Basic information about government publications McConnell Library's documents collection How to find government information Basic information about government publications Government information includes any publications issued by local, state, national, or international governments. If you are writing a research paper, a search for government information on your topic should be an essential step in your search. The government publishes information on topics ranging from AIDS to the environment. In fact, it is hard to think of a topic you would not find in government documents.
Government information includes laws, regulations, statistics, consumer information, and much more.
It may be in the form of reference works, books, periodicals, bibliographies, pamphlets, maps, and cd-roms. Government information is generally considered to be reliable. However, McConnell Library does have a substantial number of federal documents. Many federal documents are cataloged and given call numbers lke other library materials. Federal documents are searchable via the McConnell Library Online Catalog.