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Government Information Guide
This guide will assist you in locating information from international, U.S. government, state, and local governments.
Federal Government Resources
Just released! DiscoverGov "provides simple, one-stop searching across multiple U.S. Federal Government databases including GPO's Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) and GovInfo. It will retrieve reports, articles, and citations while providing direct links to selected resources and publications available online." Additional features, Help content, and access points to and about DiscoverGov, as well as improved responsiveness of remote search resources.
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DiscoverGov "DiscoverGov provides simple, one-stop searching across multiple U.S. Federal Government databases including GPO's Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) and GovInfo. It will retrieve reports, articles, and citations while providing direct links to selected resources and publications available online."
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Catalog of U.S. Government Publications Searchable online catalog of U.S. federal government publications distributed since 1976. Links to online publications are provided.
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Congress.gov Legislative information provided by the Library of Congress. Features current bills in the news. Users can search bill status.
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Finding Declassified Government Documents Research Guide from the Library of Congress
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GovInfo govinfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.
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National Archives Catalog Search the records of the National Archives. Many of the documents have been digitized and made available online.
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USA.gov Portal to government information and services provided by the federal government. Especially useful for e-government services.
Hofstra Resources
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Discovery Discovery performs a keyword search of all Hofstra University Library holdings and open access resources for print and electronic books, journals, videos, etc. Discovery can also be used to search for government information.
Federal Government Directories
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Federal Agency Directory Use to locate federal government agencies, boards, commissions and committees on the web.
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U.S. Government Manual Official handbook of the U.S. federal government that provides information on government agencies, quasi-official agencies, international organizations, boards, commissions and committees
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CQ Washington Information Directory Provides contact information and brief descriptions of U.S. governmental and nongovernmental agencies and organizations. must have a Hofstra University network account