Government Information
	Address:                                     110 Stapleton Library   431 South Eleventh Street        Indiana, PA 15705	Phone: 724-357-4892 (Office)              724-357-3006 (Reference Desk)  Email:  mcdevitt@iup.edu

Background:

IUP Libraries have served as a depository for US documents since 1962 and for  Pennsylvania
since 1972.  As a depository, it houses and makes available publications issued by agencies/departments of the Federal and State governments.  Our current collection is housed on the first floor of Stapleton Library near the Reference Department . Federal documents are arranged by Superintendent of Documents (SUDOCS) Number.  (SUDOCS information.)   Maps are housed in cabinets near the Reference Area. (Map listing ) Older publications can be found elsewhere in the Library integrated in other collections. For assistance with U.S. or Pennsylvania Government Information, contact us at 724-357-4892 or email Theresa McDevitt . More information on our collections.

Getting Started:

For over a decade federal and state government information has been increasingly available
over the Internet. Today, 92% of information traditionally located through the depository library
is available on the Internet. Good Starting places for US Government Information are the following:

• GPO Access Catalog of Federal Government Publications

• Marcive Catalog of  Federal Government Publications 

• U.S. Government Google Search http://www.google.com/ig/usgov

Specialized Databases

     More information is available from the following specialized databases:

Free  Government  Databases

• American Factfinder

• Census 200 Gateway

• Catalog of US Government Publications

• DOE Information Bridge

• Fedworld Information Network

• Forms.gov

• Homeland Security Digital Library

• PubMed

• Thomas

• Search Multiple GPO databases

• US Government Information by Subject or Type

Commercial Products

• Congressional Universe

• CQ Electronic Library 

• Lexis Nexis/Academic Universe

• Military and Government Collection  

• NCJRS

• PAIS International      

• STAT-USA

• Statistical Universe

Chat reference for Government Information Inquiries

   A national chat reference service for government information is available at:
   Government Information Online: Ask a Librarian Chat 

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