U.S. Government Information

This is one of the few sources for identifying very early publications. All entries are listed and described in chronological order. No Sudocs numbers are given. Ames continues this title. Online resource available through the digitized Serial Set.

Know as the “Documents Catalog,” it is a dictionary catalog listing subject, author and some title entries. This catalog provides complete bibliographic information, but does not list Sudocs numbers.

The Checklist is a simple listing of congressional and executive publications printed between 1789 and 1909. The congressional publications are listed first, chronologically by Congress. The executive documents are listed by department. Within each department or bureau, the publications are arranged according to Sudocs number. This is one of the most useful reference tools available for the time period it covers.

This set continues where Poore’s volume ends

This 15-volume set is the first cumulative subject index to the Monthly Catalog.

This is a 16-volume set that gives a Sudocs number if the title of the document is known.

Provides detailed descriptions of most indexes published before 1969.

This is a guide to government series and periodicals. It includes both agency and title indexes. Often referred to as "Androit."

A practical how-to guide for locating United States Government publications.

This is the most frequently used reference tool for government documents. It provides monthly listings of government publications. Catalog entries may be accessed by the following indexes: author, title, subject, serials/report, contract number, stock number, classification number, and title keyword.