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Federal Depository Library ProgramThe Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library is a congressionally designated depository for U.S. Government documents. Public access to the government documents collection is guaranteed by public law. (Title 44 United States Code). The King Library is one of over 1,300 libraries in the United States designated as a federal depository library. The library joined the depository program in 1962 and serves California's 16th U.S. Congressional District.

 

Finding Government Information

How to search for Government Publications at the King Library

  1. From the library's catalog, click on the Advanced Search tab, next to the Basic tab.
  2. Type in your key words, this example is looking for Congressional Hearings on Health issues.
  3. Limit location to SJSU
  4. Limit to Government Publications: Federal (or state,etc.)

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  Try our online Catalog to find a government publication!

 

Location Map for Government Publications at King Library

 

Understanding Government Publications Call Numbers

Citing Government Publications

Two sources for citing: DocsCite and RefWorks. Arizona State University has set  up an interactive program, called DocsCite.  Use this to cite in either APA or MLA style. RefWorks also has a government publication module.

  • DocsCite
    DocCite is a step by step guide to citing government publications.
  • RefWorks  
      
    Use RefWorks to save and manage your citations online. Group Code/PW necessary for Google Scholar - Get Password

Mega-Government Site

  • Government Sites
    A mega site to national and international government resources that is produced by the University of Vanderbilt.
 

Search the Internet for Government Information

USASearch -is the official U.S. gateway to federal and state government information. USASearch also searches local, regional and international government sites.

GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) provides free online access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.

 

 

Government Publications Catalog

A meta-database from the federal government, the Government Publications Catalog  is a federated search engine that searches multiple U.S. Federal government databases, retrieving reports, articles, and citations while providing direct links to selected resources available online. This is a new version (October, 2010) of the Government Publications Catalog and is also called Metalib because of its ability to search the catalog and other government databases.

Congressional Serial Set

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Government Printing Office

The Government Printing Office (GPO) celebrates 150 years of service to the country with an historical video.

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