Department and Agencies of the U.S. Federal government.

Information portal provided by the Government Publishing Office (GPO). Contains various major U.S. Government publications.

Data.gov is a website that collects open data from various government departments and agencies.

HathiTrust is a shared digital repository, incorporating digitized content from some of the largest research libraries in the United States. It's U.S. Federal Documents Program provides open access to over 1 million documents produced by the federal government.

Provides users with access to a comprehensive collection of historic and current congressional information. Includes full text of congressional publications, finding aids, a bill tracking service, public laws and other research materials. The database is an effective source for general research in many academic disciplines, in addition to research related to specific legislative proposals and laws. Researchers can access information about Congress, including member biographical and committee assignment information, voting records, and financial data.

Full text image-based searchable database of legal periodicals including a number of government

Social Explorer is an online research tool designed to provide quick and easy access to current and historical census data and demographic information.

Database for legislative history research. Includes full text of the Public Law, all versions of enacted and related bills, Congressional Record excerpts, and committee hearings, reports, and documents.

Find contact information for state, local, and tribal governments.

Lists of state government websites and resources.

List of websites that contain legislative information for the U.S. states and territories.

United Nations' dissemination platform for all published content - books, serials, Working Papers.

Platform that offers easy access to documents, maps, and voting data, as well as non-sales publication.

It brings international statistical databases within easy reach of users through a single-entry point.

a. The Yearbook of the United Nation stands as the authoritative reference work on the activities and concerns of the Organization. This is a great resources for more information about a document and the context in which it was created.

a. The Index to Proceedings is an annual bibliographic guide to the proceedings and documentation of the major organs. If you want to find all documents related to an agenda item in a given year or session, find the meeting number and symbol for a meeting held on a certain date, or find statements prior to 1983, this is the resources that you want to look at.

Search our library catalog to see what we carry at our various libraries across campus.

I-Share catalog provides 24/7 access to the collections of academic libraries who are part of CARLI (The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois). You can request an item through the I-share program for free.

WorldCat is a union catalog that itemizes the collections of 15,637 libraries in 107 countries. Once you locate an item, you can make a request through the InterLibrary Loan system.