MSU Libraries:
The MSU Libraries are a partial depository of government documents, receiving about 28% of all materials published by the U.S. federal government. Some of this collection is dispersed throughout the library, while most of it is kept separately in the Government Documents print or microform collections.
Finding Government Documents Online
- MSU Libraries Government Information Recommended Internet Sites
- Provides Federal, State and International government information
- Organized by subject areas and annotated
- GPO/FirstSearch
- Indexes U.S. government documents from 1976 - present.
- Included direct access to web versions of the documents, if provided.
- Found on MSU Libraries Databases A - Z Web page.
- Online Government Document resources.
- Search www.google.com/unclesam (Google's separate search engine for government documents)
- Search USA.gov (the federal government's search site)
- Online Catalog of US Government Publications -- the home page for the Government Printing Office with useful links to government information and a search capability.
- Google Advanced Search options – Limit the domain to .gov (or to a specific government domain like .usgs.gov) and Google will search that site for you.
Locating government documents in the MSU Libraries
- Because MSU does NOT catalog most of its government documents, ask a librarian for assistance in locating materials.
- Ask a librarian for assistance with locating materials at MSU
- Ask at the Reference Desk.
- Call the Reference Desk at (270)809-2053 or toll-free 1-866-774-6612 during library hours.
- E-mail reference questions to reference@murraystate.edu.