Finding Aids for Government Information

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Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government 

        Acronyms of government agencies and programs with links to their web
         pages.

 

Congressional Directories (from 103rd Congress)

 

FDLP Tools and Services

        Access to Browse Topics, Federal Agency Internet Sites, New Electronic

        Titles, Browse Government Internet Sites by Subject, and Sales Product

        Catalog, etc.

 

FedWorld (NTIS)

        An index to locating and ordering extensive government information,
        including federal job announcements and tax forms.


Government Information Xchange

        Directories for U.S. House and Senate Members and Cabinet Agencies.

 

Government Documents E-Library (University of Denver)

        Links to over 135,000 online government documents.

 

Government Periodicals Online

        A list of government periodicals available online.

Migrating Government Publications

        Federal publications that are now being distributed in electronic format;
        arranged by title and SuDoc numbe
r.


MOCAT (Catalog of U.S. Government Publications)

        An index to the federal publications published since 1994 and hot-links 
        to online full-text when available.


 

             Popular Search Engines for Government-related Sites

 

FirstGov | Google's Uncle Sam | Google || GovSpot | SearchGov.Com | Yahoo: U.S. Government 

See Also By Agency: U.S. Federal Agency

See Also By SuDoc:  Internet Sites by SuDoc Number

See Also By Subject: Browse Topics (via GPO Access) | University of Michigan Document Center |
Government Information by Subject (Univ. of Vanderbilt)

 

See Also Search Engines by Search Features

 

Other Indexes

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports

NCJRS Abstracts Databases (Early 1970s to the present)

NSF Grants Database

Scientific and Technical Information Network (STINET)
        Access to all unclassified, unlimited citations to Defense Technical
        Information Center (DTIC) documents from 1974 to present. 


Full-Text Online Databases to Government Information

CRS (Congressional Research Service) Report
        Focus on natural resources and the environment--full-text, updated regularly
        via NCSE (National Council for Science and the Environment)

DOE Information Bridge
        Access to DOE sponsored scientific and technical research information 
        from 1996.

Digital National Security Archive
       Access to declassified government documents that made U.S. Foreign Policy such as Afghanistan,
       Berlin Crisis 1958-1962, Cuban Missile Crisis, Iran Revolution, and Nicaragua, etc. 

EDGAR
        Database for US Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings required
        for publicly traded companies.

Energy Information Administration Publications
        Access to monthly and annual U.S. energy reviews and outlook as well as
        international profiles and outlook. 


Environmental Health Information Service
        Access to the online journals including Environmental Health Perspectives and
        National Toxic Program Reports, and more databases. If specific full-text
        files require a password to get in, please contact librarians.

EPA Publications Source

        Access to EPA technical and public documents with a search and browse
        system.


Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Electronic Collection

        A list of online full-text databases to which GPO assures permanent access.
        Includes the Department of State Database (Dosfan), Pubmed, and the
       Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations Research Collection
       (ACIR).

GPO Access
        A gateway to full-text government information compiled by the
        Government Printing Office (GPO). Includes up-to-date Federal Register,
        Congressional Record, Congressional Bills, Public Laws, and U.S. Code,
        etc. mostly published since 1994. 

Grafulmed
        Search Medical Databases including Medline.

STAT-USA 
        Access to full-text reports and statistical series for up-to-date business,
        economic, and international trade information by the Federal Government.
        Includes the entire NTDB database. The database is limited to GMU
        faculty, student, and staff.  Please contact librarians for remote access.


Thomas
        Access to legislative information from the Library of Congress.
        Includes U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates from 1774 to 1873,
        House and Senate Roll Call Votes since 1989, Congressional Bills since
        1993, Congressional Record since 1989, Public Laws since 1973, and
        much more.

U.S. Census Bureau and CenStats
        Access to County and Zip Business Patterns, Census Street Locator,
        Consolidated Federal Funds Report, and U.S.A. Counties, etc. 

 

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