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Locating U.S. Government Publications

Access federal government information including documents available through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP)

Best places to start

Looking for THOMAS? It is now retired. See Congress.gov for THOMAS's replacement. Looking for FDsys? Try the new govinfo.gov site linked below. FDsys will soon be retired.

GovInfo
GovInfo is the next generation website for federal government publications. It will eventually replace FDsys.
US Federal Documents (HathiTrust)
The HathiTrust Federal Government Documents Registry is a collection of federal documents updated regularly. This is a great repository to check for older documents not available on GovInfo.

Post-1976 Publications

Try the following steps in order

Pre 1976 Publications

Try the following steps in order:

WorldCat
Monthly Catalog, United States public documents (various years available in Swem Government Information Reference, Z1223.A18)
Checklist of U.S. Public Documents, 1789-1909
A Chronology of US Historical Documents (via Univ. of Okalhoma College of Law)
American Memory (LC)
Contact a librarian for further assistance