Research Guides: Government Resources: Finding Government Documents

Government Publications

GovInfo This link opens in a new window
Free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government
GPO Monthly Catalog This link opens in a new window
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Records for U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, executive branch documents and judicial materials, updated monthly since 1976

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)
The CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online. Users can search by authoring agency, title, subject, and general key word, or click on "Advanced Search" for more options.
USA.gov
As the U.S. government's official web portal, USA.gov makes it easy for the public to get U.S. government information and services on the web.

Note: The Federal Digital System (FDsys) was retired in 2018.

FOIA.gov
connect with the right agency to make a Freedom of Information Act request or find publicly available information quickly and easily

Science.gov This link opens in a new window
Research and development results and scientific and technical information from 13 federal agencies

Education | USA.gov
U.S. government information and services on the web from government agencies, schools, and educational organizations.
MetaLib
MetaLib is a federated search engine that searches multiple U.S. Federal government databases, retrieving reports, articles, and citations while providing direct links to selected resources available online.
Google Advanced Search
Use Google's advanced search to search within the .gov domain. This will retrieve federal, state, and local government documents.