Searching for Government Documents
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Catalogs and Databases
CGP
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications. (1994-)
Declassified Government Documents
From the National Security Archive at George Washington University.
Fedworld
Central access point for searching, and acquiring government information.
GPO Access
Search site organized through the Superintendent of Documents.
Marcive (On Campus Only)
Catalog of government publications since July 1976.
Migrating Government Publications (University of Memphis)
Government publications available in electronic format.
Science.gov
USA.gov for science
Finding Federal Agencies
U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory (LSU Libraries)
Lists current U.S. Federal Government agencies as represented in the U.S. Government Manual.
Government Information by Agency (Vanderbilt University)
Well-organized site of federal departments and agencies.
University of Michigan Documents Center
Excellent overall subject breakdown of government information.
Search Engines
USA.gov
One stop access to online federal government information.
Google U.S. Government Search
Searches only internet sites with .gov or .mil