United States government document search tools

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As part of the current policy of open access and freedom of information in the United States of America there are a variety of search tools available on the internet to help people to find online government documents and related reference information. This creates the effect of a vast digital library of source information on national and local government policy and processes. Some of the search tools for finding government information are listed below:

  • Business.gov
  • Catalog of US Government Publications
  • FirstGov
  • Google U.S. Government Search
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms of the US Government
  • Meta-Subject Index to Government Information
  • U.S. Government Information on the Web Subject Index
  • GPO Access
  • Federal Web Locator
  • NTIS - National Technical Information Service
  • Students.gov
  • U.S. Blue Pages
  • UNH Reference Department Home Page
  • Agency Index
  • Documents Center Web Site Directory (University of Michigan)
  • Federal Bulletin Board Online (via GPO Access)
  • Federal Information Center
  • FedStats
  • Government Information Exchange
  • Govspot
  • Library of Congress
  • Pathway Services
  • Thomas - Legislative Information
  • LibWeb
  • Google University Search
  • Way Back Machine
  • Checklist of United States Public Documents, 1789-1909, Third Edition
  • Governmnent Documents Email Reference

See also:

  • List of digital library projects
Categories: Government of the United States | Computer file systems
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