The computer will search for the root word and alternate endings. The symbol used for truncation varies from database to database. Government Publications Some of the most useful resources for your project will be government publications. Monthly Catalog, Environment, GeoRef, Agricola and ERIC all index government documents that have been published in their subject areas. Once you determine that a particular document has been published, you should check the WU Libraries' catalog to see if we own it.
Many government agencies publish a good deal of their information on the Internet.
For help finding this information, see a librarian. To place an ILL request for an article in a journal that WU does not subscribe to, you may fill out a pink Article Request form available at the Reference Desk or choose the Interlibrary Loan Article option on the InfoStation and the WebStation. Ask at the Reference Desk for more information. If the library does not own a book or government document that you need, you must first check Orbis and request it through there. Compiled by Linda Maddux, Science Librarian.