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UCF Government Documents Collection
Provides links and information about government resources, many of which are freely accessible via the Web. Includes resources for federal, Florida, local, cities, counties, regional, other states, foreign/international, treaties, patents & trademarks, copyright, tax information, elections, statistics/demographics & census, maps & GIS, genealogy, grants, salaries, technical reports, standards, climate & weather, citation style guides, and training.
GPO Access Citations and abstracts.Full Text
Provides free electronic access to over 2,200 government information databases such as the Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Code, and Government Accounting Office Reports, over 7,500 individual Federal agency files available for download, and tools to assist you in finding government information.
Access: No Restriction Vendor: U.S. Govt Printing Office

Government Resources A-Z

 

Ageline 1978-date Citations and abstracts.
The study of aging in social, psychological, health-related, and economic contexts. Produced by the American Association of Retired Persons. Abstracts, 1978+ with selected coverage back to 1966. Indexes the SCAN Microfiche Collection (1966-1982) in UCF Government Documents, which provides approximately 4,000 microfiche documents distributed by the U.S. Administration on Aging in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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AGRICOLA (1970-) Citations and abstracts.
Covers every major agricultural subject, including agricultural engineering and marketing, animal breeding, entomology, environmental pollution, farm management, foods and feeds, pesticides, rural sociology, veterinary medicine, and water resources. Citations to journal articles, book chapters, monographs, conference proceedings, reports, and other materials.
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USDA Access: No Restriction
American MemoryFull Documents
Primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States.
Access: No Restrictions Vendor:: LOC
Particular resources of interest include Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789, A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873, and the papers of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln.
BNA Portfolios Plus Library Full text and data. Current
Tax analysis, practice tools, primary sources, and news.  Includes full text journals, Internal Revenue codes, cases, and forms.
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CCH Internet Tax Research NetWork Full Text
Federal and state tax laws, rules, regulations, cases and forms. Includes full-text of several well-known CCH products, such as Standard Federal Income Tax Reporter, Federal Estate/Gift Tax Reporter, and U.S. Master Tax Guide.
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CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online 1991 - 
Theory and research in international affairs, including working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences, journal issues and books.
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Congressional Universe See LexisNexis Congressional (1789- )Citations and abstracts.Full Text
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CQ Researcher 1991- Full Text
Reports and analysis of  the current and controversial issues of the day.
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Davis-Bacon Wage Determination Database (current) Full Text
Identifies prevailing wage rates for construction-related occupations in most counties in the United States. All Federal Government construction contracts and most contracts for federally assisted construction over $2,000 must contain Davis-Bacon wage determinations. The Service Contract Act Wage Determination Database contains unsigned copies of the latest wage determinations setting the minimum wage on federally funded service contracts. Updated weekly. Ask for assistance at the UCF Library's Reference Desk to be logged in to the databases.
Access:  In UCF Library Only Vendor: FedWorld
Some Wage Rates for Florida are freely available on the Florida Department of Transportation's State Construction Office website.
DOE Information BridgeFull Text
Includes the full text of over 58,000 DOE-sponsored research and development reports in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy, and other topics.
Access: No Restriction Vendor: U.S. Dept of Energy
ECO Electronic Collections OnlineCitations and abstracts.Full Text
Provides full text for over 1,250 journals covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education, and much more.
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Particular titles of interest include Administration & Society, American Foreign Policy Interests, American Politics Quarterly, American Review of Public Administration, Australian Journal of Politics & History, Comparative Political Studies, Cooperation & Conflict, Governance, International Affairs, International Journal of Public Sector Management, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Housing Economics, Journal of Peace Research, Law & Policy, Political Quarterly, Political Studies, Political Theory, Politics & Society, Public Administration, Public Productivity & Management Review, and Scottish Journal of Political Economy.
ERICCitations and abstracts.1966-
The most complete index to articles and reports on educational topics.  Also see the Eric Document Reproduction Service (EDRS) and the ERIC Thesaurus.
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ERIC via EBSCOhostCitations and abstracts.  Access: Proxy
ERIC via CSACitations and abstracts. Access: Proxy  
ERIC via DOECitations and abstracts.  Access: No Restriction
FactSearchFull Text
The FactSearch Database is a guide to statistical statements on current social, economic, political, environmental and health issues, derived from some newspapers, periodicals, newsletter and documents such as the Christian Science Monitor, the Congressional Record, Congressional hearings, Daily Press Briefings of the White House, State Department and Department of Defense, and Australian, British and Canadian Parliamentary Debates. FactSearch is the FirstSearch implementation of the A Matter of Fact database produced by Pierian Press, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Florida Documents IndexCitations and abstracts.
Identifies publications housed in the Florida Documents Collection at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). The collection includes public documents distributed by the State Library of Florida since 1967 under the Florida Public Documents Depository Program. The UCF Florida Documents Collection includes many of these same documents.
Access: No Restriction Vendor: FCLA/WebLUIS
GPO Monthly Catalog 1976-Citations and abstracts.
References to congressional committee reports and hearings, debates, documents from executive departments, and more. The UCF Library has the print for 1941-1996 (U.S. DOCS GP 3.8:).
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Historical Statistics of the United States Full data.1600-date
Statistics compiled by the the United States through the census and other methods covering a wide range of topics such as:
  • population, housing, and migration
  • prices, cost of living, and national income
  • health and medical care
  • education and social conditions
  • environment
  • commerce and trade
  • communications and transportation
    • Access: Proxy Vendor: Cambridge
ICPSR Data Archive Full Text
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research Data Archive provides access to the world's largest archive of computerized social science data, including Census enumerations; community & urban studies; conflict, aggression, violence, wars; economic behavior & attitudes; education; elites & leadership; geography & environment; government structures, policies & capabilities; health care & facilities; instructional packages & computer programs; international systems; legal systems; legislative & deliberative bodies; mass political behavior & attitudes; organizational behavior; social indicators; social institutions & behavior; and ICPSR Publication-Related Archive. 
Access: No Restriction for index; data retrieval via computer on UCF campus network Vendor: Institute for Social Research
Leadership Directories CurrentFull content
Current information on the leadership of the United States, including photographs and biographies of leaders, and staff and agency directory  information. Corresponds to the 14 Yellow Books:
  • Congressional
  • Federal
  • State
  • Municipal
  • Federal Regional
  • Judicial
  • Corporate
  • Financial
  • News Media
  • Associations
  • Law Firms
  • Government Affairs
  • Foreign Representatives
  • Nonprofit Sector
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LexisNexis AcademicCitations and abstracts.Full Text
News, business, legal and medical information. Sources include newspapers, wire services, magazines, SEC filings, law cases, state and federal codes, law review journals, and reference works. Research Guide
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LexisNexis Congressional (1789- )Citations and abstracts.Full Text
Gives researchers access to vast and varied information published by and about Congress, including full text of almost all Committee Reports from 1990 forward and Congressional testimony from 1988 forward.
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Note: The supplemental materials for hearings are not included online, but may be available as paper or microfiche copies in the UCF Library. In addition to the indexing and abstracting of the CIS/Index to Publications of the U.S. Congress from 1970 forward, LexisNexis Congressional provides the tools for:

