Numerous finding tools are available through government agencies, library databases, and Internet Search Engines and Directories. Many government publications in Briggs Library can be identified through the library catalog, as well. Tangible Documents are located on the Lower Level of the library and classified under the SuDoc classification system. The Government Documents Roundtable also has an interactive tutorial for the Superintendent of Documents classification systme. This classification system arranges materials by the issuing government agency. The Guide to U.S. Government Publications is a standard reference source for federal agency classifications and class chronology and can be found on the Upper Level of the library and in the Documents Department. (Z1223 .Z7 A5gud).

Try searching federal databases, library databases, the library catalog, and the Internet for government information on a vast variety of topics.

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This guide is only an introduction to locating government materials.
For more in-depth information or for assistance in using these sources, contact the

Government Documents Department.

 

Vickie Mix, Documents Librarian
Telephone: (605) 688-5958

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This page last updated 4 Aug 2008