U.S. Government Reference Resources

Finding U.S. Government Documents

Federal Depository Library Program Basic Collection
FDSys; The information from GPO Access is being migrated to FDSys. FDSys allows for searching many types of government publications at once. The migration will be complete mid-2009. Until migration is complete, the information on GPO Access will continue to remain current. The following collections have been moved over completely (as of 2-11-09): bills, Congressional Documents, Congressional Hearings, Congressional Record, Congressional Reports, Public and Private laws, Federal Register, Weekly/Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents.
GPO Access: Provides up-to-date, full-text access to the Congressional Record, Congressional Record Index, Federal Register, CFR, Public & Private Laws, U.S. Code, Congressional Bills, GAO Reports, House and Senate Calendars, Economic Indicators, some Congressional reports and documents, Supreme Court Decisions, Supreme Court webcite, History of Bills and others from ca. 1994-present.
Catalog of United States Government Publications (From July 1976-)
Library of Congress
NTIS/Fedworld
The Government's Attic - collection of government documents obtained via the FOIA
U.S. Government Manual (1995/96 - present)
Google U.S. Government Search
CyberCemetery - Websites of Defunct Government Agencies