Government Publications and Law
Databases and Search Engines
Page Contains:
Databases and Search Engines
- USA.gov
- Official U.S. government web portal. Search results can be organized by topic or government agency.
- Google U.S. Government Information
- Google search of federal, state and local government and military sites (.gov and .mil sites)
- GPO ACCESS
- Gateway to official federal government information & the Catalog of Government Publications (CGP)
- CQ Researcher
(Off-Campus Access) - Weekly reports on current and controversial topics. Great starting point for research.
- CQ Weekly (Off-Campus Access)
- Non-partisan, weekly reports on issues and legislation in the U.S. Congress
- LexisNexis Academic (Off-Campus Access)
- Click on "Legal Research" for Law Reviews, Case Law, Codes and Regulations, etc.
- LexisNexis Congressional (Off-Campus Access)
- Find congressional publications, legislative histories, bill tracking, etc.
- Westlaw Campus (Off-Campus Access)
- Find state and federal laws, law reviews, and legal encyclopedias
- Homeland Security Digital Library (Off-Campus Access)
- [UCSC only] U.S. Government strategy, policies, positions, and research documents on homeland security
- U.S. Congressional Serial Set (Off-Campus Access)
- Full-text access to historical reports and documents of Congress (1817-1877)
- STAT-USA (Off-Campus Access)
- Search for Federal business, economic, and trade publications. (Available by password only. Ask Reference Desk staff for assistance.)
- FedStats
- Searchable gateway to statistics from over 100 federal agencies
- Science.gov
- "Science.gov is a gateway to over 50 million pages of authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. government agencies, including research and development results"
Updated February 15, 2008
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