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Government Documents
Government Documents
The government information collection includes all kinds and formats of government publications, such as maps, videos, books and even a few games.
The Government Documents collection of Courtright Memorial library was established in 1967 as a partial U.S. Federal Depository Library. The Federal Depository Library Program was established to provide free public access to information produced by the Federal Government. Most of the federal government documents received through this program are located in the documents collection on the 2nd floor of the library. Some documents are added to the periodicals collection, and others to the reference collection. We currently select 14% of all documents available to depository libraries.
Our government document collection is only partially cataloged and listed in our Catalog OPAL. If you are looking for older material, you would need to go to the collection on the second floor and browse.
This collection provides American citizens with direct online access to the basic Federal Government documents that define our democratic society. These titles contain information about the democratic process that are critical to informed citizens. They support the public's right to know about the essential activities of their Government.
A libguide from U of Missouri - from 1780 to the present, this links to U. S. government documents listing retail prices for typical consumer purchases, and wages for common occupations. All data is for the United States unless specifically indicated.