Government Information Research
- GPO Monthly CatalogSearchable list of US Government Printing Office publications.
- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)Finding tool for electronic and print publications from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the U.S. government. These publications make up the National Bibliography of U.S. Government Publications. The CGP contains descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online.
- Milner CatalogSearch for government documents in the catalog by keyword, author, or title. From the results list, look to the right column for Tweak your results. Limit to location by choosing Floor 4 Federal Documents Shelves.
- Limiting Milner Library Searches to Government Documents (video link)Direct Link: https://screenpal.com/watch/c0VeDgVwiOF
- ProQuest CongressionalProvides full text to selected U.S. Congressional sources.
- House and Senate documents and reports (1817-present); House and Senate Hearings (Selected years); Congressional Record daily edition (1985-present); Legislative Histories (1969-present); Bills and Laws (1970-present); CRS Reports (selected); Serial Set (1789-2003); Serial Set Maps (1789-present); Vote Reports (1987-present); Member Records
- HeinOnline AcademicThe HeinOnline Government, Politics and Law Collection provides full-text access to federal laws, regulations, case law, and reports and opinions of the U.S. Attorney General, and more. Contained within the collection are libraries such as Foreign Relations of the United States, Legal Classics, US Congressional Documents, US Supreme Court Library.
- Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] (1938-present)Federal Register (1936-present)Foreign Relations of the United States [FRUS] (1861-present)House and Senate Hearings (selected years)Serial Set (selected 1789-present) While searching or browsing the Serial Set in HeinOnline, colored icons appear next to various records. These icons indicate whether full-text coverage or indexing only is currently available for the material.
- Locating Historic United States Congressional Commitee HearingsThis is a brief tutorial in searching for historic United States Congressional Committee Hearings through HeinOnline Academic.
- Govinfo (US Government Publishing Office)Provides free public access to full text of Congressional sources.
- Nexis UniSearch under the Legal Subject area for full text access to federal and state cases, statutes and regulations.
- CRS Reports (selected; updated weekly)
Federal Register (1936-present; updated daily)
Public Papers of the Presidents (1981-present; updated weekly)
- Congress.govThe official website for U.S. federal legislative information. It provides access to legislative information for Members of Congress, legislative agencies, and the public. It is presented by the Library of Congress (LOC) using data from the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, the Government Publishing Office, Congressional Budget Office, and the LOC’s Congressional Research Service.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States (ProQuest)Online version of the print source and includes statistics and data gathered from multiple government agencies and represents social, political, and economic life in United States. Data is viewable in table format or as an Excel spreadsheet.
- data.census.govSearch U.S. Census data covering population, housing, industry, and business. Create visual geographical maps based on data retrieved.
- QuickFacts from the Census BureauQuickFacts provides current statistics for all states and counties. Also for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.
- Historical Statistics of the United States
Search for statistics from over 1000 sources covering topics such as health, crime, slavery, American Indians, economic sectors, and poverty. Also available in print: Floor 4 Federal Documents Shelves, C 3.134/2:H 62x/.
- Statistical InsightComprehensive statistics database including data from federal and state agencies, international intergovernmental organization, professional, business, and trade organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, and universities.
Finding Statistics
A guide is designed to help you in locating statistics in print and online sources.
- HeinOnline AcademicProvides full text access to primary source material in titles such as the Federal Register, Foreign Relations of the United States, Congressional Record (and its predecessor titles), U.S. Code, U.S. Statutes at Large, as well as federal hearings and reports and opinions of the U.S. Attorney General, and more.
- ProQuest CongressionalProvides access to a variety of information by and about the United States Congress. It provides full text access to the U.S. Serial Set (1789–1969). It indexes Congressional publications from 1789 to the present and provides access to Legislative Histories for public laws (1969-); testimony from congressional hearings (1824-); bill texts and status (1989-); the Congressional Record (1985-); the Federal Register (1980-) and information about members and committees.
- Historic DocumentsOnline version of the print source. Each annual volume highlights the most significant events of the year and includes speeches from leaders and opinion makers, international agreements, Supreme Court decisions, U.S. government reports & legislation, court cases, scientific findings, and cultural discussions.
- American Memory ProjectDatabase of digitized images, sound recordings, movies, and manuscripts representing American history, life, and culture.
