The breadth of government document coverage supports most disciplines. Formats and Types of Materials Paper copy is preferred for most frequently used documents. Duplicate copies are purchased for heavily used reference material such as Statistical Abstract of the U.S. Statistical data is preferred in electronic format to make downloading a viable option. An increasing amount of government information is now available on the internet. Monthly Marcive records of government documents loaded into the Quest, BC Libraries' online catalog, currently include URL's for online formats.
Most materials collected are in the English language.
The depository collection is a current documents collection. Date of Publication Current publications are acquired. A limited number of earlier titles, both book and serials, are purchased as needed for replacement purposes. The BC Libraries' online catalog can be searched by Superintendent of Documents classification number to get a better idea of what specific titles the government document collection contains. SBA Small Business Ad.