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GPO Item Selection and Classification Information | Return to top of page
of United States Government Publications Available for Selection by Depository Libraries |
The List of Classes, an essential tool for Federal Depository Libraries, includes the classes of publications
and GPO item numbers associated with them. The electronic versions of this title, updated monthly, are more current
than the printed version. The
List of Classes (and Related Files) contains a key to format designation codes and links to the most current
versions of these text files:
Inactive or Discontinued Items,
List of Active Items and Class Stems,
List of Classes,
Classes No Longer Active, List of Classes, Appendix II,
Alphabetic Listing of Government Authors through
Update dates for these List of Classes and related files
where the "Added" date records the date of the file.
The July 2008 issue of List of Classes is available as a PDF file from GPO. PDF versions of the printed issues for January 2008 and April 2007 are still available online but not linked from the FDLP Desktop. Depository library staff should read the FAQ regarding GPO's practice of using item numbers 0556-C and 1004-E "to distribute, on occasion, key materials to ALL depository libraries." Documents Data Miner 2 (hereafter called DDM 2) provides a searchable database version based on GPO's text files. DDM 2 users may download basic files as well as specific query returns. Class changes and updates to the List of Classes are available as a downloadable spreadsheet from FDLP as Web Tech Notes. (The WEBTech Notes database remains unavailable.) |
Selection Profile |
Item Lister reflects each depository
library's current item selection profile. Updated weekly, Item Lister's currency displays at the bottom of
the listing. Libraries may drop items from their profiles at any time using GPO's
Amendment of Item Selections form. Items
may be added during the annual selection update cycle.
Item selection information is also contained in DDM 2, which integrates current Item Lister, List of Classes, and Union List of Item Selections data to provide complete information on each item number. |
| Site presents a review of the item number system used by libraries in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) to select tangible and electronic titles. Includes links to briefing papers explaining the current system and alternatives proposed in 2005 and 2006. | |
| HTML and ASCII versions of the manual, revised January 1993, are available. | |
Classification System |
This is a basic explanation for those who find the GPO Classification Manual too detailed. |
from the 1950 Revision of the Classified List |
Also known as the Inactive and Discontinued List, this listing of items, titles, and SuDocs classifications may be used to interpret early depository selection profiles for the purpose of profiling for early record loads. Electronic options include the searchable database in DDM 2, and the text file from GPO Access. |
| A digitized version of the 1909 checklist, created by Carlos Diaz, Government Documents Specialist, Evergreen State College. This site offers SuDoc classes for many early documents. | |
| Formerly known as the Sales Product Catalog (SPC) and designed as a sales tool, this database can be sometimes be used to identify and classify GPO-produced titles before they are distributed to FDLP libraries. | |
| "A complete guide to the Sessions of Congress" hosted on GPO Access |
Depository Processing Tools | Return to top of page
Jump to Shipping List Information
| H. Vernon Leighton lists Autodocs under Depository Library Software Tools. "Autodocs is an electronic check-in and shelflist system designed to be used with Microsoft Access 97 or later. It allows one to download an electronic shipping list to check-in and shelflist receipts without keying in shipping list data." Site includes "SuperC", the 2002 Superseded List, for both new Autodocs users and current users who want to upgrade. | |
| The FDLP Desktop includes many useful sections, including the Depository Distribution page. Also included are Processing Tools which links to resources such as Amendment of Item Selections, Item Lister, and the official FDLP Libraries Directory. While not easy to find, the lists of current and former Direct Mail Items has been maintained. Many additional tools are available; browse the site for a complete listing. | |
| In January 2008, the handbook supreseded these publications: Federal Depository Library Manual and the Instructions to Depository Libraries (and Supplements). | |
| GPO's Online Knowledge Base (frequently referred to as the "CRM") is designed to be a single point of contact for those with questions for GPO. When GPO Access systems are down, call 866-512-1800 (toll-free) or 202-512-1800 in the DC area to report problems. Customer service hours are 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays). | |
| The searchable WEBTech Notes database is unavailable but a downloadable spreadsheet is available to answer questions about the creation and assignment of new GPO item numbers and changes
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Depository Shipping Lists are available as downloadable files in
dbf format from the Federal Bulletin
Board. These files are used to produce a variety of products. Among these are
HTML versions of shipping lists are available through the
Enhanced Shipping List Service,
produced through a cooperative agreement between the State University of New York at Buffalo and
the Federal Depository Library Program.
