General Indexes

Catalog of Government Publications ("Monthly Catalog")
http://catalog.gpo.gov/

All government information distributed to depository libraries, including cataloged web sites, is indexed here.  Coverage is 1976 to the present.  Prior information is included in the print version, titled Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications.

GPO Monthly Catalog (via FirstSearch)
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258121

This is a subscription version of the Catalog of Government Publications.  Coverage is 1976 to the present, but updates are loaded less often than the free version.

Illinois Government Information (IGI)
http://findit.lis.uiuc.edu/cgi-bin/search.cgi

The Illinois State Library has developed this search engine for Illinois information in cooperation with UIUC's GSLIS.  Many states are working on similar search engines or directories.

AccessUN
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258113

This full-text database contains United Nations official records, sales publications, and other documents.

Legislative Indexes

Thomas
http://thomas.loc.gov/

The Library of Congress maintains this database of Congressional information, including bills, reports, and the Congressional Record.

LexisNexis Congressional

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258117

An index to Congressional bills, hearings, reports, legislative histories, Public Laws, regulations of federal agencies, and other legislative information.

LexisNexis State Capital
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258295

Bills, laws and regulations for all 50 states are accessible here, including information about state legislators.

Statistical Indexes

American Factfinder
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Use the "Data Sets" link on the left menu to access detailed statistics about social and economic topics from Census Bureau surveys.

FedStats
http://www.fedstats.gov/

An interagency group maintains this site, which provides links to statistics on U.S. government web sites.  

LexisNexis Statistical
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258185

A subscription service that indexes U.S. federal (from 1973), state and private (from 1980), and international (from 1983) statistics.   For best results, use the subject list and do not limit by publisher.

UIUC Library Guides

Statistics
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/doc/statistics.htm

This annotated bibliography of online statistical sources from the Government Documents Library links to mostly government sources of statistics.  It is arranged by subject.

 

Selected Internet Resources for Statistics in the Social Sciences
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/webstats.htm

This guide from the Education and Social Sciences Library includes governmental and non-governmental sources, arranged by type of resource.  There is a link at the top of the page to print resources.