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Federal Websites & Databases

A-Z List of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (Government Printing Office)

The GPO catalog contains records of U.S. publications from July 1976-Present. As a Regional Depository, Louisiana Tech should have these publications in the library and most can be checked out. Additional sources such as the Congressional Serial Set, and internet only publications can be found by choosing the "Advanced Search" option.

Census (Historical)

U. S. population and economic data from 1790 to 1960 (from the University of Virginia Library).

Census Bureau (U.S.)

Provides source for social demographic and economic data.

CIA World Fact Book

Provides brief data on geography, people, government, economy, defense forces, etc. for each country of the world.

Copyright Office

Provides access to copyright informational circulars, application forms for copyright registration, online registration, congressional testimonies, press releases, and latest regulations.

Fed Stats

Statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies. Includes statistical profiles of states, counties, and districts.

FedWorld

Provides several methods of searching government web sites and databases. This site is managed by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) and provides access to technical reports, regulatory publications, and economic and trade information.

Google U. S. Gov

Popular search engine for searching across U.S. government information, and for keeping up to date on government news by searching for content located on either U.S. federal, state and local government websites or the entire Web.

Government Information Online

Online reference service with a Government Documents Librarian.

GPO Access (Government Priniting Office)

Provides access to government information through full-text storage of critical federal documents, such as the Code of Federal Regulations, the Congressional Record, etc.

Grants.gov

Available grants from all Federal grant-making agencies. Keyword searching and online applications make this an easy to use website.

IRS

Federal income tax forms and instructions.

Library of Congress

Includes links to the Library of Congress's book collection along with links to special collections, such as the American Memory Project.

National Technical Information Service (NTIS)

NTIS, a division, of the U.S. Department of Commerce, handles scientific, technical engineering, and some business information. Some reports are free.

Patent and Trademark Office (U.S.)

Database of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office searchable only by patent number and current U.S. classification from 1790 to 1975.

Regulations

Federal site to find, review, and submit comments on Federal documents that are open for comment and published in the Federal Register.

Science.gov

Public access to the U.S. government's scientific and technical information.

SearchGov

Government search engine, that has reference links to executive, independent, state, and local agencies.

State and County Quick Facts

Quick Facts tables are summary profiles showing frequently requested data items from various Census Bureau programs. Profiles are available at the national, state, and county level.

STINET

The Scientific and Technical Information Network is one of the Department of Defense's largest source of scientific, research, and engineering information. Public STINET provides free access to unclassified full-text documents which can be downloaded. Full-text generally begins in 1996. STINET Multisearch accesses military periodicals and other government databases.

Thomas

Provides current U.S. Federal legislative information, bills, laws, Congressional Record reports, treaties, etc.

Uniform Crime Reports

A compilation of criminal statistics gathered from federal, state, and local authorities.

USA.gov

Provides easy, one-stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government Resources.