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Government Publications by Subject

The Government Printing Office (GPO) provides access to over 174,000 publications via the World Wide Web (Buckley, 2000). These pages do not attempt to provide a comprehensive list. Instead they list documents selected on the basis of community (both campus and civic communities) interest. If you would like to see a document included in these pages please notify Government Documents Librarian, Jill Vassilakos-Long.

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Can't find it here? Try these other resources: FirstGov: Information by Topic On FirstGov.gov, you can search millions of web pages from federal and state governments, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. Most of these pages are not available on commercial websites. FirstGov has the most comprehensive search of government anywhere on the Internet. Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) GPO's CPG is the most comprehensive catalog of information products (print and electronic) from all federal agencies. The online catalog is retrospective to 1994. Subject Bibliographies Index This index matches general topics with the approximately 150 subject bibliographies that are used to categorize the publications, subscriptions, and electronic products for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). Government Information Locator Service (GILS) GILS is a decentralized collection of agency-based information locators using network technology and international standards to direct users to relevant information resources within the Federal Government. FedWorld.gov (NTIS) FedWorld.gov is the National Technical Information Service's (NTIS) Web portal to federal government resources. NTIS provides access to federally sponsored scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related information. Infomine: Government Information INFOMINE is a virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level. INFOMINE can be searched using keywords or Library of Congress subject headings and/or browsed using the Library of Congress Classification scheme. Federal, state, local and foreign government resources are indexed. Google Uncle Sam Searches for government resources within the .gov and .mil domains. Search Engines for International Governments and NGOs A list of "search engines and online directories to International governments (IGO) and non-governmental organizations (NGO). Non-government organizations are agencies like the International Red Cross or United Nations." This list is provided by Cal State San Marcos Library.

References Buckley, Francis J. (2000). The role of the Government Printing Office in the digital millennium: Remarks by Francis J. Buckley, Jr. Superintendent of Documents before the National Federation of Abstracting and Indexing Societies. February 21, 2000. Philadelphia, PA. Administrative Notes, 21(5). 12-16. Retrieved March 20, 2000, from the World Wide Web: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/adnotes.html#6.

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