Metadata fields and values can be used to increase the relevancy of your searches. The metadata fields available for GAO Reports and Comptroller General Decisions are listed in the table below. Metadata fields and values are used throughout FDsys for
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Metadata Field Display Name
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Metadata Field Definition
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Field Operator
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Field Operator Example
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Notes
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Collection
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The collection to which the document belongs. Typically the same as the publication or series.
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collection:
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collection:gaoreports
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"gaoreports" is used for Congressional Documents
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Government Author
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The names of the Government organizations responsible for authoring or assembling the document.
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governmentauthor:
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governmentauthor:"government accountability office"
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Publication Date
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The date the document was first made available to the public.
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publishdate:
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publishdate:1995-07-01
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Date format is YYYY-MM-DD
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Language
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The language code of the original document, from the ISO639-2b standard.
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language:
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language:en
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eng
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SuDoc Class Number
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The SuDoc class number from the U.S. Superintendent of Documents which classifies Government publications by publishing agency.
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sudocclass:
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sudocclass:"GA 1.13:NSIAD-97-218"
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The SuDoc Class stem is GA 1.13: and the report number (e.g., NSIAD-97-218) is added to complete the SuDoc Class Number.
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Ingestion Date
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The date the document was ingested into the FDsys preservation repository.
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ingestdate:
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ingestdate:2009-08-15
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Date format is YYYY-MM-DD
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Electronic Location (URL)
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The URL where the document or the document in context (the content detail page) is located.
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url:
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url:"http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-218/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-97-218.pd"
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Publisher
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The government organization who publishes the document or publication. Not typically the Government Printing Office (who serves as the printer and distributor), except in the case of Congressional publications.
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publisher:
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publisher:"u.s. government printing office"
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Branch
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The branch of Government responsible for the document's contents.
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branch:
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branch:legislative
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Possible Values:
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
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Type of Resource
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The media type for the document, typically "text". Defined as part of the Library of Congress MODS standard.
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typeofresource:
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typeofresource:text
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Record Origin
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How the record was originally generated. Typically "machine generated."
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recordorigin:
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recordorigin:"machine generated"
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Title
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The title of the publication.
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title:
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title:"federal workforce"
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Report Number
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The "REPORTNUM" attribute found in the Indexing Terms section of the text file or the B-number found in the Comptroller General Reports.
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reportnumber:
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reportnumber:"GAO-06-1094T"
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GAO Report Type
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Type of GAO publication including briefing report, chapter report, decision, fact sheet, statement of record, letter report (blue book), correspondence, staff study, testimony, or other written product.
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reporttype:
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reporttype:"chapter report"
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Possible Values:
Briefing Report
Chapter Report
Decision
Fact Sheet
Statement of Record
Letter Report (Blue Book)
Correspondence
Staff Study
Testimony
Oral Presentation
Other Written Product
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Series
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Prior to FY01, report series abbreviations included the GAO division or office that performed the analysis for the report. For example, in the report number "RCED-99-47," "RCED" is the report series abbreviation, and it stands for "Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division."
Beginning with FY01, all issuing division or office information was removed from the report number. Report numbers now begin with "GAO."
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seriesabbrev:
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seriesabbrev:RCED
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Possible Values:
See table below
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Subject
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The "SUBJECT" attribute found in the Indexing Terms section of the text file. Includes references to countries, states, treaties, programs, and other named things that are relevant to the subject of the report.
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gaosubject:
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gaosubject:"data collection"
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Report Identifiers
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The "IDENTIFIER" attribute found in the Indexing Terms section of the text file. Includes specific government programs and systems.
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gaoidentifier:
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gaoidentifier:"HHS Child Support Enforcement Program"
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Account Number
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The "ACCOUNTNO" attribute found in the Indexing Terms section of the text file. This is the GAO account number for this report.
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accountnumber:
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accountnumber:A00732
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Citation
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The GPO standard method for searching citation references from the selected publication.
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citation:
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citation:GAO-06-359R
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CFR Citation
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Citation references to the Code of Federal Regulations. Examples include "40 CFR 32", "40 CFR 32.132" or "40 CFR Chapter II".
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cfrcitation:
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crfrcitation:"29 CFR 37"
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Congressional Bills Citation
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Citation references to Congressional Bills. Examples include, "H.R. 99", "S. 99" "H.J. Res. 99", "S.J. Res. 99", "H. Con. Res. 99", "S. Con. Res. 99", "H. Res. 99" or "S. Res. 99".
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billscitation:
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billscitation:"h.r. 1"
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Public and Private Law References
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Citation references to Public or Private Laws. For example, "Public Law 110-32" or "Private Law 110-3".
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plawcitation:
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plawcitation:"Public Law 107-314"
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United States Code Citation
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Citation references to the United States Code. For example, "42 U.S.C. 5841" or "42 U.S.C. App. 99"
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uscodecitation:
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uscodecitation:"47 U.S.C. 214"
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Statutes at Large Citation
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Citation references to Statutes at Large. For example, "88 Stat. 1242".
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statutecitation:
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statutecitation:"121 Stat. 266"
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Reference Citation
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Reference to another document within the text of a document.
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refcitation:
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refcitation:"h.r. 1"
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