LibGuides: Government Documents: Find Documents Online

Find Documents Online

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications Lists and describes federal publications (1976- ) and provides direct links to those that are available online. Search by authoring agency, title, subject, and general keyword. (See below for indexes to pre-1976 documents.)

GovInfo.gov

Presents online versions of major U.S. government publications, such as: the Congressional Record, congressional publications of all kinds, the Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, Supreme Court decisions, executive branch documents and more.

Govspeak - A Guide to U.S. Government Acronyms and Abbreviations

Lists acronyms and abbreviations commonly used by the United States federal government. Each is defined and links to the home site (or best alternative) of the identified entity.

MetaLib

A federated search engine that searches multiple federal government databases, retrieving reports, articles, and citations while linking to selected resources available online.

Statistical Abstract of the United States

An authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.

United States Government Documents Registry (HathiTrust)

The Registry is intended to include item-level metadata for the comprehensive corpus of U.S. federal documents produced from 1789 to the present.

United States Government Manual

This official handbook of the federal government describes programs and activities of the legislative, judicial and executive branches. The Manual also includes information about quasi-official agencies, international organizations with U.S. membership, and federal boards, commissions, and committees.

DATA.GOV

Here you will find data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more.

USA.gov

Your online guide to government information and services.