The Enhanced Shipping List Service has a supplemental Dynamic Search Form accessing an Access database which includes most shipping lists from 2001-2002 and virtually all of the lists from 2003-present. Feedback on this database is requested by Timothy M. McCarthy. DDM 2 is extremely useful for locating Federal Depository Library Program shipping list information for 1997-present. No specific browser is required, however Netscape 6+ or Internet Explorer 5.5+ is recommended. The user must have cookies and javascript turned on. DDM 2 offers includes searchable GPO shipping lists beginning with FY 1997. May be accessed by Title, Month, Year, Item or SuDoc Numbers, Format and Depository (Library) Number. Searches may combine access points. Users may choose to customize shipping lists, profiling lists for their depository library. Searchers will find that results from recent lists include HTML links to official PDF files at the FDLP's Shipping Lister site. Some users may wish to use accessed lists to download MARC records associated with the list. Various printable versions of shipping lists are available. Shipping Lister: Shipping Lists in PDF Format allows users to print official copies of GPO shipping lists for paper, electronic, and those microfiche produced and distributed by GPO for FY 2001- . GPO asks libraries to use their Web claim form for such claims. NOTE: Shipping Lister does not include microfiche shipping lists. To obtain copies of microfiche lists for claiming, follow the procedures outlined in the FDLP FAQs page. USGS "Depository Library Sending" lists are available in MS Word format from GPO's Federal Bulletin Board. When the page loads, scroll down toward the bottom, look for "U.S. Geological Survey Depository Shipping Lists Fiscal Year" and click on the desired year. Web Claim form. The Library Programs Service asks that depositories please use the new Web Claim form for all claims against GPO-produced shipping lists, e.g., paper, separates, electronic, and those few microfiche shipping lists issued from GPO. A related Claims Copies Exhausted page linked from the Web Claim form been established for libraries to check before claiming missing titles. Federal Depository Library Program publishes listings of the last or final shipping list numbers for each fiscal year to make it easier to identify missing shipments at the end of the fiscal year. Final lists are available for 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, and 2004. If microfiche shipping lists are missing or late, check the List of Contractor-Issued Microfiche Shipping Lists to determine the responsible microfiche contractor. Problems with microfiche contractors should be reported using GPO's Help system, windowing to the category > Federal Depository Libraries > ACQUISITIONS > Microfiche. |
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| The GODORT Handout Exchange, compiled by the GODORT Education Committee, includes materials authored and used in a variety of libraries. | |
| The Federal Depository Library Directory versions listed here can be used for a multitude of purposes, including
identifying the library owner of misdirected shipments. All versions provide hotlinks to depository e-mail addresses and
homepages.
The official Web version of the FDLP Libraries Directory offers many public search options. DDM 2 supports Boolean searching by Depository number, name, city, state, and library type. |
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| An FDLP list of microfiche titles to be replaced by Internet-accessible products. Many of these titles are still distributed to FDLP libraries in microformat, although many are at least partly available via the Internet. For a listing that includes hotlinks, see Uncle Sam Migrating Government Publications from the the University of Memphis. |
GPO Cataloging Records | Return to top of page
The following are sources of GPO cataloging records.
