Guides: Government: Government Resources

Resource List

Census Bureau Data This link opens in a new window
Search for population, housing, economic, and geographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau. New streamlined platform offers direct access to information all in one place.

Formerly called American Factfinder
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications This link opens in a new window
Search for government publications covering all subject areas including agriculture, business, economics, history, and social service. Many document records link to the online version.
Congress.gov This link opens in a new window
Find federal legislative information such as bills and resolutions, activity in Congress, committee information, and more.

Data.gov
The home of the U.S. Government’s open data. Here you will find data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more.

GovInfo This link opens in a new window
GovInfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal U.S. Government.

HeinOnline
HeinOnline Academic includes more than 100 million pages of multidisciplinary content in more than 100 subject areas, including history, political science, criminal justice, religious studies, international relations, women’s studies, pre-law, and many more. HeinOnline aggregates legal documents from across state, federal, and international government agencies.
Homeland Security Digital Library
Documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management
HUD User
Managed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R), HUD User hosts research, publications, and data sets in housing, community development, and more.

MetaLib This link opens in a new window
Retrieve U.S. government funded reports, articles, and citations by simultaneously searching across multiple databases (including reference databases, digital repositories or subject-based Web gateways). This tool is a service of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP).

Science.gov
Gateway to reliable information about science and technology from across federal government organizations, including technical reports, journal citations, databases, federal Web sites and fact sheets.
USA.gov