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Welcome to the United States Government Information research guide. The U.S. Government produces a wealth of information covering a wide range of topics, and much of this is freely available to the public. Use this guide to find resources on Congressional actions, Presidential statements, Supreme Court cases, Census data, and much more.

Major Search Tools and Starting Points

Government Websites

USA.gov
"As the U.S. government's official web portal, USA.gov makes it easy for the public to get U.S. government information and services on the web."
GovInfo
"GovInfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government."
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)
"The CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online."
MetaLib
"A federated search engine that searches multiple U.S. Federal government databases, retrieving reports, articles, and citations while providing direct links to selected resources available online."
Data.gov
"Data.gov is the home of the U.S. Government’s open data."

Other Websites

HathiTrust: U.S. Federal Documents
"A collection of U.S. Federal Documents in HathiTrust, as identified via the HathiTrust Federal Government Documents Registry." For best access to HathiTrust content, click LOG IN at the top right and select Florida Gulf Coast University.
Internet Archive: U.S. Government Documents
"This collection contains digital versions of United States Government documents as well as other government documents."

Databases

HeinOnline Academic This link opens in a new window
An extensive database covering legal studies, political science, history, and more. Notable collections include Law Journal Library, Legal Classics, U.S. Congressional Serial Set, and U.S. Presidential Library.
U.S. Congressional Serial Set This link opens in a new window
The digital version of the bound, sequentially numbered volumes of all the Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. A rich collection of primary source material on all aspects of American history.
ProQuest Congressional Record (1789-2009) This link opens in a new window
Full text of the Congressional Record (1873-2009) and its predecessors, including the Congressional Globe (1833-1873), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Annals of Congress (1789-1824). For more recent editions, go to https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record.
American State Papers (1789-1838) This link opens in a new window
Legislative and executive documents, many originating from the important period between 1789 and the beginning of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set in 1817.
Westlaw (Thompson Reuters) This link opens in a new window
A legal research tool for undergraduate and graduate students. Includes access to the complete laws and statutes of the federal government and all 50 states, federal regulations, precedent-setting court decisions, KeyCite, American Law Reports, American Jurisprudence, and current and archived articles from hundreds of leading law reviews and journals.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Provides access to company profiles and financials, federal and state legal resources, U.S. and international news, and more.
Homeland Security Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Drawing from a wide range of sources, this database contains documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management. FGCU users have access to the full collection.

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