The collection contains documents from the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of government, in formats including paper, microfiche, diskette, CD-ROM, and online access to Government Agencies data resources or Web pages. During nights and weekends, service is provided from the general Reference Desk on the main floor. The collection is available whenever the third floor is open. Faculty may make arrangements with the Documents Librarian for bibliographic instruction for any class they teach. We are happy to make arrangements to meet with classes for instruction about research methods within the documents collection.
Appointments are especially necessary for evening classes.
Please call the Documents Department if you desire to make an appointment. How To Find Information Most documents cannot be found through the LC online catalog, although we are working to incorporate the database for this collection into the general library catalog. There are indexes within the Documents Department for use in finding research materials suitable to your needs. The Documents Librarian and Documents Assistants are available to provide additional assistance. Check with the Documents staff before assuming that any U.S. Document is not available in the Henderson Library.