When government agencies furlough or fire their employees those agencies may decide to take down their websites. Even if websites remain up they won't be updated and their performance may be degraded.
The U-M Library provides resources to our campus communities that are created by private publishers that will continue to be available.
The library has extensive resources to help you find information about the U.S. and other countries' governments, information produced by the government (such as legislation, documents, reports, data and statistics), and the policymaking process, whether at the federal, state or local level. Many of the links below lead to other library research guides with detailed information.
International government organizations (IGOs) are helpful sources of information on policy topics both in the U.S. and in other countries
The library has resources in many languages and on most parts of the world. These include regions across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Australia and the Pacific. Librarians in International Studies and Asia Library are also available to help you with your questions. Begin with one of the library research guides below, depending on what country or region of the world you are researching.