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Electronic Indexes and Databases by Document Type

Government Information Sources - Federal/US
Title and Description	Some Fulltext	Coverage

American State Papers (Newsbank)		1789-1838
Covering the 1st-25th Congresses,the Papers precede and overlap the Serial Set collection. If using Firefox as your browser, use the Firefox Print command, not the Adobe (or Preview) Print option.

Archives of Americana (Newsbank)		dates vary
Family of historical collections containing books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, government documents and ephemera printed in America over three centuries. Includes America's Historical Newspapers, American State Papers, 1789-1838, Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800, U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 187-1980. If using Firefox as your browser, use the Firefox Print command, not the Adobe (or Preview) Print option.

Congressional Record (GPO)		1995-current
Contains full-text of proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. Published daily when Congress is in session. Includes "Daily Digest", summary of the day's floor and committee activities.

CQ Weekly Report (CQ Press)		1983-current
Includes weekly reports and analysis of the activities of Congress: current topics, status of bills in play, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll-call votes.

DDRS (Declassified Documents Reference System) (Gale)		1940s-1970s
Contains previously classified government documents covering major domestic and international events since the end of World War II. Documents include cabinet meeting minutes, correspondence, diary entries, intelligence reports, political analyses and technical studies from the White House, State Department, National Security Agency, FBI, and CIA.

Digital National Security Archive (Chadwyck Healey)
Significant primary documents central to US foreign and military policy since 1945. Largest collection of contemporary declassified national security information outside the United States Government. Comprised of 15 collections, each of which contains a diverse range of policy documents including presidential directives, memos, etc.

Federal Register (GPO)		1995-2001
Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents.

GPO Access (GPO)		Dates vary
Provides search and retrieval of full text from over 50 online databases as well as tools and finding aids for other government information. Full text databases include the Congressional Record, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, public laws and Congressional bills, U.S. Code, U.S. Government Manual, Economic Indicators, Economic Report of the President, GAO Reports, Supreme Court decisions (1937-1975), and other government publications. Includes the Federal Bulletin Board, Congressional information, The Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, The Government Information Locator Service (GILS), and other indexes.

GPO Monthly Catalog (FirstSearch)		1976-current
The most comprehensive finding aid for U.S. government publications. A catalog of and index to U.S. government publications received by the Government Printing Office (GPO). An electronic version for 1976 to date of The Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications.

Historical Census Browser		1790-1960
Data on the population and economy of U.S. states and counties from 1790 to 1960 from ICPSR and the University of Virginia's Geostat Center.

LexisNexis Congressional (Lexis-Nexis)		1789-current
Indexes congressional publications and CIS Legislative Histories (1970-present) Includes full text of congressional reports, documents, prints, bills, and the Congressional Record, testimony from congressional hearings, bill tracking through the House and Senate, public laws, Statutes at Large, and the U.S. Code, the Federal Register, information about members and committees, and more.

MarciveWeb DOCS (Marcive)		1976-current
Index to documents published by the U.S. Government.

Science.gov
Gateway to millions of pages of authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. government agencies, including research and development results.

Statistical Universe (LexisNexis)		varies
Statistical data from federal agencies, U.S. Congress, state governments, United Nations, international organizations. Coverage: <br /> - all statistics issued by the U.S. government back to 1973 through CIS' American Statistics Index. <br /> - some 1,000 of the best statistical publications of private and state government sources from 1980 forward through CIS' Statistical Reference Index. <br /> - approximately 2,000 titles from 00 international intergovernmental organizations, all published annually since 1983 through CIS' Index to International Statistics.

THOMAS (LC)		dates vary
Federal legislative information. Includes current Congressional activity, bill summaries and status, Congressional Record, Congressional roll call votes, committee information, historical documents, and links to other federal government web sites.

U.S. Congressional Serial Set (Newsbank)		15th-90th Congresses, 2nd session, 1817-1967, Serial Set Vols. 1-12792
Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Upon completion, the set will cover 1817-1980. If using Firefox as your browser, use the Firefox Print command, not the Adobe (or Preview) Print option.

USA.gov		Current.
Official U.S. Government gateway to all government information.