Subject Guide
A Federal Depository Library
General Search Engines
USA.gov
Official homepage of the United States government, easy access to lots of government information
GovInfo
Full-text government information from the Government Printing Office
Catalog of Government Publications
Database of government publications released to the public since 1976. Some links to full-text documents. Not all of these documents will be available in Andruss Library
MetaLib
Federated search engine that lets you search across multiple government websites and databases at once.
Library Databases
In addition to Primo, try these databases (you must have a library card to use them off-campus):
- AgricolaIndexes more than 2.5 million records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library, including journal articles, books, theses, patents, and technical reports
- ERIC (Education Resource Information Center)Provides full text of more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1000 educational and education-related journals
- Government, Politics, and Law for Academics (HeinOnline)Contains congressional, Supreme Court, and legal information.
- Homeland Security Digital LibraryAccess to policy and strategy documents from federal, state, and local government agencies; international governments and institutions; and research institutions, universities, and think tanks. [NOTE: Some browsers may require you to allow an add-on to ru
- U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980Reports, documents and journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, originally published in approximately 13,800 bound volumes.
Tutorials
Need help knowing where to look for something? Try one of these links.
- Ben's Guide to U.S. GovernmentSet up for K-12 students, this guide is useful for anyone who needs to know basic information about the government
- UMich Documents CenterThe gold mine of government information on-line. Includes links to federal, state, foreign, and international documents. Also includes links to current hot topics, documents librarianship information, and more.
- UCB Libraries GovPubsGood links out to additional guides on various government-related topics.
- California University of PA Government GuidesLinks to government sites divided into general, federal, state, and foreign/international documents.