Government Documents on Science Policy   Tags: government_science_law, government_science_legislation, government_science_policy  

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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 ofgovernment 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

Information Security Law and Legislation United States
National Nanotechnology Initiative

Research and Development Contracts, Government United States
Science and State United States
Technology and State United States
United States National Science Foundation Management

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 1976-present.  

Another useful index is the Congressional Information Service (CIS) Index HSSE REF 328.73 C761C which indexes congressional information. Connect HERE for information on downloading Purdue Libraries Ebooks