Government Documents and Publications

• Government collects statistics and data in a wide range of subjects.
• Data and research results compiled by government scientists or their contractors in a variety of fields.
• Examples of data range from geophysical data and weather satellite data to animal and plant census data.
• Published by various federal, state and local government departments, agencies, task forces, and more.

Books

• Procedures and protocols for applied and laboratory science.
• Handbooks are frequently a source for standards and specifications.

Technical Reports

• Mostly produced in the discipline of applied science.
• Many government documents are considered technical reports.