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Reference Resources

Collective Resources

• Catalog of US Government Publications, GPO
• New Electronic Titles,US Government Publications, GPO
• Federal Citizen Information Center, GSA
• Core Documents of US Democracy, GPO
• Documents Center, University of Michigan
• Subject Guides and Internet Resources, US Government Documents, Columbia University Libraries
• Primary Documents in American History, American Memory, Library of Congress
• Cybercemetery: Archive of defunct U.S. government Web sites, University of North Texas Libraries
• Electronic Research Question, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Native American Documents Project, California State University, San Marcos
• National Security Archive, George Washington University

Citation Guides / Style Manuals

• U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, US GPO
• DocsCite, Government Documents Service, Arizona State University Library, APA, MLA, citation generator
• Uncle Sam -- Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications, Government Publications Department, Regional Depository Library, The University of Memphis
• Citing Government Information Sources Using MLA (Modern Language Association) Style, University of Nevada, Reno
• Citing the Records of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration
• Citing Records in the National Archives of the United States, General Information Leaflet Number 17, National Archives and Records Administration
• American FactFinder: Citations for Tables & Maps

Databases

• United States Federal Government Databases

Directories

• Government Departments and Agencies, USA.gov
• Federal Agency Directory, Louisiana State University

Indexes and Search Tools

• FedWorld
• Federal Resources Organized by Topic, GPOAccess
• Catalog of US Government Publications, GPO
• Technical Reports Database, 1990 forward, National Technical Information Service
• USA.gov, US Government's official web portal
• ScienceGov, gateway to selected science information provided by US Government agencies
• Government Information Locator Service, SuDocs, GPO
• GPO Access Online Resources
• Google Uncle Sam, U.S. federal, state and local sites with domains such as .gov, .mil as well as select government sites with .com, .us, and .edu domains

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Federal Departments and Agencies

Collections of Departmental/Agency Documents and Publications

Agriculture

• Agricola, AGRICultural OnLine Access
• National Agricultural Statistics Service
• Publications, Economic Research Service

Central Intelligence Agency

• FOIA Electronic Reading Room
• CIA Publications
• CSI Publications, Center for the Study of Intelligence

Commerce

• Census Product Catalog, Census Bureau
• Publications, Census Bureau
• Publication Subject Index, Census Bureau
• Subjects Index, Census Bureau
• Construction and Housing Publications, Census Bureau
• Manufacturing and Mineral Industries Publications, Census Bureau
• Population Publications, Census Bureau
• Publications, National Institute of Standards and Technology
• NIST Subject Index
• Weights and Measures, National Institute of Standards and Technology
• NMFS Scientific Publications Office, National Marine Fisheries Service,
• National Weather Service Publications, Office of Meteorology
• Telecom Publications, Office of Telecommunications Technologies

Congress

Collective Resources

• Thomas, US Legislative Information on the Internet
• U.S. Congressional Serial Set

House Committees

• Publications, House Committee on Agriculture
• Bills, Reports and Publications, House Armed Services Committee
• Hearings, Legislation, Reports, House Committee on Education and Labor
• Hearings, House Committee on Foreign Affairs
• Issues and Views: Historical and Informational Documents, House Committee on the Judiciary
• Hearings, Legislative Reports, House Committee on the Judiciary
• Special Rules Reported, House Committee on Rules
• Publications, House Committee on Science and Technology
• Hearings and Mark-ups, House Committee on Science and Technology
• Reports, House Small Business Committee
• Reports, House Committe on Standards of Official Conduct
• Publications and Forms, House Committe on Standards of Official Conduct
• Reports, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
• Hearings, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
• Publications, House Committee on Veterans'Affairs

Joint Committees

• Publications, Joint Committee on Taxation

Senate Committees

• Committee Publications, Senate Armed Services Committee
• Hearings, Senate Armed Services Committee
• Major Issues, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
• Hearings, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
• Hearings, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
• Hearings, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
• Publications, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
• Hearings, Senate Judiciary Committee
• Reports, Senate Judiciary Committee
• Documents, Senate Judiciary Committee
• Hearings, Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

Defense

• Publications, US Department of Defense
• Air Force E-Publishing
• [Base] Newspapers, Air Force Link
• Magazines, Air Force Link
• Special Studies, Air Force Link
• E-Publishing Advanced Search, Air Force E-Publishing
• US Army Professional Writing Collection
• Publications Catalog, US Army Center of Military History
• Digital Library, Combined Arms Research Library, US Army
• Command and General Staff College Reports, 1882-1936, Combined Arms Research Library, US Army
• Full Text Archival and Special Collections Online, Combined Arms Research Library, US Army
• Publications, Strategic Studies Institute, US Army
• Case Narratives, GulfLINK
• Environmental Exposure Reports, GulfLINK
• Information Papers, GulfLINK
• Joint Electronic Library, Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Marine Corps Publications
• Publications of the Naval Historical Center

Education

• Reports and Publications, Research and Statistics, Department of Education
• Publications and Data Products, National Center for Education Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education Publications in ERIC

Energy

• DOE Information Bridge, "free public access to full-text documents and bibliographic citations of Department of Energy (DOE) research report literature"
• Publications and Reports, Energy Information Administration
• Declassified Documents, Human Radiation Experiments, Department of Energy
• Energy Citations Database, Office of Scientific and Technical Information
• Publications, Office of Science
• Publications, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Petroleum Publications, Energy Information Administration

