Searching the KDLA Catalog for Federal Government Documents

Combination Search

This search provides options for combining multiple keywords and phrases from different parts of the catalog record.

To Limit Search to Federal Government Documents (also may limit to State Government Documents)

• Click set limits” in lower right corner.
• Select Federal Government Documents” (or State Publications”)
• Click Set Limits” to return to search
• Search as usual (i.e. title, subject, keyword...)

Other Limits:

• Spanish Language
• Date (ability to use equal to, less than, greater than, or a range)
• Medium
• Item Type

To Search for publications available on the Internet

Include http” as a keyword anywhere” search

Quick Limit Search

This allows a single search statement to be easily limited to one format or collection.

To Limit Search to Federal Government Documents

Select a Quick Limit of Federal Government Documents”

Find Results in:

• Keyword or Phrase” Anywhere or Keyword (use and, or not Phrase”)
• Place phrase in quotation marks”
• Title, Author, Subject (keyword, phrase)
• Searches multiple words as phrase
• Finds words, phrases anywhere in chosen search field
• Title, Author, Subject (exact)

Searches from left to right

Search term or phrase must be at the beginning of the title, author, subject

• Examples:
• Searching Patriot Act” in Keyword or Phrase” Anywhere finds: Patriot Act in titles, subjects, notes…
• Searching Census in Subject (keyword or phrase) finds Federal Government Documents on the Census
• Searching Bush George W. in Author/Creator (exact) finds: speeches by George W. Bush