Frequently Used Sites Related to

U.S. Federal Government Information

Federal Documents Task Force (FDTF)
Government Documents Round Table (GODORT)
American Library Association (ALA)

Indexes to Government Information

General Indexes Specialized Indexes

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Citizen Gateway--FirstGov
"Facts and figures about your community."

FedWorld Information Network--National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
Comprehensive central access point ("one-stop shopping") for locating and ordering federal government information, including job announcements and tax forms; access to WWW sites, more than 130 government dial-up bulletin boards, and other U.S. government information sources.

FirstGov--President's Management Council
One-stop access to links to U.S. federal online information arranged by broad topic.

GPO Access--U.S. Govt. Printing Office
Search and retrieve full-text from more than 50 online databases. The Database List includes both a general search page for searching across databases and specialized search pages for a detailed search of individual databases. See also the Description of Databases, Finding Aids, and Help.

Browse Topics--main list of topics is based upon The Subject Bibliography Index.
Government Information Locator Service (GILS). GILS records identify public information resources within the federal government, describe the information available in these resources, and assist in obtaining the information. Browse GILS records by agency.
Locator Tools and Services--links to government information in the the Federal Depository Library Program Electronic Collection (FDLP/EC) and at other Federal government agency sites.
New Electronic Titles--new additions to the Federal Depository Library Program Electronic Collection (FDLP/EC) during the most recent four weeks.
Search the Federal Government--global (Pathway Indexer and Govbot) and agency search engines
Statistics--for each broad topic (agriculture, energy, etc.) links to major federal Internet sites for statistics on that topic.
See also What's New, What's New at the GPO Web Site, and New Electronic Titles.

Internet Publications [from the Federal Government]--Aric Ahrens, Illinois Institute of Technology
Search more than 1,600 full-text publications.

[Monthly] Catalog of United States Government Publications (MOCAT) [via GPO Access]--U.S. Govt. Printing Office
The most comprehensive finding aid for U.S. government documents; a catalog of all documents received by GPO. Includes author, title, subject, and keyword title indexes; uses LC subject headings; covers 1994 to present.

Uncle Sam Search--Google
Searches .gov and .mil servers.

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Specialized Indexes

Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government--Robert A. Hinton, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis University Library
Citizen's Handbook--White House Web Server
Search government web sites by agency or subject.
CRS Reports--Congressional Research Service.
- The Penny Hill Press list by category is the most comprehensive index, but full-text available only for a fee.
- Index of Congressional Research Service Reports--Congressmen Chris Shays [Unavailable 10-24-03] and Mark Green
- CRS Reports on international Issues--U.S. Dept. of State
- Congressional Research Service Reports on the CNIE Web--National Council for Science and the Environment--focus on natural resources and the environment--full-text, updated regularly
- Congressional Research Service WWW Accessible Reports--Gary Price, George Washington Univ.
Acronym Finder--Mountain Data Systems
The Federal Web Locator--Ken Mortensen, Villanova Center for Information Law and Policy
Over 600 links to federal web sites.
U.S. Government Manual Online via GPO Access--National Archives and Records Admin. (NARA)
Official handbook of the federal government; provides information on federal agencies; for each provides major officials, purpose, history, legislative or executive authority, and programs and activities. Search by keyword within each publication or browse through a list of sections, each with ASCII text and PDF files.
Search Full-Text U.S. Internet Government Periodicals--Paul A. Arrigo and Dee Barker, Washburn Univ. School of Law
Comprehensive finding aid for U.S. government online periodicals, many available from 1995 to the present.
Thomas--Library of Congress
Congressional bills, laws, and reports; Congressional Record; how bills become law, C-SPAN; and House and Senate Web services.
Uncle Sam: Government Publications--Univ. of Memphis
- Forms from the Feds--electronic forms of copyright, IRS, passports, immigration, and others
- Innovation on the Web: Everything Old Is New Again--librarian Web activities
- Migrating Government Publications--tracks printed government publications converted to electronic format on the Internet; provides URLs and links them directly to the electronic documents; arranged by SuDocs number and by title

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U.S. Federal Government Information

Federal Documents Task Force (FDTF)
Government Documents Round Table (GODORT)
American Library Association (ALA)