How to Find Government Documents
Government
documents are located on the north end of the first floor in the west
wing of the library. To find a government document in the McKay Library
use the Library Catalog.
You can search by title, author, subject or general keyword. The catalog
has a "limiting fields" feature that you can use to limit your
search to government publications. If you need help using this feature
please ask at any of the information desks.
Government documents are increasingly available online. We have established a number of links to search engines and government sites under five broad categories:
- U.S. Government Sites and Publications
Provides links to sites such as FirstGov and FindLaw as well as the US Government Printing Office. - U.S. Federal
Provides links to the official sites of federal departments and agencies. - U.S. Statistics
Provides links to sites such as the Census and Labor Bureaus. - State and Local
Provides links to government sites for all 50 states. - Additional Resources
Provides links to sites for the United Nations, National Parks, U.S. Constitution, etc.
U.S. Government Sites and Publications
Cybercemetery at the University of North Texas - Archive of defunct U.S. government agencies and commissions.Documents Center - Central reference and referral point for government information, whether local, state, federal, foreign or international. Its web pages are a reference and instructional tool for government, political science, statistical data, and news.
FindLaw - Find legal professionals, expert witnesses, lawyers,Supreme Court decisions since 1893.
GovSpot
- Government information portal (non partisan).GPOAccess - Search and retrieve information from the U.S. Government Printing Office
Internet Legal Research Compass - Villanova University School of Law
Library of Congress - Catalog, US history, world culture, legislative information, online galleries, ask a librarian live.
Migrating Government Publications - Full-text doc via the University of Memphis
Supreme Court decisions: FLITE - Cases from 1937-75, 1990-present. Air Force Academy Database
Thomas - Congressional database with Bill Text & Status, Roll Call Votes, Congressional Record Index (Doc X 1.1/A), Committee Reports, US Congressional Documents and Debates: 1774-1873.
USA.gov - Searches government sites (Firstgov)
Zip Codes - Search by address or browse list of states