Government Resources
The Benedictine College Library is one of seventeen Congressionally designated selective Federal Depository Libraries in the State of Kansas. The regional depository is at the University of Kansas Anschutz Library.
Free public access to the Government Documents Collection is available during regular library hours. The main collection is housed on the library's third floor. Although some documents are available for in-house reference use only, most U.S. government books, periodicals, and other publications may be checked out with a Benedictine library card or borrowed through interlibrary loan. In addition, many federal documents available online may be retrieved by searching the library's online catalog. Arranged by the Superintendent of Documents Classification (SuDoc) system according to federal issuing agency, the documents collection includes current and historical resources for all subject areas, including health, business, military science, science and technology, and the arts.
KEY RESOURCES FOR IDENTIFYING & ACCESSING DOCUMENTS
- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications - Online catalog for federal publications, both historic and current, with direct links to those available online. Updated daily!
- govinfo - A service of the Government Publishing Office providing free public access to official publications from all three branches of the U.S. Federal Government
- Cornerstone Documents and Other Resources - Online access to our nation's cornerstone documents and resources from the three branches of U.S. Federal Government
- United States Government Manual - Leadership, agencies, and programs of the three branches of federal government
- HathiTrust Federal Government Documents Registry - Access to historical U.S. government information not digitally available through GPO or agency websites
- Federal Depository Library Program LibGuides - Research starters or subject guides contributed by Federal Depository Library staff
SEARCH ENGINES & DATA
- MetaLib - Searches multiple government databases simultaneously
- USA.gov - Government-sponsored search engine and A to Z Index of federal agencies
- Science.gov - Gateway to U.S. Federal Science
- Data.gov - U.S. Government open data, tools, and resources for conducting research
LAW & REGULATIONS
- Congress.gov
- Constitution Annotated
- United States Code
- Public Laws
- United States Reports
- Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR)
