General & Subject Sources for Government Information
General Sources & Guides to Government Information:
USA.gov--official site for searching for U.S. Government informationFDsys—from the Government Printing OfficeFedWorld Information Network(Dept. of Commerce)Thomas—Legislative Information from the Library of CongressDocuments Data Miner (Wichita State University)
Search Engines for Government Information:SearchGov (searches federal, state & local websites)SearchMil (searches U.S. military websites)
Selected Basic Sources:
Arts & Humanities Sites:
American Memory Historical CollectionsCenter for the Book (Library of Congress)Cooper Hewitt, National Design MuseumFreer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Sackler GalleryHirshhorn Museum & Sculpture GardenNational Museum of African ArtNational Museum of American HistoryNational Museum of the American IndianNational Portrait GalleryNational Register of Historic PlacesNaval Historical CenterPresidential LibrariesSmithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural HeritageU.S. Army Center for Military HistoryU.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Business & Economics Sites:
America's Job BankBeige Book (Current Economic Conditions/Federal Reserve)Consumer Price IndexesEconomic Report of the PresidentEconomic Research Service (USDA)Economic Statistics Briefing Room (White House)Economy at a GlanceFed in Print (Federal Reserve)U.S. Housing Market ConditionsIGNET (Inspectors General)Income Statistics (Census Bureau)Labor Force Statistics (Census Bureau)Labor Force Statistics (Bureau of Labor Statistics)Monthly Labor ReviewNorth American Industry Classification SystemOccupational Outlook HandbookOccupational Outlook QuarterlyPoverty Statistics (Census Bureau)Survey of Current BusinessTreasury BulletinTreasury Financial Manual
Crime, Justice, & Law Sites:
Education Sites:
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-BeingCondition of EducationDigest of Education StatisticsERIC—Educational Resources & Instruction ClearinghouseNational Assessment of Educational ProgressProjections of Education Statistics
Public Policy Sites:
Bureau of Population, Refugees & Migrations (State Dept.)Human Rights (State Dept.)Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room (State Dept.)Homeland SecurityMcNair Papers (Institute for Strategic Studies)United States Participation in the United NationsWeekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
Science Labs & Centers:
Alaska Volcano Observatory (USGS)Ames Laboratory (DOE)Ames Research Center (NASA)Argonne National Laboratory (DOE)Atlantic Oceanographic & Meterological Laboratory (NOAA)Brookhaven National Laboratory (DOE)Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis CenterColumbia Environmental Research Center (USGS)FBI LaboratoryFermi National Accelerator Laboratory (DOE)Fort Collins Science Center (USGS)Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA)Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA)Glenn Research Center (NASA)(Cleveland)Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (NOAA)Great Lakes Science Center (USGS)Harvard-Smithsonian Center for AstrophysicsHawaiian Volcano Observatory (USGS)National Human Genome Research InstituteInstitute for Telecommunication SciencesJet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA)Johnson Space Center (NASA)Kennedy Space Center (NASA)Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (DOE)Los Alamos National Laboratory (DOE)National Air & Space MuseumNational Center for Biotechnology InformationNational Center for Health StatisticsNational Geophysical Data Center (NOAA)National Hurricane CenterNational Museum of Natural HistoryNational Oceanographic Data CenterNational Space Science Data Center (NASA)National Wetlands Research Center (USGS)Northeastern Research Station (USDA Forest Service) North Central Research Station (USDA Forest Service)Northern Prairie Wildlife Research CenterU.S. Naval Oceanography PortalOak Ridge National Laboratory (DOE)Rocky Mountain Research Station (USDA Forest Service)Sandia National Laboratories (DOE)Southern Research Station (USDA Forest Service)Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (USGS)
Other Science & Technology Sites:
Endangered Species ProgramMinerals YearbookNational Wetlands InventoryNorth American Breeding Birds SurveyPhysical Reference DataPresident's Commission for the Study of Bioethical IssuesWater Resources of the U.S.