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Title: Government Publications


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Government Publications
  • At Pickler Memorial Library

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Government Publications
  • Any material printed, or otherwise reproduced, at
    the expense or by the authority of a governmental
    body.
  • Communicate deliberations of administrative
    bodies
  • Facilitate scholarly communication through
    research reports
  • Inform citizens on a variety of topics

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Government Publications
  • U.S Government Publications (Federal)
  • 1966 Pickler was designated a selective
    depository library
  • Receives 20 of the available federal depository
    documents
  • Missouri State Documents
  • Since 1975, Pickler has been a full depository
    library
  • Receives 100 of the available Missouri
    depository documents.
  • Electronic publishing is changing the depository
    system

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Formats and Locations
  • Government publications come in many formats
    Periodicals, books, microfiche, CDs.
  • So they are found in many library locations
    Reference, periodicals, general collection
  • Some are in Library Catalog with LC call s
    others have SuDoc s

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What is a SuDoc?
  • SuDoc is a classification system
  • Superintendent of Documents
  • The person office who heads the Federal
    Depository Library Program portion of GPO
  • SuDoc system classifies by the agencies who issue
    the publications

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SuDoc Examples
  • Adolescent Steroid Use. HE 1.2Ad 7/2
  • The letters HE refer to the Health and Human
    Services Department
  • The numbers refer to
  • Offices or sub-agencies within the department
  • Type of publication annual report, laws,
    bulletins.

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Finding Government Documents
  • Government Publications Web Page
  • GPO Catalog of Government Publications---Available
    on FirstSearch 1976
  • FirstGov---a comprehensive web site for searching
    the US government publications, designed for
    general public.
  • GPO Access---a service of the US Government
    Printing Office for finding government
    publications on the Internet.
  • Federal Agencies Directory---.  Includes complete
    hierarchical and alphabetical directories of
    federal agencies with links to their Web sites.
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