Access to Collections

ACCESS: 1992-present accessible through CONSULS; previous years accessible through various catalogs. U. S. Federal Government Documents CLASSIFICATION: Earlier publications classed by sudocs number; recent publications classed by LC. Center

LOCATION: Earlier publications in government documents area; later publications in circulating collection. MAY 1, 2010

The Government Printing Office web site, GPO Access (http://www.gpoaccess.gov)

LEXIS-NEXIS Congressional () for congressional research.

USA.gov (http://www.usa.gov), the U.S. Government's official web portal offers multiple ways to retrieve government information. Hidden Treasures in American History

Census.gov: Census bureau website has census information The U.S. Federal Government Documents Center is a federal categorized under People and Households as well as Business and depository library for publications from the Government Printing Industry. Office (GPO).

For further information about Government Documents, contact the The Government Printing Office (GPO) administers the depository Documents Center in person (Buley library), by telephone (203- program, prints publications for all three branches of the federal 392-5732), or E-Mail ([email protected]) government, and distributes them to libraries in Congressional districts.

Designed by Frank Boateng, ILS 503 Spring 2010 The U.S. federal government collection includes Congressional materials, laws and regulation, public presidential papers, statistics, census information, and foreign policy documents. Highlights of the Collection Research & Instruction Services  Congressional Records  Statutes at Large Research Assistance  Declassified Documents  Decennial Census  By appointment with Government Information Librarian  Presidential Papers (203- 392-5131)  Congressional Hearings  Foreign Relations of the United States  In person / walk-in: meet a librarian at the Buley library,  Congressional Serial Sets Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.  Code of Federal Regulations  Economic Report of the President  Phone: 203-392-5732  CIA’s World Fact Book  Budget of the U. S. Federal Government  Email: govdoc@ southernct.edu  War Department Documents  Instant Messaging: Screen name BuleyRef (AIM, GTalk, and Yahoo) Additional Sources of Congressional Information Instruction Bills – Accessible through THOMAS: http://thomas.loc.gov/ Government documents center orientation sessions are available Hearings – Indexed in LEXIS-NEXIS Congressional - for both groups and individuals. Instructions for classes can focus http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp/ on specific resources, collections, or subject areas.

Debates – in the Congressional Record – and LEXIS-NEXIS Contact the main desk on the first floor of Hilton C. Buley Library Congressional, 1985+ to request an orientation or instruction session.