- Government documents are publications published by the federal and Iowa governments. This includes various agencies like the Department of Agriculture, the Census Bureau, and Congress.
- Rod Library has been a selective depository for U.S. government publications since 1946
- Rod Library receives approximately 63% of documents distributed by the Government Printing Office
- Collection serves the information needs of the university community as well as people living in the First Congressional District of Iowa
- Government documents and maps can be found through UNISTAR or online sources
- Government documents come in many forms: microfiche, CD-ROM, print, posters, and online
- Collection has information on virtually all topics including federal regulations, civil rights, the population, and education
- Maps are issued by the government as well as private publishers
- Government documents and maps are located at the west end of the 2nd (main) floor past the reference desk
- Most documents circulate
- Collection is freely available to the public but there is a fee for photocopying materials
- Assistance and questions may be directed to the Reference [1] staff
Where Can You Find Government Information?
- Search our online catlog, UNISTAR [2]
There are government documents available in microfiche, print and electronic formats. Microfiche and print documents can be found on the west half of the 2nd floor - Search the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) [3]
CGP is a finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online - Search FDSys [4]
Digitized government publications from all three branches of government. Tutorials on how to use FDSys can be found here. [5] - Search USA.gov [6]
Portal for the U.S. government. Easy to search and free access website designed to give you a centralized place to find information from U.S. local, state and federal government agency websites - Search or browse the Registry of U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects [7]. The Registry contains records for projects that include digitized copies of publications originating from the U.S. Government. It serves as a locator tool for publicly accessible collections of digitized U.S. Government publications.
