Tax Information for 2009
The federal and state governments encourage you to fill out your taxes and file online, but if you prefer to use pen-and-paper the Valley Library is a distribution point for selected 2009 Federal tax forms and instructions. These are located in the outer Lobby of the library. If we do not have the form you need, please visit IRS.gov, where you can view and print all tax forms and instructions and find a lot of useful information to help you with your return (including how to file electronically).
The State of Oregon as a cost-cutting measure is no longer distributing state tax forms at libraries or post offices. If you do not get a tax packet through the mail you can obtain forms electronically on the Personal Income Tax Information page on the Department of Revenue website. You can find answers to many of the questions you may have.There are also links for businesses and property owners. For those who qualify, the free e-file website is available.
By law, the library staff cannot give you advice on how to fill out your taxes.
In The News
Budget of the United States Government, FY11
Read a description and browse PDFs of the FY11 budget (and look at previous year's budgets) at GPO Access. These online documents are certified by GPO as official and authentic.
Federal Digital System (FDsys)
GPO has launched FDsys, GPO's new Federal Digital System, an innovative tool to enable people to search and access the documents of the U.S. government. FDsys is an one-stop site on which to find current, authentic, published information from all three branches of the U.S. government.
One of the highlights of FDsys is the new Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents, which includes releases from the White House Press Office and remarks made by the President. FDsys also offers search capabilities to find documents released by Members of Congress and Congressional Committees, using only keyword and date information.
We invite you to take a look at FDsys, which will not only "provide transparency to our government, but forever change how we maintain and manage authentic government information." (Robert C. Tapela , Public Printer of the United States)
Find Your Legislators
U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
- District 01 David Wu (D)
- District 02 Greg Walden (R)
- District 03 Earl Blumenauer (D)
- District 04 Peter A. DeFazio (D)
- District 05 Kurt Schrader (D)
Oregon Congressional Districts (map from the Oregon Blue Book)
State Senators & Representatives: Find Your Legislator at http://www.leg.state.or.us/findlegsltr/home.htm
Depository Program
The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) was established in 1813 by Congress to ensure that the American public has access to its Government's information. Anyone can visit Federal depository libraries and use the depository collections, which are filled with information on careers, business opportunities, consumer information, health and nutrition, legal and regulatory information, demographics, and numerous other subjects.
Citing Government Information
Government documents and web sites are cited very like any other sources, but there are a few special considerations to be aware of. The following will link to information on citing government information in a variety of formats:
Government Information at OSU
The Valley Library at OSU provides access to United States (Federal) and State of Oregon documents in all formats including print, electronic (internet and CD/DVD), and microform.
We have been a depository library for state and selected Federal agency documents since 1907. To insure that all Oregonians have access to as complete a collection of federal information as possible we entered into a selective housing agreement with the Oregon State Library in Salem in 2008. In it we agree to collect and retain 100% of the documents produced by the following agencies, to keep them available in perpetuity for the citizens of the State of Oregon.
- US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) (includes the US Forest Service)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- National Oceanographic Data Center
- National Marine Fisheries Service
- Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Office
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- US Dept. of the Interior (includes the National Parks Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Fish & Wildlife, and US Geological Survey among others)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
While we have many, many items from other departments and agencies of the Federal government besides the ones listed above, other libraries have agreed to create full collections of those. For a summary of holdings in Oregon, and which library is responsible for which agency, see the Oregon Regional Federal Depository Collection Holdings List Summary.
Please check first with your library's government information librarian, but if OSU is unable to provide the document (or the answer to your question) we'll contact the responsible depository. More information concerning the Federal Depository Program in Oregon, including regional contacts, is found on the Federal Government Information page on the Oregon State Library website.
In addition OSU is a 100% depository of State of Oregon documents.
Locators and Finding Aids
- OSU Libraries Catalog search by SuDoc or OrDoc number in the Numbers Search
- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) (official GPO Access version)
- USA.gov the U.S. government's official web portal (previously Firstgov.gov)
- GPO Access disseminates official information from all three branches of the Federal Government. (To be replaced by FDsys)
- FDsys (currently in beta testing) provides public access to Government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies and preserved as technology changes. Replaces GPO Access; migration of data currently in progress (11/25/09) and should be completed by the end of the year.
- THOMAS is the Library of Congress' website that makes federal legislative information freely available to the public. Covers 1989 (101st Congress) onwards.
- FedWorld.gov is a gateway to government information, managed by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
- CyberCemetary http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/ is a partnership between the University of North Texas Libraries and GPO to provide permanent public access to the Web sites and publications of defunct U.S. government agencies and commissions.
- U.S. Government Manual Official handbook of the Federal Government. Provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches, as well as quasi-official agencies, boards, commissions, and committees.
- Browse Topics the government categorized
- Cross-Agency Portals at USA.gov. Gateways that bring together federal information and services from multiple agencies about a particular topic or for a particular customer group.
- Checklist of United States Public Documents 1789-1909 Courtesy of Evergreen State College (Olympia, WA), a digitization of a standard reference work. Lists Agency and Congressional documents, including Serial Set.
- Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) serves the DoD community as the largest central resource for DoD and government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available (full text available)