| WorldCat (not accessible through this page). GPO records from 1976- , plus earlier cataloging records contributed by other OCLC member institutions. Available to subscribers only. Updated daily, GPO's Cataloging Branch creates records in this database. OCLC's FirstSearch service includes GPO (GPO Monthly Catalog) as a database for subscribers. OCLC also sells monthly batches of GPO records to be loaded into library catalogs. | |
| Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (a.k.a. CGP). GPO records from 1976- (more than 500,000 records). No use restrictions. Updated daily. According to GPO, The CGP will grow to include records for publications dating back to the late 1800s. Advanced search options are available. The CGP is the online counterpart of the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, which dates from the passage of the Printing Act of 1895. At present the Monthly Catalog should be consulted for pre-1976 indexing. GPO staff offer How to Direct Questions About the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications to assist users. According to the announcement regarding Access to the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) via Z39.50 now available to Depository Libraries, Depository libraries may log into the catalog and download records. | |
| GDCS services available to subscribers only. GPO records 1976- . GPO cataloging records updated monthly. Includes provisional records based on shipping lists. Auto-Graphics also sells batches of GPO records to be loaded into library catalogs. | |
| DDM 2 is a follow up to Documents Data Miner©. No specific browser is required, however Netscape 6+ or Internet Explorer 5.5+ is recommended. The user must have cookies and javascript turned on. DDM2 offers a database of GPO MARC Records - the "MARC LOCATOR" which includes all MARC records created by GPO Cataloging Branch from December 1998 to present, over 52,000 records in in February 2002. Records are searchable by: OCLC number, Item or SuDoc numbers, Agency (from 1xx fields), Title, Title Key Words, Subject (from 6xx fields), or Format. Accessed records may be viewed in DDM 2's public view, MARC view, downloaded to user's PC for import into local databases, or accessed via the Web for records containing P/URLs. Records may be downloaded into OPACs individually or batched. Records may be tagged by depository profiles. | |
| MarciveWeb DOCS. The MARCIVE Enhanced GPO Database is available only to subscribers. The backfile (1976- ) includes the results of a project with Louisiana State University, Texas A & M University, and Rice University in which corrections and changes as posted to the Monthly Catalog were applied, records for dead and infrequent serials were examined and corrected, incorrect MARC tagging was corrected, and many other improvements (including authorities processing) were made to the records to make them more usable. Records may be saved and downloaded in MARC format. New records are made available monthly through either Ongoing Subscription or Documents Without Shelves. Ongoing service can be supplemented with weekly Shipping List Service (brief MARC records, SuDoc labels, smart barcode labels). | |
| LexisNexis, a commercial publisher, sells records to complement CIS microfiche collections (records are not accessible through the CIS page). These include the CIS US Congressional Committee Hearings 1789-1969, the CIS Index to Publications of the United States Congress 1970-, and the CIS US Executive Branch Documents 1789-1909. In this last set, catalog records are available for part 1 (Treasury, Commerce, Labor Departments) and part 2 (War Department), with additional parts to be available in the future. These cataloging records can be purchased without buying the corresponding microfiche collections. | |
| Effective January 2006, the Cataloging Distribution Service of the Library of Congress sells only backfiles of MARC records (not accessible from this page) created between 1976-2005 for books, serials, maps, audiovisual materials, and computer files cataloged by the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) on OCLC. |
Collection Management Information | Return to top of page
| The newsletter of the Federal Depository Library Program contains official announcements and helpful articles. Current issues are available in HTML or PDF format. A cumulative table of contents is available in PDF format from the main Administrative Notes page. | |
