Government Information and Databases
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Federal Government Information by Agency
- U.S. Federal Government (USA.gov)
- Electronic List of Classes: Browse by Agency (Illinois Institute of Technology) - includes links to the agency web site and the SuDocs number where print or microfiche are filed in the Library.
- Federal Agency Directory (Louisiana State University) - entries based on the U.S. Government Manual
- Guide to U.S. Government Publications (Batten) 2000 (Doc Abstract Z 1223 A574) Covers series from 1789 to the present and is good from tracking changes in series titles and agencies over time. Main body of the work is arranged by SuDocs number with indexes for agency, agency class chronology, title, and title keyword.
Federal Government Information by Subject
The following sites list United States government documents by broad subject and are good for browsing to identify key publications. Government Information on the Web Subject Index (St. Mary’s University) lists approximately 30 sites that organize federal information by broad subject. To search for government documents on specific subjects use Federal Govenment Document Databases.
- USA.gov (U.S. General Services Administration)
- Alphabetical List of Subject Pages (University of Colorado)
- Browse Topics: Your Pathway to Government Information (Oklahoma State University)
- Forms.gov: the U.S. Government’s Official Hub for Federal Forms (U.S. General Services Administration)
- Frequently Used Sites to U.S. Federal Government Information (GODORT)
- INFOMINE: Government Information (University of California)
- Links to Top Government Web Sites (Fedworld)
Federal Government Information by Title/Series
Many United States government documents are issued in a named series, e.g, Statistical Abstract of the United States. The following sources provide links to many of these series by title.
- Government Periodicals (University of Louisville)
- Government Publications Access (Illinois Institute of Technology) - searchable keyword database of series titles that includes links to the resource on the web and the SuDocs number where paper and microfiche are filed in the Library.
- Guide to U.S. Government Publications (Batten) 2000 (Doc Abstract Z 1223 A574) Covers series from 1789 to the present and is good from tracking changes in series titles and agencies over time. Main body of the work is arranged by SuDocs number with indexes for agency, agency class chronology, title, and title keyword.
- Online Government Publications (Indiana University-Purdue)
- Popular Names of U.S. Government Reports (Indiana University-Bloomington) Many government publications become known by short titles that appear nowhere in the official title. This searchable database gives full descriptive information on each report and the SuDocs number where paper and microfiche are filed in the Library.
Federal Government Document Databases
- Indexes to Federal Documents
See Indexes to Federal Documents to search for public documents that are typically distributed to federal depository libraries. Following are other databases to federal web sites and technical reports:
- USA.gov - search U.S. government web sites
- FDsys: Federal Digital System - search mulitple government databases
- CyberCemetery - search or browse U.S. government websites that have ceased operation
- National Technical Information Service - search U.S. government technical reports from 1964 to the present
- Science.gov: Your Gateway to U.S. Federal Science - search U.S. government scientific databases and web sites.
- Federally-Produced Databases
Federal agencies produce many different databases that index publications from the agency and/or other publications of interest to the subject focus of the agency. Following are sites that list many of these databases.
- Bibliographic and Full-Text Government Databases (University of Colorado)
- Government Databases (St. Mary’s University)
- Government Databases by Subject (Indiana University-Purdue University)
- Other Databases (HSU Library)
The HSU Library subscribes to the following databases that 1) index and/or provide the fulltext of U.S. government documents; or 2) cover developments in Congress or the federal government in general. In addition many of the subject focused databases listed under Articles and Databases index federal publications.
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- CQ Weekly
- LexisNexis Academic
- ProQuest Congressional
- Proquest Statistical Insight
- National Journal
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To determine local availability, publication format and Sudocs number for documents found in a subject database you will need to do the following:
- For documents published after 1998 click on
to search the Library Catalog. Depending on how a document is treated in a subject database the may not work properly so you should also try the other Library Availability options. - For documents published before 1998 follow the directions for determining Library Availability.
- CQ Weekly
California Government Information by Agency
- CA: State Agencies (State of California)
- Government Information: California (UC San Diego)
California Government Information by Subject
- CA.gov (State of California) - the official State of California web site.
- California Reference Sources (CSU, Bakersfield)
- California State Agency Databases - This is an annotated list of databases produced by the State of California, divided by the three elected branches of our government or agencies of the Executive.
- Infomine: Government Information (UC Riverside) - searchable database of selected California documents. Under Resource Types select "Government Resources: California"