Good Places to Search
Government documents, or gov docs, are information sources published by the US Federal Government or one of its many agencies. Did you know that the US government is the largest publisher in the world? Government documents might include everything from reports to pamphlets to book chapters to infographics. With so much government information available, it can take a little bit of time to click around on government websites and search for relevant information.
If you have questions, I can help you find government sources.
- US Geological SurveyCreated by an act of Congress in 1879, USGS has evolved over the ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. USGS is the sole science agency for the Department of the Interior. It is sought out by thousands of partners and customers for its natural science expertise and its vast earth and biological data holdings.
- USA.govU.S. Government's Offical Web Portal. The federal government's initiative to index all government web sites and provide comprehensive searches...
- GPO Monthly Catalog This link opens in a new windowU.S. government information resources. More than 500,000 records for all types of government documents, including congressional reports and hearings, documents issued by executive departments and judiciary materials.
- GovInfo This link opens in a new windowProvides free public access to the full text of official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government that include the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judiciary.
- Government of Canada PublicationsThe Canadian government provides access to over 500,000 publications including reports, statistics, articles, and books.
- Google Advanced SearchYou can limit to just ".gov" sites in Google Advanced Search. You can also use the "any of these words" search box to search for multiple possible keywords, such as the location and name of your park.
NEW! RefWorks Browser Extension for Webpages and Gov Docs
RefWorks has a browser extension to help you save things like webpages and government documents that don't automatically export to RefWorks. After you login, click on your name in the top right corner, then select tools.
