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
Library Programs Service
Mail Stop SLLC
Washington, DC 20401
USA
Phone:+1-202-512-1106
Web:
http://www.access.gpo.gov
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| Copyright |
None. |
Index labels and examples of
an expert search in GPO Monthly CatalogUse 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] |
| Access method |
am: |
army |
| Author |
au: |
o'hara
ohara |
| Author phrase |
au= |
ohara, charles g ohara charles g |
| Conference name phrase |
cn= |
yf-12 experiments symposium |
| Corporate name phrase |
co= |
overseas private investment corporation |
| Descriptors |
de: |
scanner+ |
| Descriptors phrase |
de= |
bar coding |
| Dewey Decimal class number |
dd: |
300.71073 |
| Document type |
dt= |
map
[use to refine other search terms;
browse the index for valid document types] |
| Edition |
ed: |
2nd |
| Extended author |
ea: |
toole |
| Extended author phrase |
ea= |
toole amy l |
| Extended title |
et: |
value |
| Extended title phrase |
et= |
employer learning and the signaling value of education |
| Geographic coverage phrase |
gc= |
cape cod mass |
| Gov doc number |
gn: |
1008c1008d |
| Item number |
it: |
40-b-1 |
| Library of Congress call number |
lc: |
711.581 |
| Map data |
md: |
scale or scales |
| Named conference phrase |
cf= |
manufacturing technology conference |
| Named corporation phrase |
nc= |
renssalaer polytechnic institute |
| Named person phrase |
na= |
jefferson thomas
[last name first] |
| Notes |
nt: |
treaty |
| OCLC number |
oc: |
6001018 |
| Personal name phrase |
pn= |
john alexander |
| 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 |
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 |
| Year 2 |
yy: |
1999 |
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