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Catalog of U.S. Government Publications Recent Enhancements PDF Print E-mail
Written on Wednesday, 02 July 2008

LSCM is pleased to announce recent enhancements made to the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications. These enhancements include:

Basic Search page
  • The addition of a navigation bar to increase the number of search options available from this page and reduce the number of clicks needed to progress to more advanced searches
  • New link to information about the Federal Depository Library Program in the introductory text.
Advanced Search page
  • Aleph system number added to drop down menu.
  • Modified and expanded search hints
Help Page
Updated to include:
  • Updated basic search screen captures
  • Item number search examples under advanced section
  • Listing of additional common command language codes under expert section
  • More examples of searches
  • Link to information about the FDLP in the "Locate in a Library" section. This page also contains a link to the public view of the FDLD
  • URLs updated
  • GPO assigned PURLs provided for the Search pages
  • Updated guidance for using askGPO
Bookshelf Page
  • Notes now display
Previous Searches Page
  • Catalogs Searched now display
Email Pages
  • .mrc format was removed from email options. Currently a system limitation causes the insertion of erroneous characters in larger records, corrupting the records. This will be revisited if the vendor fixes this bug.
Catalogs to Search Pages
  • Modified search jints
Locate in a Library
  • Link to information about the FDLP added to search and results pages, providing introductory information on the FDLP for users who may not be familiar with the program
General
  • White space above copyright notice reduced
  • Error notice messages more customized


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