Federal Government Information (U.S.) subjectId: 11183

 

The University of Miami Libraries is a selective depository library for the U.S. Government since 1939. 

The collections spans all subjects and  many formats, including pamphlets, maps, periodicals and electronic and print monographs. The Libraries also have large holdings of microfiche produced by the GPO and other sources of government information.

These materials are open and accessible to the community through uSearch. Type in your searching and then limit your results to Resource Type, Government Documents using the filters in the left column.

• GovInfo
  Provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.
• CIA World Factbook
  US government profiles of countries and territories around the world.
• CQ Researcher Plus Archive
  The CQ Researcher explores a single 'hot' issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. 44 reports are produced each year.
• Digital National Security Archive
  Collection of significant primary documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945.
• Nexis Uni
  Nexis Uni™ features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis®—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790—with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents.
• Military & Government Collection
  Provides full-text journals and periodicals pertaining to all branches of the military and government. Designed to offer current news to military members, analysts, policy makers, students and researchers.
• ProQuest Congressional
  Provides indexing and selected full-text access to current and historical legislative information from the United States Congress including hearings, bills, laws, reports and other publications.
• USA.gov
  The official web portal of the United States federal government. It is designed to improve the public's interaction with the US government by quickly directing website visitors to the services or information they are seeking, and by inviting the public to share ideas to improve government.

"The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) was established by Congress to ensure that the American public has access to its Government's information. Since 1813, depository libraries have safeguarded the public's right to know by collecting, organizing, maintaining, preserving, and assisting users with information from the Federal Government. The FDLP provides Government information at no cost to designated depository libraries throughout the country and territories. These depository libraries, in turn, provide local, no-fee access to Government information in an impartial environment with professional assistance." (from FDLP)

• Foreign Relations of the United States, 1945-1976
  From the United States Department of State.
• Foreign Relations of the United States - UW Madison
  

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• Homeland Security Digital Library
  The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) is the nation’s premier collection of documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management. Resources in the Homeland Security Digital Library cover a wide range of homeland security topics and are carefully selected and evaluated by a team of librarians and content specialists.Sources include, but are not limited to: Federal, state and local governments; International governments and institutions; Nonprofit organizations and private sector entities; Think tanks, research centers, colleges and universities.
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
  The NCJRS, a federally sponsored information clearinghouse, provides access to the world's largest law enforcement and criminal justice database.
• National Science Foundation
  
• NTIS
  NTIS is an index of tech reports from US and international government agencies.
• U.S. Documents Masterfile
  A guide to federal, state, local and international public documents.
• USPTO Web Patent Databases
  The US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) provides Web access to (1) the full-text of US patents (1976 to present); (2) a bibliographic patent database, and (3) the full-text of selected AIDS patents (US, Japan, Europe).
• U.S. Census Bureau
  The Census Bureau is the most authoritative service providing current and historical data about the people and economy of the United States. The site also contains international country data, and links to other quality data sites and statistical gateways.

• Digital National Security Archive
  Collection of significant primary documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945.

• Central Intelligence Agency: Electronic Reading Room
• FBI Records: The Vault
• National Security Archive
• Nuclear Files
• Open Secrets: Center for Responsive Politics
• Freedom of Information Act -- Site and Searchable Database