| Now maintained by Bobby Griffith, Melody Kelly originally prepared this list for students taking SLIS 5660, Government Information and Access Service, at the University of North Texas School of Library and Information Sciences (Denton, TX). | |
| The FDLP publish their Cumulative Metrics (FY 2005 - Present) as as a PDF file. Useful for those interested in monitoring the number of titles and online resources being added to the FDLP. | |
| The report attempts to measure referrals from Depository Web sites to electronic resources in the FDLP Electronic Collection. To be counted, libraries must register domains of online catalogs and Web pages and use GPO PURLs. The page includes a link to a page where libraries may register the domains of their Web pages and online catalogs. Reports are available for download as Excel spreadsheets from the Federal Bulletin Board. | |
| The GODORT Handout Exchange and Clearinghouse, compiled by the GODORT Education Committee, includes materials authored and used in a variety of libraries. | |
(DDM 2) |
Documents Data Miner 2 is a partnership of Wichita State University, the National Institute for Aviation Research, and the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). Designed to support management of federal depository library collections, DDM 2 combines files from the latest version of the List of Classes of United States Government Publications Available for Selection by Depository Libraries, the Inactive and Discontinued List, the Item Lister's Current Item Number Selection Profiles for Depository Libraries, and the Federal Depositories Library Directory. |
| Many useful FDLP titles are linked from this suite of publications and tools. Those attempting to locate missing documents, or to build a collection retrospectively should not overlook the national Needs and Offers List, listed under "Manage Your Collection." | |
| "The purpose of this application is to help library workers understand and implement basic procedures for processing U.S. federal publications and information resources." | |
| An interactive tutorial for teaching SuDocs call numbers, sponsored by the Continuing Education Fund Working Group of the Education Committee of the American Library Association's Government Documents Round Table. Designed by Becky Fox, Michigan State University Libraries, Government Documents Library. | |
| Lucie Mayeux posted this helpful summary of sources to GOVDOC-L in April 2003. (Note that DOCEX was abolished after this was posted.) | |
U.S. Documents That May Be Discarded By Depository Libraries, Annotated for Retention By Regional Depositories |
2002 and 1996 editions of the Superseded List are available from the FDLP web site (2002 is in PDF format, 1996 in HTML.) DDM 2 includes this reformatted as a searchable database. |
| Which Federal Depository Libraries select which item numbers? The Government Printing Office's Depository Library Union List (UNIONL) contains selections by Federal Depository libraries in two zipped file versions: one comma delimited, one fixed field. The information is also contained in DDM 2, which integrates data from the current List of Classes and is updated whenever GPO issues an updated file. |
Cataloging Handbooks, Manuals, and Guides | Return to top of page
Cooperative Online Serials |
Many libraries participate, and still more use the serial records produced by this International Cooperative Serials Cataloging Program and Component of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging. The CONSER site includes a wealth of useful links, such as the CONSER Cataloging Manual Module 31 : Remote Access Computer File Serials, available from the Serials Cataloging Issues page. Serialists may also wish to read CONSER WG: Single v. Separate Records -- Draft Report. |
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Available in
Word and
PDF format from the
National Bibliography Program page.
Related documents on GPO cataloging practices include include
Separate Records for Titles in Multiple Formats,
MARC Field 300 for Remote Electronic Resources (Final),
Cooperative Cataloging for Pre-1976 U.S. Government Publications,
GPO Cataloging Practice: ALA 2006 update,
Cataloging Practice for Nautical Charts,
Cataloging & Accessing Congressional Serial Set Publications and the December 2006
GPO Cataloging Guidelines Updates (includes "Access Level Serial Records" and "Abridged Cataloging").
