They carry out the Area's operations and provide assistance to the Reference Librarians who assist documents users and retrieve information and data from the documents collection. The journal titles and holdings found in the documents collection are many, go back many years, and may be found in either paper, microfiche, or microfilm. Many agencies issue posters and flyers of all sizes which are graphic, pictorial, or textual information or messages. There are several hundred compact and floppy disks which covering almost an equal number of topics and subjects. Many of these disks are a unique source of information.
Many disks reflect a title which is issued monthly, annually, or irregularly.
Some are databases, some are agency compilations of its publications. There are publications in a Braille format for the visually handicapped. Other bibliographic publications list available Braille publications and other media for the handicapped. There have been many agency's publications which were published but are now easily accessible to the public because of the Internet. Sources of the latest information on basic medical and health care rules and regulations and the latest statistics about injuries, illnesses, diseases, births, deaths, marriages, and divorces.