Federal Catalogs, Search Engines, Guides

The Major Ones

CGP: The Catalog of Government Publications (Federal)
The database is the catalog of books, pamphlets, videos, and online resources published by the United States federal government. It is run by the Government Printing Office (GPO). Many items in the catalog have links to full text online versions, even if the original publication was in paper.

Govinfo: US Federal Information Search Engine
This system has the full text of many U.S. Federal Government documents, including the Federal Register, the Code of Federal Regulation, Congressional bills, reports and hearings, the U.S. Code, and U.S. court opinions. This site is the official electronic version of these texts.

USA.gov
A Yahoo-like directory of Federal Government Sites.
LiberGov Search Engine (Google Custom Search)
Stanford's Federal Information Repository
An institutional repository at Stanford University. Stanford has collected a number of government publications, especially ones that have been removed from access by the federal government.

Audience-specific Directories

Ben's Guide
A Guide to government information for children.
Federal Student Aid
Federal Student Services Directory.

Government Reference

GovSpeak
A site that defines many government acronyms, hosted by University of California, San Diego.

Subject Guides to Federal Information

Science.gov
A directory of Federal science-related sites, with links to technical databases such as the GrayLIT network, NTIS, and the PrePRINT network.

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