Databases and Search Engines

General

Google Uncle Sam

Search government websites using the power of Google

USA.gov

Official homepage of the United States government, easy access to lots of government information.

GPO Access

Full-text government information from the Government Printing Office

Catalog of Government Publications

Database of government publications released to the public since 1976. Some links to full-text documents.

Library

These databases are available from the main library website; click on Catalog (PILOT) or Databases (A-Z)

PILOT

Search to see what government documents are held by the library

AGRICOLA

Indexes more than 2.5 million records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library, including journal articles, books, theses, patents, and technical reports; free version available from the National Library of Agriculture

CQ Researcher

Reports on social issues, environment, health, education, and science and technology written by journalists and featuring comments from experts, lawmakers and citizens on all sides of every issue

ERIC

Provides full text of more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1000 educational and education-related journals; free version available from the Department of Education

GPO

Contains citations for U.S. government publications. Check the library catalog and/or at the Reference Desk for library holdings; free version available from GPO Access

LEXIS-NEXIS Legal Research

Legal newspapers, magazines, newsletters, and reviews; case Law; codes & Regulations; European Union law; tax Law; patents; lawyers, law firms, & law schools

MEDLINE

Provides abstracts from over 4,600 current biomedical journals indexed by the National Library of Medicine; search it online at PubMed from the National Library of Medicine

STAT-USA

Business, trade and economic information; available only on the second floor of the library;see a documents or reference librarian for the password

USA Trade

US import and export data; available only on the second floor of the library; see a documents or reference librarian for the password

There are many more databases available from the US government. Check the Statistics page for statistical databases on a given subject, or ask a documents librarian.