The Library of the University of Kansas City was designated a depository library in 1938. The Federal depository collection provides original source materials for research and study of the activities, programs, and policies of the federal government. The collection is comprehensive, encompassing current and historical materials in a wide range of subject areas. Collection strengths include statistical sources, a complete collection of the Bureau of the Census publications, extensive business, labor and education statistics and periodicals, reports from a variety of departments, agencies, and commissions, and comprehensive legislative materials. Although materials must be used in the building, all are welcome to use the collection.
Materials are available in paper, microfiche , and electronic format.
Some compact disk products such as Census data for Missouri and Kansas are available on the University Libraries Reference Web Menu and on the government documents workstations in Reference. The Library is also a selective depository for Missouri State documents in paper format and microfiche format. GPO Monthly Catalog - Online catalog for US publications since 1976. Earlier catalogs in paper at the Miller Nichols Library. Bureau of the Census Homepage Fedstats - statistical data from more than 70 federal agencies.