Wikipedia:United States government document search tools

Wikipedia Editors should be aware that as part of the current policy of open access and freedom of information in the United States of America there are a variety of search engines available on the internet to help people to find online government documents and related reference information that can be used as sources for Wikipedia articles. This creates the effect of a vast digital library of source information on national and local government policy and processes. Some of the search tools for finding government information are listed below:


 * Business.gov
 * Catalog of US Government Publications
 * Data.gov
 * FirstGov
 * GovSpeak: Abbreviations and Acronyms of the US Government
 * Meta-Subject Index to Government Information
 * U.S. Government Information on the Web Subject Index
 * GPO Access
 * Federal Web Locator
 * NTIS - National Technical Information Service
 * U.S. Blue Pages
 * University of New Hampshire Reference Department Home Page
 * Agency Index
 * Documents Center Web Site Directory (University of Michigan)
 * Federal Bulletin Board Online (via GPO Access)
 * Federal Information Center
 * FedStats
 * Government Information Exchange
 * Govspot
 * Library of Congress
 * Pathway Services
 * Thomas - Legislative Information
 * LibWeb
 * Google University Search
 * Way Back Machine
 * Checklist of United States Public Documents, 1789-1909, Third Edition
 * Government Documents Email Reference