  • searching Congressional Indexes, 1789-1969, and Indexes to Unpublished Hearings
  • searching the Congressional Record,
  • tracking proposed legislation by keyword and sponsor,
  • searching the Federal Register,
  • searching congressional committee schedules,
  • finding members of Congress, and
  • searching the National Journal.
LexisNexis Statistical Citations and abstracts.Full Text
Indexes statistical publications and some full text, including:
    Statistical Abstract of the United States. 
    American Statistics Index (ASI) 1974-
    Statistical Reference Index (SRI) 1980- 
    Index to International Statistics (IIS) 1983-
The UCF Library has the full text of some ASI, SRI, and IIS reports in print or microfiche. Tips for Searching.
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MEDLINECitations and abstracts.Citations and abstracts.
Contains citations and abstracts from over 3700 journals in the medical and dental literature (most with abstracts). Covers all areas of medicine, including clinical medicine, experimental medicine, dentistry, nursing, health services administration, nutrition, allied health, and veterinary medicine.
PubMed 1966-date  Access:Unrestricted
CSA 1993-date  Access: Proxy
FirstSearch 1966-date  Access: Proxy
OVID 1966- date  Access: Proxy
See Index Medicus, Index R11.A5, for coverage from 1916.
MERLNCitations and abstracts.
Military Education & Research Library Network offers the combined resources of the largest and most comprehensive collections of military information resources in the world by providing access to the library holdings of the military education libraries in the United States and Europe: Air University, Armed Forces Staff College, Combined Arms Research, Marine Corps University, Marshall Center, National Defense University, Naval Postgraduate School, Naval War College, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Army War College, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, U.S. Military Academy, and U.S. Naval Academy.
Access: No Restriction
Military Library FullTEXT 1975 - Citations and abstracts.Full Text
News pertaining to all branches of the military.  Includes cover-to-cover full text for more than 300 military titles, trade publications and newsweeklies. The database also includes full text for 245 pamphlets and offers indexing and abstracts for over 350 magazines.
Access: Vendor: EBSCO
National Bureau of Economic Research Working PapersFull Text
Provides the full text of the NBER's Working Papers back to 1994.  Requires the use of Acrobat Reader
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National Climatic Data CenterFull Text
Provides files for Monthly Climatic Data for the World, Storm Data, Local Climatological Data, Climatological Data, Hourly Precipitation Data, and Heating & Cooling Degree Day Data. Select the Free access by certain agencies and individuals link to obtain the full reports.
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National Trade Data Bank -- See STAT-USA
NCJRS - National Criminal Justice Research Service 1970-Citations and abstracts.Full Text
An international clearinghouse of criminal justice information, with links to full text when available. Covers U.S. Federal, State, and local government documents; books; journals; unpublished research reports from the early 1970s up to the present. UCF owns the NCJRS microfiche collection, which includes selected documents from the 1970s to the early 1990s.  Use the NCJRS number to reference the microfiche.
Access: No Restriction Vendor: NCJRS
NTIS (National Technical Information Service) 1964-dateCitations and abstracts.
Indexes U.S. government-sponsored research and scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related research reports from Federal sources.
For 1955-1996, see Government Reports Announcements, Index Q180.U5 T712.
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Official Documents of the United Nations (ODS) Dates varyFull text.
ODS covers all types of official United Nations documentation, beginning in 1993. Older UN documents are, however, added to the system on a daily basis. ODS also provides access to the resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council from 1946 onwards. The system does not contain press releases, UN sales publications, the United Nations Treaty Series or information brochures issued by the Department of Public Information.
See also Foreign & International Government Resources and the United Nations Treaty Series.
Access: No restrictions. Vendor: UN
PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service) 1972- Citations and abstracts.
Indexes articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories about public policy/public affairs.
The paper version is available in the UCF Library [Index H 1.P8] from 1915 to the present.
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Political Risk Yearbook Online Full Text
Reports giving political and economic risk analysis: finding developing markets, determining currency movements, preparing for capital investments, or making judgments about corporate security. Includes social & economic conditions, business climate, forecasts, trade information & more. Data is updated annually in January.
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Science Direct (Elsevier) 1997 - currentFull Text
More than 1,100 scientific, technical and medical research journals published by Elsevier covering  science, medicine, technology, and the social sciences. 
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Particular titles of interest in Science Direct include Cities, Electoral Studies, Food Policy, Journal of Government Information, Land Use Policy, Political Geography, Resources Policy, and Transport Policy. 