Environmental Protection Agency

• EPA Publications Source
• National Environmental Publications Information System
• National Service Center for Environmental Publications
• Publications, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
• Research Publications, Office of Research and Development
• Technical Reports and Publications

Federal Communications Commission

• Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau
• FCC Statistics Reports
• Compliance Guides, Office of Communications Business Opportunities

Federal Depository Insurance Corporation

• Law, Regulations and Related Acts
• News and Events
• Technology Regulations and Publications for Financial Institutions

Federal Reserve Board

• Publications Catalog, Federal Reserve System
• Finance and Economics Discussion Series
• International Finance Discussion Papers
• Fed In Print, an index to Federal Reserve economic research

Federal Trade Commission

• Newsroom, Office of Public Affairs
• Reports
• Commission and Staff Reports

Government Printing Office

• Catalog of US Government Publications
• Suggested Core Collection
• List of Publications, FDLP
• New Electronic Titles
• GPO Access
• Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
• GPO Access Online Resources: Grouped by Branch of Government

Health and Human Services

• Publications, Rural Health Policy
• Data and Surveys Index, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• Research Findings, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• Electronic Reading Room, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
• Publications and Products, CDC
• Publications Available Online, National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC
• Readings in Genomics and Health, Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention, CDC
• Health Information, National Institutes of Health

Housing and Urban Development

• Online Library
• Handbooks, Forms and Publications

Interior

Minerals Management Service

• Offshore Scientific and Technical Publications
• Studies and Reports
• Mineral Commodity and Revenue Statistics

National Park Service

• NPS Natural Resource Publications
• Park Histories, NPS

US Fish and Wildlife Service

• FWS Publications Online
• National Image Library
• Line Art (Drawings)

US Geological Survey

• Maps, Imagery, and Publications
• Publications Warehouse
• Water Resources Reports
• Mineral Statistics and Information

Judiciary

• US Courts Library
• Wiretap Reports, US Courts
• Federal Courts Management Statistics, US Courts
• Publications and Video Catalog, Federal Judicial Center

Justice

General

• Reports and Publications: Component List, DOJ
• Legal Cases and Documents, Briefs, Advisory Letters, Consent Decrees, Guidelines, Regulations, and Laws, DOJ

Bureau of Justice Statistics

• Publications
• Periodic Reports

Federal Bureau of Prisons

• BOP Publications
• Policy and Forms
• Research and Reports

National Criminal Justice Reference Service

• Alphabetical List of Publications
• Corrections
• Courts

National Institute of Corrections

• Research and Evaluation

Office for Victims of Crime

• Publications
• Research and Statistics

Labor

• Special Reports, DOL
• Current Population Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Publications, Office of Publications & Special Studies, Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Research & Publications, Bureau of International Labor Affairs
• Foreign Economic Research Staff Papers, Bureau of International Labor Affairs
• Available Contract Research Reports, Bureau of International Labor Affairs
• Publications, OSHA
• Health and Safety Topics, OSHA
• Library / Reading Room, OSHA
• Statistics & Data, OSHA

NASA

• Recent Public Reports
• NASA History Publications
• Technical Reports, Advanced Supercomputing Division
• Conference Papers, Advanced Supercomputing Division
• Papers, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• NASA Technical Report Server
• STAR, Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

National Archives and Records Administration

• Records of Congress
• For Educators and Students
• Federal Register Publications System

National Security Agency

• UFO Documents Index
• Declassification Initiatives

Office of the President

• Briefing Room
• Presidential Actions, Briefing Room
• OMB Circulars, Office of Management and Budget
• Information and Regulatory Policy, Office of Management and Budget
• Legislative Information, Office of Management and Budget
• Archived Documents, Office of Science and Technology Policy

Social Security Administration

• Forms and Publications

State

• Major State Department Publications
• Foreign Relations of the United States, various volumes, full-text
• Consular Affairs Law and Policy Publications

Treasury

• Treasury Reports
• Economic Policy Research Paper Series
• Publications and Legislation, Executive Office for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crime
• Planning Documents, Office of the Inspector General
• Reports and Testimony, Office of the Inspector General
• ATF Publications, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
• Publications, US Customs and Border Protection
• Legal Decisions and Publications, US Customs and Border Protection

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State, Territorial, and Local Government

Collective Resources

• StateList: The Electronic Source for State Publication Lists, University of Illinois

Individual States

• Alaska State Publications Program
• Alaska State Publications Program for "Web-Only" Publications
• Publications of the State of Illinois
• Publications and Forms, Judicial Branch, State of Maine
• Publications, Maine Department of Conservation
• Archives of Maryland, all volumes, [1637] forward, full-text
• Publications, Missouri State Archives
• UEXPLORE: Extract Data from the OSEDA / MCDC Electronic Data Archive, Missouri State Census Data Center
• State Government Publications Online, Nebraska
• Shipping List of New Hampshire State Publications
• Publications of the New Hampshire State Library
• Checklist of Official Publications of the State of New York
• Ohio Documents List
• South Dakota State Government Information Monthly Checklist
• Texas State Publications Annual Index
• Texas State Library Publications List

Municipal/Local

• Municipal Codes Online, links from Seattle Public Library

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Created: 1998/04/05 Last updated: 2009/04/03
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