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Statistics, Law, and Government Resources: General Information

Quick Answers to Common Questions

This guide is designed to aid you in finding quality information on the web. At times, the information you need cannot be found in our subscription databases - things like statisitcs, government resources and publications, state and federal law, and even encyclopedias are freely available to you, but nearly obscured in a haze of questionable websites.

  • You will find multidisciplinary and subject-specific encyclopedias and dictionaries on this page, as well as geographical and biographical resources.
  • Under the Statistics tab, you will find general statistics resources, health statistics, population statistics and demographics, and public opinion polls and survey resources.
  • Under the Law and Government tab, you will find U.S. government and U.S. law resources.
  • Under the Wisconsin Information tab, you will find resources related to Wisconsin including state government resources and local resources.

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