Location:The government documents collections are located mainly on the Second Floor of the Main Library and on the Main Floor of the Science Library. However,

Please note!! Many of these documents have been moved to an off-site repository. Documents housed at the repository can be retrieved on request.

 

• Reference sources for government documents as well as selected CD-ROMs and selected Census Bureau publications are now housed on the first floor of the Main Library in the Main Reference area. Each collection of documents is arranged and shelved primarily by a classification system that is unique to that collection and not by the Library of Congress Classification System, which is used in the rest of the University of Georgia Libraries.

Access & Reference: Please note!! Reference service for government documents has been merged with the Main Reference Department on the first floor of the Main Library.

U. S. Government Publications (1976 to present) can be located through the Libraries' online catalog, GIL (GALILEO Interconnected Libraries). Please be advised that bibliographic records for electronic publications and non-depository publications have not yet been added to the catalog but will be added at a later date. In addition, specific holdings information about the U.S. Government Publications in our collection is being added over time to the catalog and may not be available on the day you search GIL. Please ask a reference librarian for assistance if you have a question about whether the Libraries own a specific U.S. Government publication.

Additional access to U.S. Government Publications is provided by GPO Monthly Catalog (1976 to present) on GALILEO@UGA (password required), and on Impact (a stand-alone workstation on the second floor of the Main Library).

Most specialized print and CD-ROM indexes and catalogs for the government documents collections are located on the first floor of the Library in the Main Reference Department. In addition, several online indexes and other resources for government information research, including United Nations, Canadian, and U.S. government information are available to on-campus users at Electronic Resource Subscriptions for Government Information.

The government documents collections may be utilized anytime during Library hours. Certain documents and resources, however, are only available during Main Reference desk hours or, in some cases, by special appointment with a government documents specialist arranged through the Main Reference Department (706 542-3251).

Circulation: Most of the documents in these collections circulate for four weeks. Some documents circulate with special permission, which can be granted only by a government documents specialist. There are some documents (e.g., reference materials, publications of the U.S. Bureau of the Census, documents in microformat and certain documents in electronic format), which do not circulate. If there are any questions concerning the circulation of materials, please contact the Main Reference Desk.