The April 2007 Abridged Cataloging Guidelines Revision reflects community feedback on the December 2006 draft Abridged Cataloging Modifications. |
for Librarians |
While not comprehensive, the Internet Library for Librarians has many pages of interest, among them, Cataloging: Organizing Internet Resources: Traditional Cataloging Approach. |
International Standard Bibliographic Description for Electronic Resources |
Prepared by the IFLA Universal Bibliographic Control and International MARC Programme, the International Standard Bibliographic Description for Electronic Resources - also known as the ISBD(ER) - specifies the requirements for the description and identification of such items, assigns an order to the elements of the description, and specifies a system of punctuation for the description. |
| This resource allows one to"find a library or group of libraries, their symbols and policies. Enter whatever you
know—part of a name, city, etc. To search for a group of libraries, type 'or' between your search terms; for example,
'DC or MD or VA'", or search by OCLC Symbol to learn the institutions' names. Don't confuse the OCLC resource (above) with the Web version of MARC Code List for Organizations. This resource, published by the Library of Congress Network Development and MARC Standards Office, "contains short alphabetic codes used to represent names of libraries and other kinds of organizations that need to be identified in the bibliographic environment." |
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| Published by the Library of Congress Network Development and MARC Standards Office. Includes standards for MARC concise format records for bibliographic, authority, holdings, classification, and community information. The following quick links may be of interest: Understanding MARC Bibliographic: Machine-Readable Cataloging, Guidelines for Coding Electronic Resources in Leader/06, Guidelines for the Use of Field 856, USMARC Concise Format for Bibliographic Data, and many others. | |
| OCLC is a tool used by GPO and most libraries, so one should learn how to use it effectively. Browse OCLC Cataloging Connexion Documentation for authoritative information. Documentation titles include Bibliographic Formats and Standards, Cataloging Electronic Resources: OCLC-MARC Coding Guidelines, revised 2006 July 11, and Cataloging Electronic Resources: OCLC-MARC Coding Guidelines. |
| From the American Library Association ALCTS Web site. Some Web Publications are also available. | |
| Available as a link from the Special Library Association's Librarians' Resource Centre, developed by Margaret Gross and maintained by Dave Hook . | |
Clearinghouse & Handout Exchange |
Includes links to processing, cataloging, and collection management guides. |
Processing Procedures |
The original GODORT Handout Exchange website includes a large listing of procedural guides from many libraries. |
| List of resources related to Map Cataloging by Kathy Rankin, included in the Western Association of Map Libraries' Map Librarian's Toolbox, authored by Linda Zellmer. | |
Map Information and Place Names |
From the ALA/GODORT International Documents Task Force's Toolbox for Processing and Cataloging International and Foreign Government Documents. Includes the Map Cataloging Resources above, and more. |
on the Web |
Created and maintained by Shirley Lincicum to support the efforts of staff at the University of Oregon's Knight Library (Eugene, OR). |
| Created and maintained by staff at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries (Cambridge, MA), the MIT Cataloging Oasis page has been designed to provide many of the "little bits" of information catalogers need on a daily basis. | |
| The Library Corporation's Cataloger's Reference Shelf provides guides in theses topical areas: MARC Data Formats; MARC Code Lists; Other Reference Manuals; and Subject Cataloging Manuals. | |
| Maintained by Charley Pennell, Principal Cataloger for Metadata, Metadata & Cataloging Dept., NCSU Libraries, North Carolina State University and Suzanne Ellison, Bibliographic Control Services Division, Memorial University of Newfoundland. | |
| Many links to special format cataloging resources, compiled by the Irving S. Gilmore Music Library. Comments and questions should be directed to Mickey Koth, Catalog Librarian. | |
| This listing of online and printed resources, originally compiled by Subcommittee on Authority Tools, Cataloging Policy Committee, OnLine Audiovisual Catalogers, Inc., is part of the OnLine Audiovisual Catalogers Web Site hosted at University at Buffalo. | |
Government documents |
A detailed collection of processing and cataloging procedures from the University of California, San Diego (San Diego, CA). |
Verifying PURLs and Internet Resources | Return to top of page | This section also includes Web Search Tools and Agency publication indexes.
