Lilly Library has been providing free public access to U.S. government information since its designation as a federal depository in 1906. We currently receive approximately 12% of all government publications available through the Federal Depository Library Program and base our selection profile on the needs of the college community and local patrons.

The government documents area is on the first floor and is shelved according to the Superintendent of Documents system (SuDoc). This means that the documents are arranged by Departments and Independent Agencies and then by the offices or bureaus within that group. The government documents collection is available during the hours the library is open.

For assistance with using government documents , please contact either of the following people:

Linda Petrie - petriel@wabash.edu or x6361
Jeff Beck - beckj@wabash.edu or x6346

LINKS

GPO Access 1994-

GPO Access is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government. The information provided on this site is the official, published version and the information retrieved from GPO Access can be used without restriction, unless specifically noted. GPO Access provides free online use of over 1,000 databases of Federal information in over 70 applications. GPO Access databases include

Popular regulatory materials such as the Federal Register and The Code of Federal Regulations

Critical Congressional products such as the Congressional Record and Congressional Bills

Important business materials such as Commerce Business Daily (CBDNet)

Congressional Universe (Restricted for use only by members of the Wabash Community)

Congressional Universe is a Web-based service providing access to federal legislative information. Various directories and journals are also included. Access is through the
Wabash network only.

Its coverage includes:

Hearing transcripts and submitted testimony from the 100th Congress forward
Committee reports from the 101st Congress forward
Bills -- all versions of all legislation introduced from the 101st Congress forward
Public laws from the 100th Congress forward
Selected committee prints from the 104th Congress forward
Congressional documents from the 104th Congress forward
Congressional Record from the 99th Congress forward
Federal Register from 1980 forward
Current Code of Federal Regulations
Current U.S. Code
National Journal and Congress Daily

Researchers have access t

Bill tracking for the 101st Congress to the present
Congressional member biographical and committee assignment information
Floor votes back to the 100th Congress
Congressional member legislative and voting information
Congressional member financial information
Information on all the committees and subcommittees of the current Congress, including committee and subcommittee mission, address, staffers, and members
Hot bills -- comprehensive coverage of the hottest public policy issues

Google - UncleSam

Google is one of the most comprehensive search engines; Google/Uncle Sam searches only government (.gov) and military (.mil) websites.

FirstGov

FirstGov is an easy-to-search, free-access website designed to give you a centralized place to find information from local, state, and U.S. Government Agency websites.