Research Guides: Government Resources: Finding Government Documents

Catalog of Government Publications

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This database lists and indexes U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, executive branch documents and judicial materials.
GPO Access This link opens in a new window
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is the Federal Government’s official, digital, secure resource for producing, procuring, cataloging, indexing, authenticating, disseminating, and preserving the official information products of the U.S. Government. These products include Congressional reports, hearings, executive branch documents and judicial materials.

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.

Science.gov This link opens in a new window
Science.gov is a gateway to government science information and research results. Currently in its fifth generation, Science.gov provides a search of over 50 scientific databases and 200 million pages of science information with just one query, and is a gateway to over 2,100 scientific Websites.

Google Advanced Search
Use Google's advanced search to search within the .gov domain. This will retrieve federal, state, and local government documents.
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.