The following tools may assist in locating PURLs or URLs for federal information for use in catalogs or Web pages. Nan Myers and Arlene Weible's "Suggested Checklist for Local Decision-Making: Working with URLS/PURLS in Your Local Catalog" may prove a useful guide. For statistics of registered GPO PURL referrals, see the Federal Depository Library PURL Referrals link above.
| [Formerly called What's Available...] "The U.S. Government Printing Office disseminates official information from all three branches of the Federal Government" and connects the user to pages for Legislative, Executive, Judicial, Regulatory, Administrative Decisions, Core Documents of U.S. Democracy, and Federal Web Sites hosted by GPO. | |
| GPO's PURLs (URLs can be searched for corresponding PURLs to be added to catalog records and Web pages). PURLs were developed by OCLC and more information is available from OCLC's PURL page. | |
| Also known as "the Wayback Machine", this site allows the viewing of archived Web pages. Note that not all versions of pages are available. The Internet archive at the New Library of Alexandria, Egypt, mirrors the Wayback Machine. | |
| GPO's listing of new additions to the Federal Depository Library Program Electronic Collection. Titles are derived from GPO's Catalog of U.S. Government Publications by limiting searches to ranges of dates. | |
| The Penrose Library Catalog, University of Denver, CO, contains thousands of URLs associated with federal government titles, including House and Senate Reports and Documents (TXT and PDF files for 104th Congress onward); Public Laws (TXT and PDF files for 104 Congress onward; Legislative histories from ~96th Congress onward [points to Thomas bill status]); Selected Hearings [from GPO Access]; GAO Reports (~1993 onward); OTA documents; various Justice Department documents; and CIA maps. A keyword search on "http" (or "ftp") should return all documents with the search term in the 856 field. | |
Migrating Government Publications |
This award-winning site is compiled by the Government Publications Department, Regional Depository Library, at the University of Memphis. Federal government publications migrating to the Web are listed by SuDocs class and title. |
| OCLC's PURLs (URLs can be searched for corresponding PURLs to be added to catalog records and Web pages). More information about PURLs is available from the PURL page. | |
| Lists containing information on titles for which the Government Printing Office Cataloging Branch has added PURL information during the previous month. Produced by Tim Byrne for the ALA/GODORT Cataloging Committee. Covers January 2000-May 2002. | |
(Listed in alphabetical order.) |
In most cases, search titles in "quotation marks" for best results.
A9.com : Created by Amazon.com to support e-commerce. Alta Vista : AltaVista is a business of Overture Services, Inc. and includes a link to Babel Fish Translation services. Ask.com : IAC Search & Media service formerly known as "ask Jeeves." Copernic : A metasearch service that combines various existing search/index guides into one service. Must download and install free search software before any searching can be done. Cuil : A search engine that "combines the largest Web index with content-based relevance methods, organized results, and complete user privacy." Dogpile : The "search and directory" division of InfoSpace, Dogpile searches a variety of services. Google U.S. Government Search (formerly "Google UncleSam") : Supports a search restricted to government sites, including U.S. federal, state and local sites with domains such as .gov, .mil as well as select government sites with .com, .us, and .edu domains (eg. .usps.com, .ca.us and ndu.edu). Caches indexed pages for future retrieval. The main Google search allows searches beyond the .gov and .mil domains. Live Search : a.k.a. "Windows Live" is Microsoft's search engine. Ms. Dewey is an alternative interface with Janina Gavankar playing Ms. Dewey. LOUIS, the "Library Of Unified Information Sources," is the Sunlight Foundation's index to federal documents from the executive and legislative branches of government. LOUIS currently includes Congressional and Presidential publications, the Federal Register, GAO Reports, and Congressional Bills & Resolutions. Metacrawler : A metasearch service provided by InfoSpace that combines various existing search/index guides into one service. USA.gov : An official U.S. government web portal, formerly known as FirstGov.gov. Web Crawler : A metasearch service provided by InfoSpace that combines various existing search/index guides into one service. Yahoo : Choose "advanced search options" to restrict searches to particular domains or servers. |
| Federal agencies cataloging or indexing their own publications make it easier to verify citations or even
download digitized versions. Searching agency catalogs may be necessary to locate titles not retrieved by search engines.
