Government Documents

Government Information Resources
from Rebecca Crown Library

Dominican University’s Rebecca Crown Library has been a Federal Depository Library since 1966.  The Library currently selects 34% of all publications printed by the Government Printing Office, the federal agency responsible for publishing information produced by the Federal Government.

The majority of Crown Library's Government Document Collection is housed on the second floor of the library and is organized according to SuDoc, the Superintendent of Documents classification system.

The collection offers a wide array of publications from all branches of the U.S.government.  Collected formats include print, microfiche, and CD.  The collection's strengths include census materials, the Congressional Record and its predecessor, the Congressional Globe, dating to 1834, and a partial collection of the U.S. Serials Set.

For questions about the Government Documents collection, please contact Ken Orenic at 708-524-6886 or korenic@dom.edu.

Goverment Search Engines

GPO Access
GPO Access is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to a wealth of important information products and services produced by the Federal Government. Information is organized and searchable by government branch: Executive, Judicial and Legislative.  Search for government publications using the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications search box.
 
USA.Gov
USA.Gov is an index of government information organized by four groups:  Citizens, Businesses and Nonprofits, Government Employees and Visitors to the U.S.  The section on Citizens includes subsections for Kids, Parents, Military and Veterans and Americans Abroad.  Government information is also listed by topic, such as sections on Benefits and Grants, Jobs and Education, and Science and Technology.

Google U.S. Government Search
Google U.S. Government Search allows users to search for
 
Primer on the Legislative Process