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About Federal Government Documents @ Bierce Library

  • Bierce Library has been a selective depository of U.S. government publications since 1963. Currently, the Library receives about 60% of the government publications that are distributed by the Government Printing Office (GPO), including electronic items. The emphasis of the collection is on statistics, business, education, applied science, social and political science, and history. 
  • As a participant in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), Bierce Library at The University of Akron provides public access to publications of the United States government in print, microform, audio-visual, CD-ROM, and electronic formats.  Documents are distributed to Depository Libraries located in 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Federated States of Micronesia and U.S. territories at no charge. In return, these libraries make the documents available to the public.
  • Federal government publications include official documents from Congress, the President, brochures and research papers on a wide range of current interest topics, scientific and technical studies, statistical publications and data sets, and detailed, authoritative works on nearly all aspects of American history.

 

FDLP Basic Collection

The FDLP Basic Collection is  a core collection of U.S. Government resources made available at all Federal depository libraries. These resources are vital sources of information about the workings and essential activities of the U.S. Government.

Historical Federal Government Publications

The government documents collection in Bierce Library covers over a century of U.S. history, and includes hundreds of thousands of publications. Some of the older historical documents may not be listed in the UA Libraries Catalog. If the materials you are looking for are not listed in the catalog or OhioLINK, contact Susan Ashby for assistance. 

Below are some other resources for searching for historical federal government publications,