GPO Monthly Catalog

Printable version available at www.uwf.edu/jdebellis/GPOMonthlyCatalog.ppt

Objectives

At the conclusion of this tutorial you should be able to do the following:

Locate government information pertaining to your industry using the GPO Monthly Catalog database.

Write a correct APA citation for the report retrieved from this database.

Depository LibrariesBefore we look at the database itself, some points to keep

in mind about depository libraries (be sure to read the notes for complete information):

Depository libraries agree to receive government documents free of charge in return for making the documents available to the general public for a set period of time.

UWF Library is a selective depository.

University of Florida Library is a regional depository.

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Price Check II:How to cite

Correct APA citation:

United States. Federal Trade Commission, & National Institute of Standards and Technology. (1998). Price check II: A follow-up report on the accuracy of checkout scanner prices. A report. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 24, 2005 from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS14701.

Citations in review

Print, microfiche, cd/dvd only: Agency(ies). (date). Title of document.

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.

Available via the Internet: Agency(ies). (date). Title of document.

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Retrieved date from URL.

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