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Databases for Government information
- AGRICOLA
- Coverage: 1982 - current
- This resource covers all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including plant and animal sciences, forestry, entomology, soil and water resources, agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, agricultural products, alternative farming practices, and food and nutrition.
- American FactFinder
- Gateway to census data for population, housing, economics, business, and government; in data, tables, maps and reports
- American Memory
- Coverage: historical
- Digitized collections from the Library of Congress. Oral histories, letters, photographs, documents. Search by keyword.
- Biennial Report To Congress On The Status Of GPO Access
- GPO Access Biennial Report includes a description of the functions of the GPO service, including a statement on cost savings in comparison with other forms of information distribution.
- Bureau Of Justice Statistics
- Collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government; topics include victims, drugs, criminal offenders, justice system & courts, law enforcement, corrections etc.
- Catalog Of U.S. Government Publications
- Descriptive records for electronic (links) and print publications from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the U.S. government; most records are for items published after 1976 with a growing number of records for publications dating back to the late 1800s.
- The Clean Air Act Amendments Of 1990
- Coverage: 1989-1991
- This collection consists of essential documents on the promulgation and implementation of the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990 and other environmental issues including endangered species and protection of American wetlands. The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments were a landmark effort to reduce air pollution through a variety of instruments including the use of a market-based system of trade-able pollution permits under its Title IV and Title V. Part of Archives Unbound. Note: this collection may not display on the Archives Unbound home page. Click Browse to see all subscribed collections.
- Colorado By The Numbers
- Online statistical abstract for the State of Colorado.
- Colorado Economic And Demographic Information System
- Coverage: varies, 1980's - current
- CEDIS (Colorado Economic and Demographic Information System) provides detailed local and state level economic and demographic information.
- Congressional Research Service Reports
- Non-partisanship and in-depth analysis of public policy issues on topics under study by Congress all under 50 pages.
- Congressional Universe. Congressional Indexes 1789-1972
- Coverage: varies
- Provides access to congressional and legislative information. Includes information about members of congress like voting records, addresses, etc.
- Core Documents Of Our Democracy
- Core group of current and historical government publications that define U.S. democratic society.
- CQ Library
- Coverage: Nov. 1991 - current
- This weekly publication covers the most current and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, insight into all sides of the issues, bibliographies and more.
- CQ Voting And Elections Collection
- An elections database covering presidential, congressional and gubernatorial elections, campaigns, political parties, voters and demographics. Includes historical and modern data, analyses of elections and voting behavior, explanations of electoral process and reforms, census and district demographics, key events and issues, and much more
- Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
- Access to Dept. of Denfense and government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information
- Development Experience Clearinghouse DEXS
- Largest online resource for USAID funded technical and program documentation, search for agency-funded technical and program-related documents; in PDF format.
- DOE Information Bridge
- Full-text documents and bibliographic citations of DOE research literature in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy, and other topics; primarily from 1991 forward
- Energy Citations Database
- Access to science research citations and electronic documents of scientific and technical research results in disciplines of interest to DOE such as chemistry, physics, materials, environmental science, geology, engineering, mathematics, climatology, oceanography, computer science and related disciplines. It includes bibliographic citations to report literature, conference papers, journal articles, books, dissertations, and patents; primarily from 1943 forward.
- Environmental Health Perspectives
- Monthly journal of peer-reviewed research and news published by the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services.
- EPA Publications Search
- Search for Environmental Protection Agency publications by number or subject .
- ERIC Database
- Bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials, with hundreds of new records added twice weekly.
- EUROSTAT
- Comparable and harmonized data of the the European Union, its Member States and its partners.
- Fed In Print
- A comprehensive index to Federal Reserve economic research, working papers and economic articles
- FedBizOpps
- Access for government-wide Federal procurement opportunities that exceed $25,000.
- Fedstats
- Statistics from more than 100 agencies that provide data and trend information on such topics as economic and population trends, crime, education, health care, aviation safety, energy use, farm production and more
- GAO Reports
- Reports, testimonies, correspondence, and special publications on audits, surveys, investigations, and evaluations of Federal programs conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO); updated within two business days of a report's release
- Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
- The official repository of domestic geographic names data containing information about physical and cultural geographic features of all types in the United States, associated areas, and Antarctica, current and historical, but not including roads and highways
- GeoRef
- Coverage: 1785 - current
- A comprehensive geoscience database covering subjects such as mineralogy and crystallography, general mineralogy, mineralogy of silicates, and mineralogy of non-silicates. Geology of North America is covered from 1785 to the present, and geology of the world is covered from 1933 to the present.
- Historical Statistics Of The United States
- Coverage: 1600s - current
- Annual time series of the U.S. population, economic indicators, social conditions, and government. From colonial times to the present.
- Homeland Security Digital Library
- Collection of homeland security policy and strategy related documents - U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, and national strategy documents as well as specialized resources such as theses and research reports from various universities, organizations, local agencies and state agencies
- Inter-University Consortium For Political And Social Research
- Coverage: N/A
- Provides large data sets such as public opinion polls, attitude surveys, health information, results of research projects. Data may require use of specialized software such as SPSS or SAS.
