Having trouble accessing government information? See the Libraries’ guide to Alternative Sources for Federal Information and Data.

Finding Alternative Sources for Federal Information & Data: Archives Preserving Websites and Alternative Sources

Library Data Services

Library Data Services caters to researchers interested in working with data, mapping, texts, visualization, and technology. Many of these services are available online. Davis Library Data Services, located on the second floor of Davis Library, offers:

A computing lab with specialized software for GIS and data visualization & analysis.
Walk-in assistance provided by knowledgeable student consultants during set hours.
Consultations with specialists for more in-depth inquiries (by appointment).
Spaces for collaboration and presentation, complete with white boards and external displays.
Technology short courses and programs that promote digital scholarship.

Contact Us

This guide is actively being updated. Please contact us at library-data-services@unc.edu with questions, resources for inclusion, or assistance with locating the data you need.

Archives Preserving Federal Government Websites

End of Term Archive
The End of Term Web Archive captures and saves U.S. Government websites at the end of presidential administrations. The EOT has thus far preserved websites from administration changes in 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024.
The Internet Archive
Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free texts, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
Wayback Machine
The Wayback Machine provides access to websites that have been archived by the Internet Archive. Plug in the URL of a website to see if it has been archived.
Joseph R. Biden Jr. Presidential Library
In January 2025, the White House website was archived as a way to preserve the online presence of the administration of President Joseph R. Biden Jr. The official files that make up a Presidential administration's website are preserved in the National Archives’ Executive Office of the President Electronic Records Archive. In order for the public to easily access the websites, the National Archives has taken an additional step to "freeze" the websites and make them available online. Because the archived websites are hosted by the National Archives and are historical material, they are no longer updated. Any broken links (internal or external) will not be updated.
Source Cooperative - Data.gov Mirror
A project of the Harvard Law School Library Innovation Lab, this is a regularly updated mirror of Data.gov, the US federal government data finding and storage site.

Alternative Sources Available to Current Affiliates of UNC at Chapel Hill

ERIC

This is the subscription version of ERIC (via EBSCO) from the resource that was produced by the Educational Resource Information Center, ERIC provides indexing and abstracting for journal and report literature (1966 to April 2025) in education and related disciplines.

Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users. Coverage: 1966-April 2025