See also: Locating Government Documents in the Library and Finding Historical Government Documents

 

GPO Access is a U.S. Government information portal service offered by the Government Printing Office (GPO) and includes full-text searching of databases, including Congressional Reports & Bills, Laws, U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, Presidential materials, Judicial resources, Catalog of Government Publications, and more.

[Note: The information on GPO Access is in the process of being migrated to GPO's gpo.gov website and the Federal Digital System (FDsys), a process that will be complete in 2010. The information on GPO Access will remain current and continue to be available until migration is complete.]

Many resources on this site are available in print and/or older editions are on the 4th floor. Do a title search in the library catalog to check what years/volumes we own.

 

FDsys (Federal Digital System) database provides public access to government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies. The migration of information from GPO Access into FDsys will be complete in 2010. Many resources on this site are available in print and/or older editions are on the 4th floor. Do a title search in the library catalog to check what years/volumes we own.

 

THOMAS: "Legislative Information on the Internet" contains bills currently in Congress, as well as historical information on bills, committees, and roll call votes.

 

The United States Government Manual 

Ref. JK421 .A3 

Also online at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html 

 

USA.gov

Government information portal and search engine for just government websites that groups results into sub-topics or government agencies.

 

Browse Topics: Your Pathway to Federal Web sites

Browse government websites by categories, such as The Arts, Environment, Health, History, etc.

 

OpenCongress.org

Fun way to search for and learn about federal legislation. Search or browse popular bills and topics, download the Facebook application, widgets for your blog, and more. Subscribe to RSS feeds and email updates to keep up with the latest activity in Congress. Links to full text of legislation at GPOaccess.gov and THOMAS.loc.gov.

 

GovTrack.us

Follow the status of federal legislation by subscribing to RSS feeds and email updates to keep up with the latest activity in Congress. Links to full text of legislation at GPOaccess.gov and THOMAS.loc.gov.

 

LexisNexis Congressional

This database contains full-text and/or citations of historical and current government legislation from a variety of government resources. (Take note of any citations you find that do not include the full text of the document and search the library catalog or visit the 4th floor to see if we own a print copy!)

 

Library of Congress

Search their collections or visit these other useful Library of Congress pages for primary sources and/or government documents:

American Memory Digital Archives

Primary Documents in American History 

Century of Lawmaking: Historical Legislation from 1774-1875 (not a complete digitized set, but still contains a vast about of information. If you can't find what you need, check the print indexes on the 4th floor!)

 

U.S. Government Publications Digitization Projects

Access digital Government Documents online on a variety of topics.

 

McNeese Gov Doc Dept.'s Bookmarked Government Information Websites

Click on one of the topic "tags" and you'll get a list of website results that I have bookmarked for you. On the right side column, look at "Related Tags", "All Tags", or "Top 10 Tags" to explore other websites on a topic. (Keyword or title searching does not work - you can only search by the tags that are listed on the right sidebar).

 

Government Periodicals 

List of free government journals online.

 

Census Bureau

Older census material (including just Louisiana) are available on the 4^th floor.

 

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Ref. HA202 .S8 

Also online at: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/

 

Historical Census Browser

Historical census information from 1790 onward.

 

Louisiana.gov

Louisiana's government information portal. 

 

Louisiana State Legislature

To search database of Louisiana legislation, click on “Louisiana Laws on the left. Many resources on this site are available in print/older editions on the 4^th floor. Do a title search in the library catalog to check holdings. 

 

Core Documents of Democracy

 

Also, check out: "Our Documents"- 100 Digitized Milestone Documents in American History & Government

 

Foreign Relations of the United States

Published from 1861-1960, this series is the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication. The complete collection is digitized online.

4^th Floor print editions, various volumes (1931-1960) Call No. S 1.1: 

 

Internet Archive

You can find historical full-text books on your topic and some historical government documents too. There are two great collections to search for government documents: USA Government Documents collection and th American Libraries collection.

Or check out what I've bookmarked (most of which I am in the process of putting in our library catalog!)

 

Google Books

Yes, it's true. You can find historical full-text books (pre-copyright law!) or government documents on your topic here. Try the Advanced Search mode and select "Full View Only" to view and download the completely full-text books.

Or check out what I've bookmarked at the McNeese Gov Doc Dept.'s Google Book Library (most of which I am in the process of putting in our library catalog!)