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Catalogs
- Catalog of U. S. Government Publications
Bibliographic records for U.S. Government information products. Offers links to federal agency online titles and identifies publications distributed to depository libraries. Covers materials from January 1994 to date. Online successor to Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications.
- Migrating Government Publications (by SUDOC class and Title)
Alphabetical call number (i.e. arrangement by agency) and title list maintained at University of Memphis for federal government titles "migrating" from printed to electronic status.
Chat Service
- Government Information Online
A national pilot project that offers a virtual "reference chat" service supported by 30 libraries across the country
Citation Guides
- Citing Government Information Sources
Shows sample citations for a variety of government information types using MLA (Modern Language Association) style. From the University of Nevada-Reno.
- Docs Cite
A step-by-step guide to putting government publication citations into proper style format. Uses drop down boxes and online forms. Choices restricted to APA and MLA style guides. From Arizona State University Library
- Uncle Sam: Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications
Explanations and sample citations for documenting government sources in a research paper. From the University of Memphis Library.
Directories
United States
- Agency Index
Offers links to federal agency home pages, as well as pages for publications, forms, organization charts, and opinions, if applicable. Created by Paul Arrigo of Washburn University Law Library.
- Federal Citizen Information Center, National Contact Center
Offers a list of hotlines and toll-free telephone numbers arranged alphabetically by federal agency. Operated by a private contracter for the General Services Administration.
- Federal Government Agencies Directory
Comprehensive list of federal government agency sites. From Louisiana State University.
- Foreign Governments
Offers links to major agencies of most countries of the world. From Northwestern University Libraries.
- GovSpeak
A guide to government acronyms and abbreviations. Developed by a librarian.
- Frequently Used Sites Related to U.S. Federal Government Information
Offers links by levels of government (federal, state, local, and international) and 30+ subjects. Includes non-government sources especially for topical items like "Iraq." From the American Library Association's Government Documents Round Table.
- GovSpot
A commercial directory for government agencies at all levels and related political sites. Also offers government sites by topics.
- International Governmental Organizations
Lengthy list of international organization sites maintained by the International Documents Task Force of the American Library Association's Government Documents Round Table.
- Online Transactions and E-Services for Citizens
Covers 12 different categories of online services from the federal government ranging from "Auctions and Sales" to "Travel and Recreation." From the Firstgov portal.
- Public Record Locator
Offers a directory of public record databases for the U.S.(including states, counties and cities) and foreign governments. Some files are fee-based but most codes and regulations are open to all. From Search Systems aka Pacific Information Resources.
- State and Local Government On the Net
Offers links to state, county, and city governments, regional multi-state groups, and national organizations serving localities.
- University of Michigan Documents Center
Probably the best of the large university government information sites. Covers all levels of government information and includes many interesting features such as "Documents in the News." Outstanding "Statistics" section
- William and Mary Law Library
Information and resource links from a legal research perspective.
Virginia
Portals/Resource Collections
- Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Offers information about the U.S. Constitution and other historic documents, federal government structure, how laws are made, citizenship, elections, and other topics for school kids in four different age groupings from K to 12th grade. Also offers links to other kids' web pages put up by U.S. government agencies. Named for Ben Franklin, the nation's first public librarian and honorary first public printer.
- Cross Agency Portals Alphabetical List
Provides access to all federal government cross agency portals, websites based on a single topic with contributions from many agencies such as Health Finders, Science, and Seniors. From First Gov.
- Cybercemetery
Offers permanent public access to the electronic web sites and publications of defunct U.S. Government agencies and commissions. Sponsored by the U.S. Government Printing Office and the University of North Texas Libraries.
- Dataweb
A collection of datasets on demographic, health, economic and other topics. Features micro and aggregate data and a data mining/extraction application. From the Census Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control.
- DisasterHelp
Multi-agency site that offers information about sources of federal assistance to victims of disasters. Covers hurricanes, fires, hazardous materials incidents, earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, terrorist incidents and disease outbreaks. Federal Emergency Management Agency and other agencies.
- EconData.Net: Your Guide to Regional Economic Data on the Web
A portal for online socioeconomic data at the state and substate geographic level. Also offers a 100 page user's guide for understanding regional socioeconomic data. Sponsored by the Economic Development Administration and the Census Bureau.
- FDLP (Federal Depository Library Program) Basic Collection
A list of 30 titles which the Government Printing Office considers the most widely useful in supporting the public's right to know about the workings and essential activities of the federal government.
- Fedstats
Statistics from more than 70 federal agencies on topics from Agriculture to Welfare.
- Fed World Information Network (National Technical Information Service)
Central access point for searching, locating, and ordering federal government scientific, technical, and business information. Some sites are subscription only.
- Floppy Disk Project
Access to the information on over 200 titles on various topics issued on floppy disks by the Federal Depository Library System. Hosted by Indiana University.
- Government Gazettes Online
A collection of government manuals issued by governments of the world. Includes a description of the contents and coverage of each gazette. From the University of Michigan Documents Center.
- GPO Access and Other Resources (Superintendent of Documents)
Extensive set of free, federal government full text databases including the Congressional Record, Federal Register, Congressional bills, reports and documents, Public Laws, U.S. Code, General Accounting Office Reports and other titles. Most files begin with early to mid 1990s material.
- GrayLit Network: A Science Portal of Technical Reports
Provides access to a collection of technical reports and other hard-to-find documents of the Defense and Energy Departments, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Sponsored by the Energy Department and GPO Access.
- Students.gov: Student Gateway to the U.S. Government
Offers a gateway to federal government information and services of interest to students. Primary focus on education-related sites, but has links to career, travel and other information
Search Tools
- Browse Topics (Government Printing Office)
Links user to federal government electronic titles by broad topics. Now done in partnership with Oklahoma State University.
- Find Law
A commercial search engine/directory with excellent range of executive, legislative, and judicial resources at the national level, state and international level. Espcially good for legal research needs
- Google U.S. Government Search
Portion of the popular web search engine which restricts searches to federal, state, and local government sites. Formerly known as Google Uncle Sam. Offers personalization features, an advanced search restricted to government sites, and now includes government sites with .org, .edu and .com domains.
- Google Government State Search
Search Google's U.S. Government Search within a selected state. Can also try to add city or county name to search. From Research Buzz
- GovMine: The Alternative Search Engine
Government search engine based on relevance of search terms to understanding of document rather than popularity. From Convera Corporation.
- GPO Access: Search the Federal Government through FirstGov
Combines GPO Access and FirstGov search engine for searches of federal government sites. Replaces GPO Access' Pathway Indexer.
- New Electronic Titles (Government Printing Office)
Monthly lists which link user to newly released federal government electronic titles.
- SearchMil.Com
Describes itself as the "most complete index of the military domain." Indexes more than 700,000 military domain pages
- SOSIG: Social Science Information Gateway
Offers a catalog of selected, annotated Internet resources in the social sciences, business, and law, plus a search engine for over 50,000 social science web pages.
- USA.Gov
The U.S. Government's official web portal. Offers channels for citizens, businesses, and federal employees. Offers advanced display features such as clustering results by topic or agency and preview viewing option.
- Yahoo (Government)
Extensive indexing of government internet information sites and contents.
