GPO Monthly Catalog (GPO)
U.S. government publications
Why select this database?
- Covers all types of U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc.).
- Includes a bibliographic citation in each record.
| Database details | |
|---|---|
| Subjects | U.S. government information resources |
| Sources | U.S. government |
| Number of records | Over 507,000 |
| Dates covered | 1976 to present |
| Updated | Monthly |
| Producer information | U.S. Government Printing Office |
| Copyright | None. |
Index labels and examples of an expert search in GPO Monthly Catalog
Use a colon after an index label (for example, au:) when you are not certain of your search terms. Use an equal sign after an index label (au=) for an exact match search. You can search with an index label from any search screen. The information you type overrides any default menu selections. The following examples show sample rather than actual searches.
| Search indexes | Labels | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Keyword | kw: | byproduct+ [keyword searches the Extended Title, Map Data, Notes, and Subject indexes] |
| Abstract | ab: | higher education |
| Access method | am: | army |
| Author | au: | o'hara ohara |
| Author phrase | au= | ohara, charles g ohara charles g |
| Conference name | cn: | federal forecasters conference |
| Corporate name | co: | overseas private investment corporation |
| Descriptors | de: | scanner+ |
| Descriptors phrase | de= | bar coding |
| Dewey Decimal class number | dd: | 300.71073 |
| Edition | ed: | 2nd |
| Geographic Name | gc= | cape cod mass |
| Government document number | gn: | 1008c1008d |
| Item number | it: | 40-b-1 |
| Library of Congress call number | lc: | KZ6030 |
| Map data | md: | scale or scales |
| Named conference | cf: | lunar materials technology symposium |
| Named corporation phrase | nc= | renssalaer polytechnic institute |
| Named person | na: | jefferson thomas |
| Notes | nt: | treaty |
| OCLC number | oc: | 6001018 |
| Place of publication | pl: | ohio |
| Publisher | pb: | mcgraw-hill |
| Record type phrase | rt= | microfilm [use to refine other search terms] |
| Report number | rn: | 807drr880pt1 |
| Series Statement | se: | metallurgical |
| Standard number | sn: | 0036-8741 |
| Stock number | st: | 803-004-00000-5 |
| Subject | su: | coffee+ |
| Subject phrase | su= | food processing |
| Title | ti: | music application+ |
| Title phrase | ti= | music professional training |
| Year | yr: | 1997 1993-1997 |