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Dunn Library

Research by Topic - U.S. Government Documents

LIBRARY DATABASES

  • LIBRARY CATALOG - To search for documents that have been cataloged at Dunn Library, use a Subject or a Keyword or a Title Search. To search for books at other libraries use the links on the BOOKS & BOOK REVIEWS web page.
  • EBSCOHOST - Search multiple databases (together or separately) to access full-text periodicals, newspapers and reference tools. Academic Search Premier and Business Search Premier index peer-reviewed scholarly journals in a variety of subject areas. Other databases focus on specific areas such as health and education.
  • GPO MONTHLY CATALOG - Covers all types of U.S. government documents.  From FirstSearch.
  • CAMPUS RESEARCH - Comprehensive research database includes full-text information and access to both current and archived materials, including thousands of news databases and newswires as well as business, trade and professional journals and publications; superior law-related resources.

WEB SOURCES

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  • GOOGLE US GOVERNMENT SEARCH - Search for government documents on the web, from Google.
  • BROWSE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS - Browse, by subject or category, an index to government documents.
  • FEDWORLD - online locator service for a comprehensive inventory of information disseminated by the Federal Government.
  • GPO ACCESS - GPO Access databases contain the full text of selected documents, many listed individually below, published by the United States Government. Search by subject, title, or keyword.
  • THOMAS - Legislative information on the Internet, from the Library of Congress.
  • USA.gov - The official U.S. gateway to all government information.
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  • AMERICAN PRESIDENCY PROJECT - A variety of papers and documents related to the presidency.
  • CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH REPORTS - Citizen access to Library of Congress's Congression Research Service.
  • DOCUMENTS IN THE NEWS - Links to government documents and other online sources of information on topics making news headlines.
  • GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY REFERENCE SOURCES - Search listings of popular sources, from Columbia University.
  • GUIDE - User Guide to government information on the internet, from University of California at Santa Barbara.
  • META-SUBJECT INDEX TO GOVERNMENT INFORMATION - From the Idaho State University, a comprehensive site of subject guides to government resources on the Internet.
  • METAVID - capturing audio, video, close caption and ocr on-screen text from the cable broadcasts of the house and senate, real-time collective mediation of legislative proceedings.

 

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