USAFA Library Guides: Government Documents: Key Resources

Key Government Resources: Getting Started

ProQuest Congressional Publications
Contains Congressional Research Digital Collection [Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Committee Prints]; U.S. Serial Set & Serial Set Maps; Indexing for Hearings, Reports, Documents, and Committee Prints
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Includes: Legislative Histories, Bills & Laws, Vote Report, Committee Prints & Misc. Publications, Congressional Record Daily Edition, CRS Reports, Hearings, House & Senate Documents/Reports, Serial Set & Serial Set Maps --
Date ranges available
**If you locate only citations in this database, try searching HathiTrust & Internet Archive Digital Libraries for the full text--for 2000 to the present, try GovInfo.gov or Congress.gov
Best databases to find government publications (from our library's database list)

GovInfo This link opens in a new window
GovInfo from the Government Publishing Office (GPO), provides free public access to official publications from the Federal Government--Finding Information tips and video tutorials
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) This link opens in a new window
CGP - is GPO's index to government publications in all formats

HeinOnline
Hein Online (USAFA access) includes publications from all three branches of the federal government.
Search across collections from the main page or click on a collection link to browse titles.
Comprehensive User's Guide: http://heinonline.org/HeinDocs/HOLUserGuide.pdf
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Databases include: Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS); Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law; Congressional Record; Congressional Hearings; Committee Prints; Government Accountability Office, GAO; Gun Regulation and Legislation in America; History of International Law; Law Journal Library, and more.
Browse Government Publications by Category
Browse by collection, congressional committee, date or author
A-Z List of Government Agencies - USA.gov
The U.S. Government's official online portal to federal and state information.
FDLP Basic Collection: Core U.S. Government Resources
Core U.S. Government resources made available at all Federal depository libraries

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Additional Resources

HathiTrust This link opens in a new window
HathiTrust offers a collection of millions of digitized titles including many historical government publications from libraries around the world.

MetaLib
A federated search engine from the CGP that searches multiple federal government databases
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MetaLib retrieves reports, articles, and citations while linking to selected resources available online

Quick Search

Try searching Google, typing your keyword(s) with site:gov in Google’s search box. You can narrow the search to a certain department or agency, for example: space system site:gao.gov will narrow your results to documents from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and site:ntrs.nasa.gov will search the NASA technical reports server.

You can also limit your searches to other domains such as .mil and .edu ; refine results by date; or search for a specific type of file results. As an example, entering file:.pdf will only return PDF results: aircraft fatigue site:ntrs.nasa.gov filetype:pdf

Google Advanced Search
You can also use the Google Advanced Search form to walk you through your options

Budget of the U.S. Government

Budget of the United States Government
Budget of the United States Government, 1923 forward (FRASER)
FRASER is a digital library of U.S. economic, financial, and banking history.
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Content includes the historic series of Economic Indicators, the Economic Report of the President, and the Budget of the United States Government

Government Documents

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Key Government Resources: Getting Started

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Budget of the U.S. Government