The University of Miami Libraries is a selective depository library for the U.S. Government since 1939.
Government documents span numerous subjects and come in many formats, including pamphlets, maps, periodicals and electronic (available through the Library Catalog) and print monographs. The Libraries also have large holdings of microfiche produced by the GPO and other sources of government information.
Print collections are located on the Mezzanine (press the "M" button on the stacks elevator), between the first and second floors.
- CIA World Factbook
US government profiles of countries and territories around the world. - CQ Researcher Plus Archive
The CQ Researcher explores a single 'hot' issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. 44 reports are produced each year. - CQ Weekly
The CQ Weekly reports on the world's most powerful legislative body completely and accurately every week. Covers virtually every act of Congress, delivering nonpartisan news and analysis unavailable anywhere else. The magazine includes an archive dating back to 1983. Search by topic, page number, committee, "exact phrases or words," bill number, byline or reporter and by Boolean full-text and date searches. Detailed floor votes dating back to August 1983 are easily retrieved. - Digital National Security Archive
Collection of significant primary documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945. - govinfo
Provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government. - Nexis Uni
Nexis Uni™ features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis®—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790—with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents. - Military & Government Collection
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals and other content. The Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for over 300 journals/periodicals, 245 pamphlets, and indexing and abstracting for over 400 titles. Full text is presented in PDF format (some in color) and the Adobe Acrobat Reader is required. - ProQuest Congressional
Provides indexing and selected full-text access to current and historical legislative information from the United States Congress including hearings, bills, laws, reports and other publications. - ProQuest Statistical Insight
Index of national and international statistical reports and other documents published by the U.S. government branches and agencies, state agencies, & the World Bank. Full-text coverage is provided from 1995 to present.
Lisa Baker
- Head, Richter Library Learning & Research Services
- lbaker@miami.edu
- (305) 284-2092
Miami-Dade Public Libraries are offering outdoor pick up and drop off services for unemployment applications at 26 locations across the county.
You can also download applications from their website:
https://www.mdpls.org/reemployment-assistance/index.asp
You can also download applications from their website:
https://www.mdpls.org/reemployment-assistance/index.asp
Broward County offers locations to pick up and drop off forms. Or, access the forms online:
https://www.broward.org/CoronaVirus/Pages/Remployment.aspx
https://www.broward.org/CoronaVirus/Pages/Remployment.aspx
- Foreign Relations of the United States, 1945-1976
From the United States Department of State. - Foreign Relations of the United States - UW Madison
- CQ Researcher Plus Archive
The CQ Researcher explores a single 'hot' issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. 44 reports are produced each year. - CQ Weekly
The CQ Weekly reports on the world's most powerful legislative body completely and accurately every week. Covers virtually every act of Congress, delivering nonpartisan news and analysis unavailable anywhere else. The magazine includes an archive dating back to 1983. Search by topic, page number, committee, "exact phrases or words," bill number, byline or reporter and by Boolean full-text and date searches. Detailed floor votes dating back to August 1983 are easily retrieved. - Digital National Security Archive
Collection of significant primary documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945. - FDsys: Federal Digital System
Provides free online access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government. - Government Periodicals Universe
Government Periodicals Universe indexes the contents of approximately 170 magazines and newsletters published by the U.S. Government with substantial research value. - Nexis Uni
Nexis Uni™ features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis®—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790—with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents. - ProQuest Statistical Insight
Index of national and international statistical reports and other documents published by the U.S. government branches and agencies, state agencies, & the World Bank. Full-text coverage is provided from 1995 to present. - ProQuest Congressional
Provides indexing and selected full-text access to current and historical legislative information from the United States Congress including hearings, bills, laws, reports and other publications. - Marcive WebDocs: Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
Marcive Web Docs provides access to the Catalog of Government Printing Office Documents.The catalog provides information on all types documents issued by the federal government. - Military & Government Collection
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals and other content. The Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for over 300 journals/periodicals, 245 pamphlets, and indexing and abstracting for over 400 titles. Full text is presented in PDF format (some in color) and the Adobe Acrobat Reader is required. - National Academy Press Digital Library
The National Academy Press is a searchable multidisciplinary digital library of full-text book length research studies and policy reports by leading experts in their fields. Hundreds of titles are available in PDF or HTML format. Readers are able to search the full-text of one or all publications; search all titles; browse by subject category. - National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
The NCJRS, a federally sponsored information clearinghouse, provides access to the world's largest law enforcement and criminal justice database. - National Science Foundation
- NTIS
NTIS is an index of tech reports from US and international government agencies. - U.S. Documents Masterfile
A guide to federal, state, local and international public documents. - CIA World Factbook
US government profiles of countries and territories around the world. - USPTO Web Patent Databases
The US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) provides Web access to (1) the full-text of US patents (1976 to present); (2) a bibliographic patent database, and (3) the full-text of selected AIDS patents (US, Japan, Europe). - Homeland Security Digital Library
The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) is the nation’s premier collection of documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management. Resources in the Homeland Security Digital Library cover a wide range of homeland security topics and are carefully selected and evaluated by a team of librarians and content specialists. Sources include, but are not limited to: Federal, state and local governments; International governments and institutions; Nonprofit organizations and private sector entities; Think tanks, research centers, colleges and universities.
Lisa Baker
- Head, Richter Library Learning & Research Services
- lbaker@miami.edu
- (305) 284-2092
- ProQuest Statistical Insight
Index of national and international statistical reports and other documents published by the U.S. government branches and agencies, state agencies, & the World Bank. Full-text coverage is provided from 1995 to present. - USA.gov (Reference Shelf)
Find data and statistics by topic. The Data and Statistics - General Reference Resources provides links to all statistics collected by U.S. government agencies that are available to the public, organized by topic. - Statista
Integrates over 85,000 diverse topics of data and facts from over 10,000 sources onto a single professional platform. The database provides business customers, researchers, and the academic community with direct access to relevant quantitative facts on agriculture, finance, politics, and many more areas of interest.
Lisa Baker
- Head, Richter Library Learning & Research Services
- lbaker@miami.edu
- (305) 284-2092
"The Congressional Research Service (CRS) works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS has been a valued and respected resource on Capitol Hill for nearly a century. CRS is well known for analysis that is authoritative, confidential, objective and nonpartisan. Its highest priority is to ensure that Congress has 24/7 access to the nation's best thinking."
-Directly quoted from http://www.loc.gov/crsinfo/
- ProQuest Congressional
Provides indexing and selected full-text access to current and historical legislative information from the United States Congress including hearings, bills, laws, reports and other publications. - National Council for Science and the Environment
- OpenCRS.com
"A project of the Center for Democracy & Technology through the cooperation of several organizations and collectors of CRS Reports, Open CRS provides citizens access to CRS Reports already in the public domain." - The IP Mall: Franklin Pierce Law Center
Focuses on intellectual property, cyberlaw and electronic commerce publications of the CRS. - Thurgood Marshall Law Library: The University of Maryland School of Law
The TMLL offers access to CRS reports and these can be searched by subject, date, title, or order code. - University of North Texas Libraries
The UNT Libraries offer CRS reports in PDF format. This is a large archive that can be searched by subjects. - U.S. Department of State
CRS Reports and issue briefs, browsable by date, region, and topic.
Lisa Baker
- Head, Richter Library Learning & Research Services
- lbaker@miami.edu
- (305) 284-2092
These are the two major databases for declassfied documents.
- Digital National Security Archive
Collection of significant primary documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945.
Lisa Baker
- Head, Richter Library Learning & Research Services
- lbaker@miami.edu
- (305) 284-2092