Government Documents - Uvic libraries research help video

Here are some tips for finding government documents. If you know the title of the government document you need, search it by title in the library catalogue, using the "title begins with" option from the drop down menu. You can also use the department or ministry name as an author, and select Author Keyword from the dropdown menu. A catalogue search will find print, and more likely Ebook formats. If you don't know the title or author, try searching for words that might be in the title of the document, or for the name of the issuing government, department or agency. E-book collections like the Canadian Public Policy Collection are good sources for government documents, including federal, municipal and provincial. You can find the Ebooks collections here, and you can watch our video on Ebooks to learn more about them. International government documents are found in collections such as the World Bank eLibary, the OECD iLibrary, Access UN, and the EU Bookshop. These collections are under the databases tab, in databases by subject. Select Government Publications from the dropdown menu, and this list will pop up. Google is useful too, because most current government publications are only published on the internet. Use our specialized Google search engines found on the Government Publications Subject Guides. There are also subjects guides specific to Government Publications in BC, Canada, the European Union, Intergovernmental Organizations, the United Kingdom, the United Nations and the United States. These guides recommend specific databases, journals, web resources, and more. For more help, watch our videos on Ebooks, Search Tips, and Subject Guides. Good luck with your research!