Before the depository system became law, Dartmouth acquired state government publications on an individual basis from the various agencies. The collection supports the instructional and research needs of Dartmouth undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty, and is a source of information for many other library users within and beyond the College community. The heaviest demand is for statistical and analytical publications on socioeconomic, cultural, and historical matters. Various administrative offices on campus make extensive use of the collection, particularly legal materials.
Many publications supply information on counties and towns as well.
We occasionally acquire publications on CD or videocassette. There is online access to New Hampshire government information, although not publications as such, via the state s home page . Depository shipments arrive about once a month. Cataloged items are housed in Baker or appropriate associated libraries. Publications that are ephemeral in nature are housed in vertical file collections, the largest of which is located in Baker's Reference Department.