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Introduction & Purpose
This guide provide links to government information, websites, and related information from non-governmental sources.
Federal Information Locators
- USA.gov : the U.S. government's official web portal This link opens in a new windowServes as the U.S. government's official web portal or search engine. Provides access to government information and services. USA.gov went online in 2000 under the name FirstGov.gov.
- MetaLibA federated search engine that searches multiple U.S. Federal government databases, retrieving reports, articles, and citations while providing direct links to selected resources available online.
- U. S. Federal Government Agenciesfrom Louisiana State Univ Libraries
Catalogs
A good way to begin your research is by searching catalogs.
If you clink on a link provided within a catalog record and it does not work, you may be accessing government information that is presently unavailable. Contact Sinai Wood for assistance.
- Catalog of U.S. government publications This link opens in a new windowServes as a finding tool for electronic and print publications from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the U.S. government. The CGP is the online counterpart of the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, which dates from the passage of the Printing Act of 1895. Some records provided direct links to online publications. The catalog will grow to include records for publications dating back to the late 1800s.
- WorldCatA catalog used to find books, etc., beyond Baylor's holdings
- Google BooksAnother familiar catalog for finding books, etc.
- HathiTrust digital library This link opens in a new windowServes as a digital repository for major research institutions and libraries to archive their immense digital collections and to ensure that the cultural record that these digital collections represent is preserved and accessible today and in the future. HathiTrust was founded in 2008 and includes content from the Google Books project and Internet Archive.
