Government Documents Index |
Government Documents on Science Policy
Governments play significant roles in funding scientific research and fostering scientific innovation and discovery. Purdue University Libraries have significant collections of government publications which explain and document the emergence and evolution of governmental science policy. Subject headings you can use to search for publications on this topic in the Library Catalog include:
Federal Aid to Research United States
Research and Development Contracts, Government
United States
Science and State United States
Technology and State United States
Technology Transfer
The principal index to U.S. Government publications is the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications HSSE REF & Periodicals 016.353 Un36 which is available online from 1994-present. This index is also available from 1976 to the present in the GPO Index.
Another useful index is the Congressional Information Service (CIS) Index HSSE REF 328.73 C761C which indexes congressional information.
Specific publications chronicling
U.S. Government science policy include:
| A Compilation of Federal Science Laws HSSE DOC Y 4.SCI 2:108-A |
| U.S. Code | HSSE REF 345.11 Un3co |
| Index to the Code of Federal Regulations | HSSE REF 353.005 C64 Index |
| Code of Federal Regulations | HSSE REF 353.005 C64 |
| Federal Register | HSSE REF & MF 353.005 Un34 |
| Consolidated Federal Funds Report (CD-ROM) | HSSE REF C 3.266/3: |
| Activities of the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) | ENGR C 13.1: |
| Patent & Trademark Office Review | ENGR 608.773 Un3an & ENGR MF C 21.1/2: |
| Directory of Federal Laboratory & Technology Resources | CHEM RESERVE C 51.19/2-2: |
| Congressional Budget Request (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | ENGR E 1.34: |
| Government Accountability Office Reports | MEL MF GA 1.13: |
| Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance | HSSE REF 353.008 Un3c (Also in CD-ROM) |
| Spinoff (NASA Annual Report) | PHYS NAS 1.1/4: |
| FY Awards by State & Institution (National Science Foundation) | ENGR & LIFE 378.3 Un31 |
| Federal Funds for Research & Development | ENGR, HSSE, & HIKS Repository 507.2 Un24f & MGMT NS 1.18: |
| Academic Science & Engineering R&D Funds | MEL MF NS 1.22/3: |
| Immigrant Scientists & Engineers | MEL MF NS 1.22/5: |
| U.S. Scientists & Engineers | MEL MF NS 1.22/7: |
| Characteristics of Recent Science & Engineering Graduates | ENGR NS 1.22/8: |
| Federal Support to Universities & Colleges. | HSSE MF NS 1.30/2: |
| Science & Technology: Shaping the 21st Century: A Report to Congress | HSSE DOC PREX 23.2:SH 2 |
| Office of Technology Assessment Reports (1973-1995) | HSSE DOC Y 3.T 22/2: |
Congressional Sources
Congressional committees
are excellent federal science policy information sources. These
committees are responsible for funding federal science programs and
conducting oversight
of these programs performance.
Committees producing information on federal science policy include:
| GPO Access-Provides access to congressional bills, committee reports on legislation, the Code of Federal Regulations, and other major federal legal, legislative, and regulatory information. |
| House Appropriations
Committee (Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-IN) is a member of this committee) |
HSSE MF Y 4.AP 6/1: |
| Senate Appropriations
Committee (Appropriations committees are excellent sources of project expenditure information) |
HSSE MF Y 4.AP 6/2: |
| Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee | HSSE DOC Y 4.C 73/7: |
| Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Comm. | HSSE DOC Y 4.L 11/4: |
House Science Committee (Rep. Baron Hill (D-IN) is a member of this committee.
|
HSSE DOC Y 4.SCI 2: |
| Congressional Serial Set (Purdue Users Only Online version HSSE Repository & MF Y 1.1/2: |
| Congressional Research Service Reports (Courtesy-University of North Texas Library) |
| Congressional Budget Office |
| Government Accountability Office |
| Office of Technology Assessment Archive |
Internet Resources
Increasing amounts of government information can be found on the Internet. A master index to government WWW sites can be found here. Additional U.S. government WWW sites with federal science policy information arranged by governmental branch include:
Executive Agencies
| Scientific Network and Information Network (STINET) Courtesy Defense Technical Information Center) |
| National Technical Information Service (NTIS) |
| Technology Administration |
Independent Agencies
| Internet for Federal Inspectors General (IGNET) |
| National Academies (Combined websites of National Academies of Science, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, & National Research Council) |
| National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) |
| National Nanotechnology Initiative |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
Selected International Government Organizations
| European Union Research & Innovation |
| World Intellectual Property Organization |
Selected Foreign Governments
| United Kingdom Parliament Office of Science & Technology |