- International Financial Statistics
- Coverage: 1948 - current
- Provides users with time series which summarize each country's balance of payments, with collateral data on its principal components (trade and reserves), and data on the principal cause and effect elements (monetary expansion and contraction, government surpluses and deficits, production, prices and interest rates).
- LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe
- Coverage: 1977 - current
- Access to popular press material such as newspaper articles. Also contains law review articles.
- MapStats, United States
- Part of the FedStats site, uses maps to navigate
- MedlinePlus
- MedlinePlus is the National Institute of Health's consumer health website. Reliable, up-to-date information on diseases, conditions and wellness issues.
- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
- Current and historical technical literature back to 1994; aerospace and engineering related citations, online documents, images and videos
- National Archives And Records Administration
- Coverage: historical
- Description and many links to digital copies of the documents, photographs and maps housed in the National Archives and regional branches.
- National Climatic Data Center
- Both national and global data describing the climate of the United States and records for the trends and anomalies of weather and climate
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database
- The NCJRS Abstracts Database contains summaries of the more than 210,000 criminal justice, juvenile justice, and substance abuse resources housed in the NCJRS (National Criminal Justice Reference Center) Library collection.
- National Technical Information Service
- Containing over 2.0 million bibliographic records for US government sponsored researh and select foreign governments including research reports, computer products, software, video cassettes, audio cassettes and more; electronic file dates back to 1964
- NBER Working Paper Series
- Coverage: November 1994 - current
- NBER (National Bureau of Economic Research) working papers focus on empirical research such as the development of new statistical measures, effects of public policy on U.S. economy, and estimating quantitative models of economic behavior. The papers are searchable by subject and available fulltext.
- Nineteenth Century Masterfile
- Coverage: 1200's-1930
- Collection of dozens of indexes to English-language publishing prior to 1930. Indexing coverage includes Poole's Index to Periodical Literature, 1802-1906. Index to Nineteenth century historical periodicals. Government Documents Indices include indexes to: U.S. patents, 1790-1873; U.S. government publications, 1774-1881; British House of Commons and House of Lords, 1803-1830. Indexing also books, newspapers and periodicals. Links to full text in other databases, HathiTrust and Google Books.
- OECD ILibrary
- Coverage: 1967 - current
- Books, journals, working papers, statistics, and glossaries published by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). Users can search by country, theme, date, content type, and more. The OECD FactBook is available from 2005 to current, with data tables and graphs that can be exported to Excel. This database was formerly known as SourceOECD.
- PAIS International
- Coverage: 1915 - current
- Articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories about public affairs.
- Popular Names Of U.S. Government Reports
- Search for many government publications that are known by short titles that appear nowhere in the document
- PubMed
- Coverage: varies
- PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 14 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. It is the public version of Medline and links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.
- STAT-USA Internet
- Obtain current and historical U.S. statistical releases, state and regional analysis reports, forecasts, and financial data along with current and historical trade-related releases, international market research, country analysis, and trade and procurement leads
- Statistical Universe
- Coverage: N/A
- Access to US statistical information.
- THOMAS
- Coverage: 1967 - current
- Federal legislative information: bills, resolutions, Congressional Record, schedules, calendars, committee information, Presidential Nominations, treaties and government resources.
- UN Documentation Centre
- Official records, reports, resolutions, meeting records, sales publications, press releases with dates from the General Assembly, Councils, and Internation Court of Justice
- UN Statistics Division Common Database
- Coverage: 1958 - current
- Statistical compilation for the United Nations. Contains selected data series from 30 specialized international sources, including labor, agricultural, nutritional and industrial statistics. Years of coverage vary with data series/countries selected.
- United States Patent And Trademark Office
- United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) website. Search for existing patents and trademarks or file new ones. Also features information on intellectual property and inventors.
- USA Trade Online
- Official Source for U.S. Merchandise Trade Data: current and cumulative U.S. export and import data for over 18,000 export commodities and 24,000 import commodities; provides trade statistics using the Harmonized System (HS) up to the 10-digit level and the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) commodity classification codes up to the 6-digit level.
- USA.gov
- Government information by topic with FAQs; available in many languages
- World Databank
- Coverage: 1960-current
- Free databases of economic indicators from the World Bank, including World Development Indicators (WDI), Gender Statistics, Education Statistics, Health Nutrition and Population Statistics, Quarterly External Debt Statistics/SDDS and /GDDS, Africa Development Indicators, Global Economic Monitor (GEM), and Millennium Development Goals. The World databank interface can export statistics to Excel, and generate customizable maps and charts. Note: if problems are encountered with this website, please exit your browser completely and restart it; or try using a different browser.
- World Development Report
- Coverage: 1978 - current
- Published annually by the World Bank, these reports address various issues pertinent to the changing development landscape.
- World News Connection
- Coverage: 1995 - current
- Translations of foreign news media by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS).
- WorldCat
- Coverage: N/A
- Union catalog of libraries around the world. Use WorldCat to order items through Interlibrary Loan that are not available through Prospector. WorldCat is also useful for determining if a nearby library has a book or periodical that is needed right away, and for regional libraries not in the Prospector system.