Tuesday, November 2, 2010

The Changing Face of Government Documents


As the lean new ready reference collection is being prepared items are starting to be cut. Several government documents are being moved from ready reference into the general government document collection. However, even though reference librarians might not have the print at your fingertips, all items removed have online substitutes listed on the library's government documents website. The link is on the main page below the photo.

While you're on the gov docs site, take a look around. There were several changes made this fall including a new statistics, citation and international section with links to wonderful free resources. There is also the federal and state section. If you are interested in learning more about the history of the Government Printing Office and the federal depository library, then visit the about us page and watch the great GPO YouTube video.

The physical government documents collection is located on the first floor of Schwob Library. Most items can be checked out at circulation. They can be found in GIL, and many are available free online.

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