Consult the Government Information web page to identify and locate government resources. Collections Documents Department staff members are responsible for the receipt and maintenance of the library's collection of federal publications and maps. In addition, staff members maintain the library's collection of microforms and curriculum materials. South Dakota state publications are received in the department before being sent to the library's Cataloging Department for processing. Federal Documents - Hilton M. Briggs Library has participated in in the Federal Depository Library Program since 1889.
Many materials are available via the Internet in addition to traditional print formats.
Consult the Government Information page for assistance in locating government information. Maps - Maps received through the Federal Depository Library Program are housed near the Documents Collection on the lower level of the library. Holdings include USGS topographic maps for all fifty states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and Antarctica. Other collections of note are USGS survey maps, the Bureau of Land Management land-use and mineral management maps, and the Defense Mapping Agency nautical charts. Indexes for identifying names and numbers of specific maps are located in the Documents Office.