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Public Access and Open Science at USDA

Read USDA's public access policy, search PubAg or the Ag Data Commons, and submit publications and data as outlined in requirements.

Data Management Planning

Get help planning your research data management, including review of data management plans (DMPs) for research proposals.

Ag Data Commons User Guide

The Ag Data Commons is a research data catalog and repository for public access to data produced during research funded or co-funded by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Literature Searching: How to Find Animal Use Alternatives

Guidance and support to find information on replacement, reduction, and refinement of animals used in research.

Find Nutrition and Research Publications

Learn how to find food and human nutrition research articles using topical queries and bibliographic databases.

Get Started Finding Food Safety Research Publications

Discover search terms and canned searches, links to selected databases containing food safety research publications and data sets, and information about food safety research program plans.

Borrow Materials

Looking for an item? Find out how to request materials from NAL.

Reference and Research

Our experts answer most questions within five (5) business days.

Digitop

For USDA employees only.

Provides access to licensed journal content, databases, newspapers, and more.