Federal Government Resources Research Guide: Reference Resources

Guide includes: Indexes, Catalogs, and Databases; Frequently Requested Full-Text Documents; Statistics; and other websites.

The world wide web portal for the United States Federal Government.

The nation's top resource for government reports and information.

Provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. Browse issues from 1995.

A mixed subject and institutional repository that preserves and provides access to economic and banking data and policy documents. Hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

A tool to compare state and county topics from multiple census years, and generate maps and tables. Hosted by the University of Virginia Library.

A searchable database providing access to information about how federal tax dollars are being spent on federal contract, grant, loan, and other financial assistance awards of more than $25,000, and for certain federal contract​s of more than $3,000.

Browse all government publication collections.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance is a government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities that provide assistance or benefits to the American public. It contains financial and nonfinancial assistance programs administered by departments and establishments of the Federal government.

The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.

The most comprehensive source of information about the individual counties and cities in the United States.

Resource for voters that monitors selected U.S. office-seekers for the accuracy of their public statements and advertisements.

Find a participating library and obtain access to U.S. Government documents throughout the United States and its territories.

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts hundreds of surveys every year and prepares reports covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper of the most important documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government.

The NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and drug-related information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.

A thorough resource for identifying and analysing federal campaign contributions. Published by the Center for Responsive Politics.

The authoritative and comprehensive sumamry of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization fo the United States. Available from 1878-2012.

A permanent electronic archive of information released online from January 1, 1997 to January 20, 2001.