State of Oklahoma.

Oklahoman
Coverage: 1981-present
Complete text from 1981 to present of The Oklahoman, which focuses on both local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community. Also includes access to The Oklahoman Web Edition from 2013 onward.
The Oklahoman's pre-1984 evening supplemental edition, The Oklahoma City Times, is available through Gateway to Oklahoma History.
Note: Some archival issues are available on microfilm. To access these, please use the “Request via Sooner Xpress” link in the following catalog records: 1969-1984, 1984-1985, 1985-1990, 2005-mid 2025. The most recent three months can also be viewed in print.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.

State Agency Salaries
From Oklahoma Watch. Data is from the Office of Management and Enterprise Service.
State of Oklahoma Payroll
From the state of Oklahoma. (For OU's budget, see older print copies of University of Oklahoma Operating Budget Detail: Norman Campus. Call number: LD 4313 .U562. Also see the FY26 budget online.)

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