Social Sciences Full TextCitations and abstracts.Full Text
Covers some 350 core periodicals in the fields of anthropology, economics, geography, law and criminology, political science, social work, sociology, and international relations.
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Social Services Abstracts 1980 -dateCitations and abstracts.
Research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. Includes Social Planning/Policy & Development Abstracts (SOPODA).
Access: Card Vendor: CSA
STAT-USA Full Text
Statistics on the U.S. economy and international trade.  Includes daily trade leads. State of the Nation provides current and historical economic and financial releases and economic data. GLOBUS & NTDB provide current and historical trade-related releases, international market research, trade opportunities, country analysis, and the National Trade Data Bank (NTDB).
Access:   Vendor: U.S. Dept of Commerce
TRIS Online Citations and abstracts.Full Text
The Transportation Research Information Services database provides 400,000 bibliographic records covering transportation research published in books, journal articles, technical reports and other media; coverage of Federal, state, local and association publications; coverage of the literature from the 1960s to the present, with some coverage of prior years; selected links to full text or sources of full text; links to the IRRD database for further coverage of international transportation; searching capability by author, title, subject.
Access: No Restriction Vendor: Transportation Research Board
United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS) 1946-Full text.
Over 40,000 treaties treaties and international agreements published by the Secretariat since 1946. Treaties are presented in their original language, along with translations into English and French, as appropriate. See also Other Treaty Resources.
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U.S. Congressional Serial Set and American State PapersCitations and abstracts.
American State Papers 1789-1838
Primary source material on many aspects of early American history from 1789 to 1838. Includes Congressional and Executive Department materials related to: Foreign Relations; Indian Affairs; Finance; Commerce and Navigation; Military Affairs; Naval Affairs; Post-office Department; Public Lands; Claims; and Miscellaneous.
 
U.S. Congressional Serial Set 1817-1951
Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, constituting a rich source of primary material on all aspects of American history. The Serials Set is projected to include documents up through 1980 by 2009.
 
The UCF Libraries owns related congressional sets and information, including the full Serial Set from 1789 forward. For more information and related resources see Federal Legislative Resources.
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USA Trade Full Text
Specific U.S. export and import information on more than 18,000 commodities.
Access: In Library Only  Vendor: U.S. Census Bureau and STAT-USA
World News Connection Late 1990's- Full Text
Full text English-language translations or summaries of newspaper articles, television and radio broadcasts, periodicals, conference proceedings, and reports. Strong coverage of local media sources. Created by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS).
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts  1975 - dateCitations and abstracts.
Citations within the political science and complementary disciplines, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy. 
Access: Proxy  Vendor: CSA

 

Other Indexes and Resources

Government PeriodicalsCitations and abstracts.Full Text

Web Indexes for Government Information

Newspaper Indexes
Newspaper articles sometimes provide the only widely accessible reference to government documents - particularly for state or local documents.
 
Other Document Resources
Identifies other subject guides and citation style guides for documents.

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