Catalog of United States Government Publications (CGP)

The CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online. Users can search by authoring agency, title, subject, and general key word, or click on “Advanced Search”for more options.

The catalog offers readers and researchers the option to find a nearby Federal Depository Library that has a particular publication or that can provide expert assistance in finding and using related US government information. Click on the title of interest from your search results list. Then click on the Locate in a Library link within the displayed record.

There are three methods for retrieving Federal Depository Library information:

• Clickable Map: clicking on the applicable state, commonwealth or territory on the map provided
• Basic FDLD Search: search by keyword in the Keyword search box below the map
• Advance FDLD Search: search by specific types of data, such as Depository number, ZIP or area code, etc. in a single or multiple field search below the Basic search

Also the CGP offers a federated search engine, called MetaLib, to retrieve reports, articles and citations by simultaneously searching across multiple US Federal Government databases. MetaLib, then, is a federated search engine that searches multiple U.S. Federal government databases, retrieving reports, articles, and citations while providing direct links to selected resources available online.

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