Useful Databases
A good place to start is to search for a topic in these catalogs.
- BGSU Libraries CatalogStart by searching this catalog to see if BGSU owns government publications on your topic or if the library has cataloged relevant government Internet sites.
- OhioLINK Central CatalogIf BGSU doesn't own documents on your topic, try the OhioLINK Central Catalog. It contains the holdings of the libraries at more than 80 colleges and universities throughout Ohio, many of which have government documents collections.
- WorldCatWorldCat is a database of the holdings of many libraries throughout North America, with some holdings from libraries in other parts of the world. If you identify a document you want to borrow, you can use your Interlibrary Loan (ILL) account to request it. This database is available to BGSU faculty, staff and students, and to walk-in users.
- Catalog of U.S. Government PublicationsDescriptions of publications issued by the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the U.S. government and links to those that are available online.
- Law Library Microform ConsortiumDigitized versions of government documents from the U.S., states, international organizations, and other countries. This includes copies of treaties, Presidential documents, etc.
- ProQuest CongressionalProQuest Congressional is a comprehensive database that searches across current and historical documents of the United States Congress, many of which are included in full text. It includes the U.S. Serial Set (the published working papers of Congress), Congressional Hearings, the Congressional Record (through 1997) and hundreds of thousands of House and Senate reports, State of the Union messages, Congressional journals, hearings, high-resolution maps, and more.
Useful Print Indexes
- Cumulative Subject Index to the Monthly Catalog of U. S. Government Publications, 1900 to 1971Call Number: Main Gov Doc REF Z1223.A1973x v.1-15ISBN: 9780840800015Publication Date: 1975
Cumulative Title Index to United States Public Documents, 1789-1976 by Call Number: GOV DOCS REF Z1223.Z7 L47 J83 v.1-16ISBN: 0882220349Publication Date: 1978-03-01
More About Government Information
For more about finding government information, see: