Therefore, it is necessary to be familiar with H.M.S.O's services and catalogs when working with British Government Publications. H.M.S.O. Annual Catalog. Van Pelt receives only the Annual catalog. This catalog and its predecessors go back to 1922 and have various titles. Arrangement is by agency responsible for the publication but Parliament is listed first.
Cumulative indexes cover five and ten year periods.
The index gives subject terms and abbreviates the agency responsible for publication. References are to page numbers. Remember when using the cumulated indexes that the main volumes have continuous pagination for five or ten year periods. Parliamentary Papers are included and it is possible to use the catalog to verify command papers by subject or number. Also included are recent Acts and Statutory Instruments for Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.