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Finding Government Information using LIBROS

Author searching
   - The author of the majority of government information will be the department, committee, or agency. Include United States at the beginning and keep in mind that Dept. is often not spelled out.
   - You can also limit searches to United States as the author.

Title searching
   - Unless you know the exact title, it is often easier to do a word search for known words in the title and/or issuing department.

Word searching
   - Include known words, synonyms, and key concepts to aid you in finding a government information source. You can also LIMIT your search to Material Type "Govt Docs".

Subject searching
   - The Library of Congress assigns specific subject headings to a publication's bibliographic record. Subject searching from the LIBROS main menu only works if you know the exact Library of Congress subject heading used. However, the assigned subject headings are hyperlinked in the bibliographic record, so you may click on a subject heading and retrieve other records in the LIBROS catalog with the same subject headings.

Since LIBROS does not search the full text or contents of all types of government information, there are special indices to aid you in your search.