Useful Databases
A good place to start is to search for the 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 Publications 1976 - presentOver 500,000 records describing the publications of the U.S. government since 1976. The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) is the online counterpart to the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, which ceased as a print publication in 2004.
- 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.
More About Government Information
Within this LibGuide, see the pages:
For more about finding government information, see the Government Information: An Introduction LibGuide.
Other Government Resources
The Emerging Nation by Call Number: GOV DOCS AE1.114/3:N21/v.1-3ISBN: 0160484987Publication Date: 1996-06-01- Naval documents related to the quasi-war between the United States and France. : Naval operations from February 1797 to December 1801 byCall Number: GOV DOCS N16.2:Q2/v.1-6Publication Date: 1935-1938
- Naval documents related to the United States wars with the Barbary powers ... : Naval operations including diplomatic background byCall Number: GOV DOCS N16.2:B23/v.1-6Publication Date: 1939-1944
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- Monthly catalog of United States Government publicationsCall Number: Online & MAIN GOV DOC REF GP 3.8/8:Publication Date: 1976-present
- Index to United States documents relating to foreign affairs, 1828-1861 byCall Number: GOV DOCS REF Z1223.Z7H2 v,1-3Publication Date: 1914-1921Full text online at: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/1100023.html
