Helpful External Resources

Government Information

Local Resources

• Local Government Portal (Directory of County & Municipal Information and Services)
• Assocation of Arkansas Counties (Includes Elected County Officials)
• Public Notary Search (AR Secretary of State)

Arkansas State Government Websites

• State Government Directory | Transparency Data
• AR Health Insurance Marketplace
• AR State Legislature
  • Arkansas Code Annotated
  • House of Representatives
  • Senate
  • Agency Rule Making (Secretary of State)
• AR Student Loan Authority
• Courts
  • AR Online Court Payment
  • Judiciary Page
  • Public Court Records
  • Public Resources
• State Holiday Calendar
• School Performance Reports
• State Police Contacts
• Voting & Elections (AR Secretary of State)
  • Voter View

Federal Government Websites

• USA.gov (Official website of the United States Government)
• Affordable Care Act (ACA) Resources
• Campaign Finance Data (Election Commission)
• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
• Federal Labor Laws (Dept. of Labor)
• Federal Student Aid
• Emergency Preparedness
• Government Loans
• Homeland Security
• United States Congress
  • House of Representatives
  • Senate
• United States Citizenship Information

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Libraries & Related Sources

Public Resources

• Ask a Librarian (Arkansas State Library)
• Ask a Librarian (Library of Congress)
• WorldCat (OCLC)

Arkansas Library Directory

• Library Locations by County
• A-Z Library Directory

Library Associations & Organizations

• Arkansas Association of Instructional Media (AAIM)
• Arkansas Library Association (ArLA)
• American Library Association
  • ALA Accredited Library Sciences Degrees
  • Child Internet Protection Act
  • Libraries & the Patriot Act
  • Office of Intellectual Freedom
  • Press Releases
• Amigos Library Services
• Association for Rural & Small Libraries
• Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA)
• Medical Library Association
• OCLC
• Public Library Association (Division of ALA)
• Southeastern Library Association
• Special Libraries Association

Professional Online Journals

• American Libraries
• Booklist
• Library Journal
• School Library Journal

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Permits, Licenses & Certifications

• AR Dept of Health
  • Environmental Health (Fee Schedules & Guidelines)
  • Health Facility Services
• AR Dept of Labor & Licensing
  • Online Services (Architects, Barbers, Boilers, Electricians, Geologists etc.)
  • Professional Licensing
  • Resources (Code Enforcement, Labor Standards, Occupational Health & Safety)
• AR Dept of Finance and Administration
  • Driver’s License Frequently Asked Questions
  • Vehicle Registration Renewal
• AR Secretary of State
  • Business Services
  • Business Entity Search (State Trademark Database)
• Child Care Licensing (AR Dept of Human Services)
• Hunting & Fishing Licensing (AR Game & Fish Commission)

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Public Records

• AR Department of Health
  • Vital Records Online Order Service
  • Birth Certificates
  • Death Certificates
  • Vital Records
• Plat Maps (Division of Land Surveys)
• Public CourtConnect Case Information (Administrative Office of the Courts)

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Recreation & Travel

• Amtrak
• Arkansas Maps (AR Department of Transportation)
• Arkansas Parks, Heritage, and Tourism
  • Arkansas State Park Finder
  • Things to Do in Arkansas
  • Museums and Sites
  • Exhibits
• AR Game & Fish Commission
  • Fishing Reports
  • Licenses & Permits
  • Hunting Seasons
• Little Rock Airport
• Little Rock Convention Bureau
• IDrive Arkansas (ARDOT Road Conditions)
  • Twitter Feed
• Weather (National Weather Service)

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Research Sources

Libraries & Archives

• Bobby L. Roberts Library of Arkansas History & Art (Central Arkansas Library System)
  • Ask a Librarian or Genealogist
  • Arkansas Studies Institute (Digital Collection)
  • Encyclopedia of Arkansas (Central Arkansas Library System)
• Arkansas State Archives
  • Ask an Archivist
  • Catalog
  • Digital Archives
• Arkansas State Library
  • Ask a Librarian
  • Arkansas Documents Digital Collections
  • Catalog
  • Digital Resources
  • Traveler Digital Resources
• Library of Congress
  • Catalog
  • Digital Collections
  • Historic American Newspapers
  • Researcher Information

Government Resources

• Arkansas State Data Center
• Arkansas Supreme Court Opinions
• Arkansas GIS Office | Maps
• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
• Census Bureau Data
• Congressional Research Service Reports Archive
• Digest of Education Statistics
• Patents and Trademarks

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Social Services & Benefit Programs

• AR Dept of Human Services
  • Access Arkansas (Eligibility Information on Benefits Programs)
  • Adult Protective Services
  • ARKids First
  • Children & Family Services
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) (formerly Food Stamp Program)
• AR Dept of Veterans Affairs
• AR Division of Workforce Services
  • Job Seekers’ Resources
  • Unemployment Benefits
• Child Support (AR Department of Finance & Administration)
• Medicaid & CHIP in Arkansas
• Women, Infants & Children (WIC) (AR Dept. of Health)

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Tax Information

State Taxes (AR Dept of Finance & Administration)

• AR Taxpayer Access Point
• Individual Income Tax Forms
• Local Tax Rate Lookup Tool

Federal Income Taxes (Internal Revenue Service)

• Federal Income Tax Forms
• Accessible Forms & Publications (Braille, HTML, Large Print)
• Audio Files for Podcasts and Text Scripts

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