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Government Information

The Government Document Librarian at La Crosse Public Library has complied a topic listing of local, state, and federal related government web sites. These sites are created and maintained by organizations and individuals throughout the world.  LPL cannot be responsible for the content, accuracy, or availability of these sites.   The inclusion of a link does not mean that LPL endorses or sponsors the products or services, if any, described or offered by these web sites. Use the drop-down menu to access the listing:  

Government Search Engines

Catalog of United States Government Publications (MOCAT)

The catalog indexes publications of the federal government and includes citations to paper documents and links to online documents.  Search by keywords, including issuing or sponsoring agency, subjects and title words, or search by full title, classification number or stock number.  To see if the library owns a particular document, check the library catalog or ask at the Reference Desk.

FedWorld Home Page  
Produced by the National Technical Information Service, FedWorld offers numerous ways to search for federal government publication and Web sites.

USA.gov
USA.gov is billed as a one-stop shopping center for federal government information. Browse by topic or use the search engine.

GPO Access
GPO Access is a service of the U.S. Government Printing office which offers a number of different ways to search for federal government information.  Search the full text of documents like the Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, the U.S. Code and Supreme Court Decisions or browse a list of agency websites. Need help finding something check out GPO Access' Knowledge Base. This is a collection of frequently asked questions and the answers to them.

Google/UncleSam
 
A search engine that rates sites according to how many other pages point to them, Google/UncleSam is a quick and easy search engine for all types of federal government information.  Good for very focused searches.  The top few results tend to be right on-target.

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