A new comprehensive electronic guide to federal, state, foreign and international public documents spanning over 200 years, in a single searchable database.

Over 4 million records now online, including new addition of State Document data!

A single, powerful discovery tool for both post-1976 documents as well as historical GPO and non-GPO materials.

For the first time ever, federated searching of pre-1976 government documents data in tandem with the post-1976 GPO files!

Public Documents Masterfile assists in doing better research by providing electronic, single search access to the overwhelming majority of United States government publications from 1774 to date.

Moreover, Public Documents Masterfile has expanded to become a cumulative source for locating, cataloging, and distributing information provided by government entities from around the world.

Public Documents Masterfile currently contains over 4,000,000 records, including:

• Title information for all federal government documents from 1789 to date with SuDocs numbers
• Hundreds of thousands of subject index entries from Poore's, Hickcox, Ames, and the GPO Monthly Catalog
• Full bibliographic records for all post-July 1976 GPO documents
• Links to all corresponding Full-Text
• Full bibliographic records for all public documents held by the Library of Congress from all sources and for all dates
• Initial files of full bibliographic records for state, provincial, and international public documents

Powerful Searching Options

Federated searching across millions of records containing:

• Titles
• Authors
• Subjects
• SuDocs numbers
• Publication dates
• Index terms
• Monthly Catalog entry numbers
• Microfilm locations

Affordable for Every Library

Public Documents Masterfile is a powerful and straightforward research tool for accessing over 200 years of government publications through a single search.

— Access is by IP authentication with no limit on simultaneous users from single library.
— Available as a low-cost annual subscription to academic, public and special libraries.
— Rights in Perpetuity Licenses are also available for all libraries. Contact us for more details.

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