Although some government documents still arrive in paper, government agencies increasingly provide government documents in electronic format.

For quick access to electronic documents, go directly to the Web site of the government agency and select its "publications" link, which takes you to a catalog of that agency's documents available in paper and electronic formats.

The Library Catalog provides links to government e-books.  As of Oct. 2007 there were over 18,000 government e-books in the Library Catalog.

Finding E-books Through the Library Catalog

• Conduct a Keyword search in the catalog. Include the word "Internet."
  
• Set "Location" to "Government Documents."

  OR

• Conduct a Subject or Title search in the Library Catalog.
• Click on the "Limit/Sort" button, select "Where Item is located" and click on "Government Documents."
• Click on "Limit/Sort items retrieved using above data."
• Identify E-books by the words "[electronic resource]" after the title and/or "UM/Internet" as the location.

Selected government e-books follow:

Reconstructing Iraq : insights, challenges, and missions for military forces in a post-conflict scenario / Conrad C. Crane, W. Andrew Terrill. (U.S. Army War College, 2003).

Carbon in U.S. forests and wood products, 1987-1997: state-by-state estimates (Forest Service, Northeast Experiment Station, 2003)

Medicare payments for currently covered prescription drugs : hearing before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, October 3, 2002.

New Electronic Titles (Government Printing Office)
Database of most U.S. Government electronic publications of public interest or educational value.