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American Factfinder
Data from the 2010 US Decennial Census of Population and Housing, and more recent Annual Economic Surveys and Community Surveys.
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American Memory
Large collection of reproductions of primary source material from U.S. Library of Congress: pictures, pamphlets and recordings. Earliest dates from 1400s.
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Center for Research Libraries
Catalog of over four million newspapers, journals, dissertations, archives, and government publications, with an emphasis on non-U.S. materials. Use interlibrary loan to request items.
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Commonwealth Communities
Data on public schools, municipal finance, state legislators, employment, and state aid for 351 Massachusetts communities. Current
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CQ Press Political Reference Suite
A starting point for federal government research. Directories, yearbooks, and documents from all three branches. Current.
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CQ Researcher
Well-documented full text overviews of current issues, including bibliographies and chronologies. Produced by Congressional Quarterly, 1991-present.
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CRS Reports
Reports by the public policy research arm of the U. S. Congress on current issues and their legal and legislative status, 1970-present. Library doesn't subscribe to tabbed extras like Bills, Memebers & Votes, etc.
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Data.gov
A tool for finding, accessing and using Federal government data sets, newly developed to promote open government.
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Declassified Documents Reference Service
78,000 government documents declassified by the 1967 Freedom of Information Act.
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DOE Information Bridge
Open access reports and documents from US Dept. of Energy research and development in science, energy and technology, 1995-present.
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Energy Citations Database
Indexed, searchable digitized reports from US Department of Energy and other bodies, from 1943 to present. Request DOE reports from library's microfiche collection here.
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FDsys
Access to Congressional bills and reports; public laws and regulations; executive and federal agency documents; a catalog of government publications, and links to government websites.
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GEOSCAN
An index of maps and other publications from the Earth Science Center of Natural Resources Canada, with some links to online full text.
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GovEngine
A private meta-site that organizes access to federal, state, and local government information online. Current
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GovSearch
A directory of federal, state, municipal and county government personnel, officials, offices and programs.
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Historical Statistics of the United States
Statistics gathered by the Census Bureau, with scholarly editing and essays, from colonial times to near present.
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Instatrac
Information about the legislative process in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, including bill tracking and a legislative calendar, 2005-present.
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Monthly Catalogue of US Government Publication

Exports to RefWorks must be done manually (save and upload) from off-campus locations. Vendor is working on the problem.

Provides references for all US government publications from 1895-June 1976. Post-1976 publications indexed here.
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NASA Technical Reports Server
References to Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports (STAR), journal articles, conference reports, 1958 -present.
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NLM Gateway
Combined search of the National Library of Medicine databases, 1950’s-present.
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ProQuest Congressional
Hearings, bills, laws and legislative histories, committee prints, Congressional Research Service reports, Congressional Record and predecessors, and the Serial Set.

Also known as:

LexisNexis Congressional

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Public Documents Masterfile

Database trial ends 06/15/12. Please send comments to Barbara Morgan, 413-545-6850.

Public Documents Masterfile (PDM) improves all manner of document research providing single search access to the vast majority of US government documents from 1774 to date. In addition, PDM has expanded to become a cumulative source for locating, cataloging and distributing information provided by government entities from around the world.
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PubMed Central
National Library of Medicine's archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature. Coverage varies; earliest journal is 1937-present; most are 2001-present.
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Science.gov
A site that organizes access to agriculture, computer, health, energy and other scientific information from U.S. government agencies. Current.
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Social Explorer
Maps illustrating Census data from 1790 to 2010, with recent community,religion, and carbon emissions data.
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Statistical Abstract of the United States
Authoritative statistics from several U.S. agencies on society, trade, the government, and much more. Current.
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THOMAS
Federal legislation: bills and amendments, legislative histories, hearings, roll call votes, 1973-present.
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TRAIL
U.S. government technical reports issued primarily prior to 1975.

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Technical Report Archive & Image Library

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USDA/FS Research Publications
Over 6,000 research publications and technical reports by the U.S. Forest Service and their regional research stations, 1960-present.

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Treesearch

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