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Ways to search for U.S. Government Information at Ladd Library

Start your search in the Catalog. Look up by Word, Subject, Title, or Author (frequently an agency, department, or committee). Please be aware that the majority of government publications are uncataloged. The Catalog does contain records for all publications received since April 1998. See Reference for assistance. Write down the SuDoc call number, and check the government stacks.

Government Information published since 1976:

Marcive WebDocs (1976 to current) on-campus use only
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (1994+)
PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service) (1972+) on campus use only
As an alternative, check University of Maine at Orono's Catalog

Government information published before 1976:

These are all print resources, located near the Government Reference collection.
Monthly Catalog (1918-1976)
U.S. Serial Set Index (Index to early Congressional and department reports 1789-1969)
Cumulative Subject Index to the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (1900-1971)
Cumulative Title Index to U.S. Public Documents (1789-1976)

Specialized indexes:

Congressional Universe on-campus use only
  Paper version: CIS Index
State Capital Universe on-campus use only
Statistical Universe on-campus use only
  Paper version: ASI index

Internet Indexes:

GovBot (University of Massachusetts Amherst) Search by keywords.
Google (Uncle Sam) or Google (entire web)
YAHOO! Government
Search the Internet

By Agency or Department:
Official Federal Government Web Sites (Library of Congress)
The President's Cabinet (White House)
The Federal Web Locator (Villanova Center for Law Information and Policy) Comprehenisve list of government agencies by dept. or agency name. Connects to city, state, federal, and international government sites.
Federal Government Resources on the Web (Univ. of Michigan Documents Center) Another comprehensive site.
List of Federal Agency Internet Sites (Government Printing Office and Louisiana State University)

By Subject:

Government Information INFOMINE (Univ. of California, Riverside)
Government Information Xchange (General Services Administration)
Government Information on the Internet by Subject (Univ. of Idaho)
Browse Topics (Government Printing Office)


Page author: Sandi Groleau and Renee Phelan
Date: 6/21/00


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