Free index to print and electronic United States government items published since July 1976. Many electronic items begin around 1994. Searchable by keyword or can limit search to title, publication year, SuDoc number, depository item number, or GPO sales stock number. Note that phrases must be in quotation marks. The Cornette Library also subscribes to the GPO Monthly Catalog database with the same information.
For reports, articles, and citations. You may link directly to a database, search pre-selected QuickSets subject groups, or create your own set of databases. First-time users will benefit from the "brief" and "detailed" search information under the Basic tab. Also has complete list of the over 60 federal government information resources. From the Government Publishing Office.
Can limit search results to government websites by adding site:.gov (site colon dot gov) or site:.mil (site colon dot mil) to the search. Besides federal government websites, may also find state, county, and city websites. Can also limit search results to all the web pages of a particular website with the "site" search, such as site:.usda.gov/ which includes the USDA URL. When typing in search terms in Google, be sure to put a phrase in "quotation marks."