Judith Jordet's June 2006 GOVDOC-L posting DDM 2 List of Agencies
is a list of 60 agencies that contribute to the FDLP through the GPO (out of 5,800). For agencies not listed, she suggests
searching agency Web sites.
Agency Index Maintained by staff of the Washburn University School of Law, this collection of links to U.S. federal agency Web pages is presented in tablular form. Where known, the list links to the agency's Homepage, Publications, Chart, Forms, Opinions, Manuals, Library, and Directory. ERDC: Professional Library Services Technical publications from the Army Corps of Engineers' Engineer Research & Development Center. Includes links to the ERDC Online Publications Digital Archive, ERDC Online Catalogs, and links to publication pages of these units: Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory; Cold Regions Engineering and Research Laboratory; Construction Engineering Research Laboratory; Environmental Laboratory; Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory; Information Technology Laboratory; and the Topographic Engineering Center. GPO Access Includes resources from the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of the U.S. federal government. GPO Congressional Publication Releases Prepared by volunteers from the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, this resource is a week by week listing of newly issued Congressional documents for sale by the GPO. The list is transcribed from the twice daily GPO telephone recording. Links to files on GPO Access and committee PDF versions are provided when full-text equivalents are available. Links to House transcripts do not reflect the final printed or electronic GPO product and are included as a courtesy for purchase decisions only. Information Bridge : DOE Scientific and Technical Information Provides free public access to full-text documents and bibliographic citations of Department of Energy (DOE) research report literature. Documents are primarily from 1994 forward and were produced by DOE, the DOE contractor community, and/or DOE grantees. Legacy documents are added as they become available in electronic format. National Ocean Service Bathymetric & Fishing Maps Download Maps as Scanned Images. Preview files open readily but some of the full size map files are very large and are zipped to assist in downloading. National Transportation Safety Board NTSB reports include accidents and studies, arranged by topic. Topics include Aviation; Highway; Marine; Pipeline; Hazardous Materials; and Railroad. NSCEP/NEPIS Since January 17, 2007, the Environmental Protection Agency's National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP) includes EPA's National Environmental Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) database, with more than 24,000 digital titles available for download at no charge. NTRS: NASA Technical Report Server With consolidation, NRTS includes technical reports from 1917-1958 by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NASA's predecessor) as well as technical reports from 1959- by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. STINET The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)'s Scientific and Technical Information Network (STINET) Service helps the DoD community access pertinent scientific and technical information to meet mission needs effectively. Public STINET is available to the general public, free of charge. It provides access to citations of unclassified unlimited documents that have been entered into DTIC's Technical Reports Collection, as well as the electronic full-text of many of these documents. Public STINET also provides access to the Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals, Staff College Automated Military Periodical Index, DoD Index to Specifications and Standards, and Research and Development Descriptive Summaries. TRIS Online TRIS is a bibliographic database funded by sponsors of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), primarily the state departments of transportation and selected federal transportation agencies. TRIS Online is hosted by the National Transportation Library under a cooperative agreement between the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and TRB. Users may search the National Transportation Library, its NTL Digital Repository, and the Transportation Research Thesaurus. USGS Publications Warehouse The Publications Warehouse of the United States Geological Survey includes: Bibliographic citations for over 70,000 publications; Full product and thematic map content for over 40,000 publications; and USGS numbered series begun in 1880. |
Library Catalogs | Return to top of page
The following catalogs include records for U.S. federal publications.
