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Federal Depository

The Leonard Lief Library at Lehman College is a Federal Depository Library since 1968.

The depository provides access to online publications and electronic resources, with some physical items.

Google
To search for government sites add [:.gov] to your query.

Bronx census :.gov
health women :.gov
HIV inmates new york :.gov
Congress bills:.gov
Google - Advanced Search
Under “all these words” type in your keywords, under “search within a site or domain” type [.gov]:

Essential Titles List for Public Use
Titles of online publications compiled by the Federal Depository Library Program. The publications contain critical information about the U.S. Government or are important reference publications.

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) disseminates official information from all three branches of the Federal Government.

GPO
Federal Depository Locations
FDsys: GPO's Federal Digital System
GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) provides free online access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government-executive, judicial, legislative.
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)
The finding tool for federal publications. Search by authoring agency, title, subject, and general key word, or click on "Advanced Search" for more options. Search by citation.
Core Documents of Our Democracy
Direct online access to the basic Federal Government documents that define our democratic society.

USA.gov Topics
U.S. Government’s official web portal. Search by topic.
Government Departments & Agencies
USA.gov compilation of U.S. government agencies and departments in the federal government (executive, legislative, judicial), state, local and tribal governments. Also includes U.S. Laws, Constitution and Government Manual.
FedWorld.gov
Gateway to government information and a program of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Free Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
The White House

CIA-The World Factbook
Information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Digital library of education research and information, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences:
Health.gov
Portal for health-related resources and news from the U.S. government:
Library of Congress (LOC)
U.S. federal resource of Congress providing research material on many subjects:
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
The nation's record keeper of federal documents and archives:
Science.gov
Gateway to government science information & research:
Census