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The following quick-start guide has been created for CSUN students and researchers.
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Description
Scope
GPO Access offers a growing collection of full-text databases from the U.S.
government, most of which cover recent years only. It includes the text of
federal bills, Congressional Record, the Federal Register and other legal
sources. It also includes Economic Indicators, the Government Manual (a directory
of federal agencies) and several other databases. We expect new databases
to be added to GPO Access as more federal agencies convert from print to electronic
publications -- see GPO Access Online Resources: A-Z Resource List for more information. An online
Training Manual is available. New databases and sites hosted by GPO Access
can be viewed at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/
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Search tips
Boolean key word searching assumes the OR operator unless you specify otherwise.
(e.g. earthquake seismic searches for either the word earthquake
or the word seismic.) Sometimes the case is important. If you want to find
a proper noun, e.g. Northridge, you must capitalize the first letter. A
boolean operator must always be in upper case letters!
Boolean Search Terms
| Operator |
Usage |
| ADJ |
Northridge ADJ earthquake |
| AND |
California AND earthquake |
| OR |
earthquake OR seismic |
| NOT |
disaster NOT floods |
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