Government Documents in the Archives Library Information Center
National Archives & Records Administration
- Government documents in the National Archives
- Finding aids and indexes to government documents:
- Library Resources for Administrative History by Maryellen Trautman, ALIC
- Foreign Relations of the U.S. (FRUS) -- Serial Set Correlation List compiled by Maryellen Trautman, Government Publications Librarian
- A Research Guide to the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations
Other Guides to Government Information
- Government search engines
- Gateways and guides to federal information
- Directories
- Specific government publications
- Consumer information
- Federal acquisitions
- Federal Register
- Federal R & D Project Summaries
- General Accounting Office reports
- GrayLit Network -- hard-to-find agency literature
- Internal Revenue Service
- Statistical Abstracts
National Archives & Records Administration
Government documents in the National Archives:
The major collections of U.S. government publications in the National Archives are in the Libraries at Archives I and II, the Center for Legislative Archives, Archives I, and the Microfilm Reading Room, Archives I.
Publications not in any of the National Archives collections may be found at the University of Maryland and other Federal Depository Libraries. The latter are also a source for people who cannot visit the National Archives, because the library does not lend government documents. Sale items still in print may be purchased from Government Printing Office Bookstores or online at the U.S. Government Online Bookstore.
Finding aids and indexes to government documents:- Library Resources for Administrative History
(Compiled by Maryellen Trautman, ALIC Government Publications Librarian)
Index to administrative history documents by type of document and date.
Index to administrative history documents by titles and names. - Foreign Relations of the U.S. (FRUS) -- Serial Set Correlation List (Compiled by Maryellen Trautman, Government Publications Librarian)
Other guides to government information:
Government search engines:
- USA.gov
The U.S. government's official web portal. - Federal Government Resources on the Web (University of Michigan Documents Center)
The fact that this logically-arranged site has connections to foreign, state, and local sites and their publications makes it a particularly valuable resource. (Choice review) - Google's Uncle Sam
This engine searches deeply into U.S. government sites. - Government Guide
This is a consumer-oriented site divided into subject categories covering federal, state, and local governments. - Government Documents and Microforms
(University of Tennessee at Knoxville) This site provides helpful links to federal, state, and local government information, as well as special topics and links to documents by subject. - Government Documents Librarianship
(Mansfield University) This metasite includes an alphabetical list of resources and a quick guide to essentials leading to sources on managing government documents. - Government Information (Vanderbilt University)
Government documents indexed by level of government and by subject. - Government Information on the Internet (Oregon State University)
Also called GovStats, this site offers links to selected government sites by subject. - Government Publications Subject Guide (University of Pittsburgh)
This guide covers publications of the U.S. government, United Nations, Canadian government, Pennsylvania state government, and more. - Government Publications (University of Colorado, Boulder)
The Government Publications Library provides information from all levels of government, including state and foreign governments and intergovernmental organizations. - Uncle Sam: Government Publications Department (Regional Depository Library, University of Memphis)
The federal government is in the process of converting publications to electronic format. This site features electronic government publications indexed by SuDoc number and by title. - U.S. Government Agencies (University of Texas, Austin, Libraries)
Index to government publications by issuing branch of government and agency. - U.S. Government Documents Ready Reference Collection (Columbia University Libraries Document Service Center)
Ready reference to frequently used depository document titles.
- Fed Web
Fed Web and its companion in print, The Internet Blue Pages, presents information on government publications following the organization of the United States Government Manual, with arrangement by departmental agency, with legislative, judicial, and executive agencies grouped and other agencies listed alphabetically. - Federal R & D Project Summaries
Searchable databases of federal agencies to find descriptions, awards, and summaries of federally funded research. - GPO Access (Government Printing Office)
The official, no-fee, one-stop online public access point for the growing wealth of important information products produced by the federal government. - GrayLIT Network
This network is the most comprehensive portal to federal gray (hard-to-find) literature. - Guide to Government Information on the Internet (University of Pittsburgh)
Guide to international, state, and local government information, as well as the resources of the U.S. government. - How to Effectively Locate Government Information on the World Wide Web (University of California, San Diego)
This is a "hands-on" workshop demonstrating how to access retrieval of federal government information on the Web effectively. - Pathfinder: U.S. Government Documents (Internet Public Library)
Help in searching government documents online as well as advice on how to obtain government documents in paper copy.
- U.S. Government Manual: GPO Access search form (U.S. Government Printing Office)
- U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory (Louisiana State University)
- House of Representatives Member and Committee Directory (House Web)
Includes names, address, and e-mail information. - Senators (Senate Web)
Includes listings of Senators with their Web home pages and e-mail addresses, committees and their membership, and general information about the Senate and the legislative process.
- Checklist of United States Public Documents, 1789-1909
Commonly known as the 1909 Checklist, this publication has been digitized by Evergreen State College. Searchable using SuDoc call numbers. - Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2005
This document is available in PDF format for downloading. Specific agency information is also available. Includes a glossary of terms and summary tables. - Consumer.gov: Your resource for consumer information from the federal government (U.S. Consumer Gateway)
Information on consumer protection and privacy rights. - The Federal Acquisition Virtual Library (Joint working effort of the Interagency Acquisition Internet Council (IAIC), Virtual Library Team)
This site links to many federal acquisition sources. - The Federal Register (National Archives and Records Administration)
Access to federal regulations, public laws, and presidential documents. - Foreign Relations of the United States (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Selected digital scanned images of the FRUS volumes. Updated continually. - GAO Reports (General Accounting Office)
Links to several WAIS search forms for GAO reports and testimony back to at least 1993. Also includes Comptroller General Decisions and Opinions, and other GAO information. - Internal Revenue Service
Includes tax forms, regulations, and other information. - A Research Guide to the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations
An article by Richard J. McKinney, originally published by the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C. Inc. in the Fall 2002 issue of "Law Library Rights". - State of the Union Addresses
Provides links to all State of Union Addresses from Woodrow Wilson to Bill Clinton. - Statistical Abstracts (Census Bureau)
Current statistics on social, economic, and international subjects. The Census Bureau home page links to other official statistics. - U.S. Congressional Serial Set (Law Librarians' Society of Washington D.C.)
This D.C. Law Librarian's Society web site includes the schedule of volumes, 1970 to current, and "An Overview of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set", by Rick McKinney. - United States Secret Service History: Timeline
A detailed timeline of the history of the U.S. Secret Service.
