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Early Government Documents

Publications from the Tutt Collection along with links to core documents.

Publications

GovInfo

  • single search interface for databases or browse titles
  • including the Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional Record, Congressional Bills, United States Code, Economic Report of the President, and many others

Browse Government Accountability Office

  • Search GAO reports and legal products
  • from 1970 along with selcted publications as far back as 1922 (not comprehensive)
  • all published reports, testimonies, correspondence, and special publications

See the Federal Government Databases and Search Engines: Databases - Public Access guide

Defense Databases

Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals (AULIMP)

  • database of significant articles, news items, and editorials from English language military and aeronautical periodicals
  • Index contains citations since 1988 and is updated continuously.

PubDefense - search DoD and ODNI/IARPA-funded journals

Homeland Security Digital Library

  • scholarly research in the area of Homeland Security
  • Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports; Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reports; Congressional hearings, reports, documents, resolutions and public laws; Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports; Inspector General reports; Presidential directives, executive orders and reports; Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reports; theses and research reports from federal/defense schools; and reports from major federal commissions.

Science Databases

NTIS - National Technical Information Service: Search

Freely accessible version of the searchable catalog of government research information products.

Public Technical Reports

A searchable database of unclassified documents in the Defense Technical Information Center's Technical Reports Collection, including the full-text of many documents.

OSTI.GOV Frontpage | OSTI.GOV

From the Department of Energy, the site can be used to search: electronic full-text research reports (including DOE scientific and technical information)

Science Inventory

From the Environmental Protection Agency, the site provides a searchable, Agency-wide catalog of science activities such as research, technical assistance and assessments, along with peer-reviewed products.

Science.gov

A gateway to selected authoritative science web sites and databases of technical reports, journal articles, conference proceedings, and other published materials. The web pages and the databases can be searched individually or simultaneously from the search page. The site also includes an Image Search feature as one of its Special Collections.

WorldWideScience.org

"A global science gateway—accelerating scientific discovery and progress through a multilateral partnership to enable federated searching of national and international scientific databases and portals." From the U.S. Department of Energy and the WorldWide Science Alliance.