The majority of the collection is shelved on the 3rd floor Holland Library by SuDoc numbers. The microfiche document collection is located in the Microforms Room in Holland Library, where micro readers printers are located for ease of use. Owen Science Library houses government documents that are related to their collection areas, including microfiche and topographic maps. Most of these documents are shelved by SuDoc numbers except microfiche and topographic maps which are located on the second floor and the basement in the Owen Science Library. Documents ReferenceAssistance Reference assistance for government documents is provided at the Reference Desk in each library.
All reference librarians assist users with the documents collection.
When users need special help, they are referred to the documents coordinator or to the subject specialists. In addition, circulation statistics for the documents collection will be reviewed regularly to monitor collection use. Resource Sharing Selection and weeding decisions are made with the knowledge of the scope of other depository collections in the region. The University of Idaho, which is a full depository library is just seven miles away from Washington State University. The University of Idaho and Washington State University share their general resources as well as government documents collection.