The Government Documents Collection, located on the main level of the Main Library, contains more than 250,000 publications published by various agencies of the United States Government from 1832 to the present. These publications provide information on a vast range of subjects and in many formats, including print, microfiche, CD-ROM and floppy disks, videotapes, and online resources. Most government documents are shelved by Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) number, which groups them by issuing agency rather than by subject. Assistance in finding and using government publications may be obtained from staff members in offices 216 and 211. Most government documents we have received since 1976 have been cataloged and may be charged out at the Circulation Desk unless they are stamped "Not to be taken from the Library."
The finding tools and resources included on the following pages should help you to identify and locate the publications included in our Government Documents collection.