Indexes Providing Full-Text Government Information
Access to Archival Databases System
The National Archives and Record Administration provides a search system for millions of historic electronic records (including photographs) in databases created by more than 20 federal agencies.Congressional Research Service Reports
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
Provided by the University of North Texas Libraries, browse and search capabilities to full-text CRS reports since 1990.
The National Council for Science and the Environment collects and makes available environmentally-related (CRS) Reports.
An electronic collection of the basic federal documents available for free permanent public access from the Government Printing Office. Includes the Constitution of the U.S., the Bill of Rights, U.S. Government Manual, budget of the U.S. Government, the Declaration of Independence, and links to economic and demographic information.
Science Accelerator
Searches multiple resources made available by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), U.S. Department of Energy, such as EnergyFiles, Information Bridge, DOepatents, DOE R&D Project Summaries, and the Energy Citations Database.EPA Publications Source
Access to Environmental Protection Agency technical and public documents with a search and browse system.GPO Access
Provides index and full-text government information compiled by the Government Printing Office. Includes up-to-date Federal Register, Congressional Record, Congressional Bills, Public Laws, and U.S. Code.STAT-USA
Provides access to full-text reports and statistical series for up-to-date business, economic, and international trade information by the Federal Government. Includes the entire National Trade Data Base (NTDB) database. Must be accessed in the Holland and Terrell Libraries or Owen Library reference areas and a password is required (see reference librarian). See the User's Guide for more information.Thomas
Provides access to legislative information from the Library of Congress. Includes U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates from 1774 to 1873, House and Senate Roll Call Votes since 1989, Congressional Bills since 1993, Congressional Record since 1989, public laws since 1973, and much more.USDA Forest Service FS Info
Searches Forest Service publications and provides the URL for full-text .
Other Federal Databases
- Agricola (AGRICultural OnLine Access) Citations to the literature of agriculture and allied disciplines including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences
- DOE Data Explorer searches DOE-sponsored data collections held by national and university labs, data centers, etc., and offers software toolkits to manipulate the data.
- DTIC (Defense Techncial Information Center) Online searches Dept. of Defense scientific and technical information through 3 web sites: DTIC Search, DTIC Home and its Public Scientific and Technical Information Network (STINET(r)).
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- ECHO, Enforcement and Compliance History Online from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Access to information on EPA's environmental inspections, findings of violations, and enforcement actions at facilities nationwide
- EDGAR SEC Database "The Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)"
- Energy Citations Database, 1943- , contains bibliographic records from DOE and its predecessor agencies, the Energy Research & Development Administration (ERDA) and the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
- Energy Information Administration Publications Current publications, directories, and feature articles on energy topics in addition to an information archive
- EnergyFiles Links to databases and web sites of interest to the Department of Energy with an emphasis on the physical sciences
- Federal Research & Development Project Summaries Descriptions, awards, and summaries of federally funded research from Dept. of Energy, National Institutes of Health, and National Science Foundation
- Fire Effects Information Database (FEIS) Up-to-date information about fire effects on plants and animals.
- Naval Research Lab Digital Reports Included in Torpedo Ultra, the digital library file of the Naval Research Lab Library
- NASA Tech Reports Server "Access to unlimited/unrestricted NASA and NACA reports and journal articles, many available as full-text, searchable PDF files..." Also from NASA, the Multimedia Page and the Extragalactic Database.
- National Environmental Publications Information System Search system for online EPA documents
- NCJRS Abstracts Database National Criminal Justice Retrieval System summaries of articles and reports
- NIST Chemistry Web book National Institute of Standards and Technology--Access to data compiled and distributed under the Standard Reference Data Program, such as thermochemical and thermophysical data, spectra, and data on specific compounds
- National Science Foundation Grants Database Registration is required; searching is free
- National Technical Information Service Database Publications, audiovisual materials, computer datafiles, and software originating from U.S. federal agencies, industry and university contractors with the federal government, and research and development organizations
- Pubmed The MEDLINE database (comprehensive medical literature back to the mid-1960's) with links to sites providing full-text articles
- Science.gov Technical reports, journal citations, databases, Federal web sites, and fact sheets from 14 scientific and technical information organizations in 10 major government agencies
- Science Inventory An Environmental Protection Agency catalog of scientific and technical work products, such as risk assessments, technical studies and guidance, and research, as well as science activities. Database records provide information such as project descriptions (abstracts), contacts for additional information, and electronic links to related work and final reports.