| "A resource of over 4,000 libraries worldwide" maintained by Marshall Breeding, Technology Analyst for the Heard Library at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, lib-web-cats includes Library Web Pages, Online Catalogs, and System Profiles. Allows one to locate libraries using a particular library automation system to see how records appear. | |
| Also known as "CGP)", this is an Ex Libris Aleph 500 catalog and includes GPO records from 1976- (more than 500,000 records). Many search options are available. For technical services staff, the Advanced search supports Boolean searches using drop-down menus. The Expert search allows one to use Aleph's common command language for efficient searches, e.g., 035=xxxxxxxxx for OCLC number. See help for examples. | |
Online Catalog (OPAC) |
Catalog of California State University - Fullerton. This is an INNOPAC catalog. Connection can also be made through the Web, or telnet to opac.fullerton.edu. If connecting through telnet, enter "library" at log in. To exit, type "H" on main menu. Online titles use "Internet resource" as a series title. |
| Catalog of the University of Delaware Library. This is an Ex Libris (Aleph) catalog. Online titles use "Internet" as a location and "Electronic" as part of the call number. | |
| The public may search the catalogs of many federal depository libraries using links from this directory. | |
| New York State Library (Regional Library for the State of New York). This is a Sirsi catalog. Connection can be made to WebCat. Some documents are cataloged using the Dewey Decimal System. | |
| Catalog of Oakland University. This is a Voyager catalog. Connection can be made via the Internet. Online titles use "Electronic Data" as a location and "AVAILABLE ONLY ONLINE" as the call number. URLs are hotlinked in this catalog. | |
Central Catalog |
The OhioLINK Central Catalog of the Ohio Library and Information Network. OhioLINK selected Innovative Interfaces, Inc. to develop the unique software system to create the OhioLINK catalog. Connection can be through the Web. |
| Catalog of the Penrose Library, University of Denver, CO. This is an Innovative Interfaces, Inc. OPAC. A special feature of this catalog are the thousands of hotlinked URLs associated with federal government titles maintained in a related database by members of the Library staff. Connection can be through the Web. A keyword search on "http" (or "ftp") should return all documents with the search term in the 856 field. |
E-Mail Discussion Lists | Return to top of page
| AUTOCAT is a semi-moderated international electronic discussion list running on LISTSERV(R) software. It serves as an electronic forum for the discussion of all questions relating to cataloging and authority control in libraries. The range of topics discussed extends from the very broad to the very specific, from the very theoretical to the most pragmatic. A searchable archive is available. | |
| DocTech-L is an e-mail discussion list devoted to questions regarding the technical processing of Government Documents. | |
| GOVDOC-L is a LISTSERV® based discussion forum about government information and the Federal Depository Library program. This list may be monitored and used by FDLP officials to discover problems and provide answers. Postings are archived at Penn State's Archives of GOVDOC-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU. | |
| GPO-FDLP-L is a GPO-sponsored list of announcements for Federal Depository Library Program participants. An archive exists, which may be searched or browsed. Other GPO lists are linked from the GPOLISTSERV page. | |
| The Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum is an international discussion forum primarily for Map Librarians. The list includes subscribers from the USGS and includes discussion of map processing and cataloging issues. Subscription information and archived messages are available from at the MAPS-L web site. | |
| SERIALST (Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum) is an informal electronic forum for the discussion of most aspects of serials processing in libraries. Appropriate topics include (but are not limited to): cataloging, acquisitions, collection management, serials budgets and pricing concerns, binding, preservation, microfilm and other non-print serials media, union list activities, announcements, news, and job postings that are of interest to the serials community. Archives may be browsed or searched. | |
| "The official catalog of LISTSERV® lists" allows users to browse or search for lists of interest. |
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These tools are of use to personnel who process and catalog materials distributed through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) which is administered by the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). Many are available at no charge via the Internet. GPO staff members catalog and index United States federal government publications, creating or adapting most of the USMARC records used by FDLP library participants. This Toolbox brings together tools and guides for both new and experienced library staff who process and catalog depository materials.
This page created and edited by John A. Stevenson and the Cataloging Committee of the American Library Association's Government Documents Round Table.
Comments and suggestions may be directed to the Editor.
Document maintained on server http://www2.lib.udel.edu/ by
John A. Stevenson, Acquisitions Department,
University of Delaware Library.
Server manager: webmaster@www.lib.udel.edu
Last modified: 12/04/08