The department also serves as a general service point for library patrons. Reference - Staff members in the Documents Department provide reference assistance for the library's collection of government materials. This may be as simple as assisting patrons in locating a needed item or as complex as seeking out a particular fact or bit of information. Feel free to contact the Documents Department for assistance in accessing government information. Instruction - Instruction on accessing government information is provided in two ways.
Several sessions are devoted to the topic of government information.
Consult the schedule of library instructional sessions for exacts dates and times. Course-specific sessions are provided by the documents librarian in cooperation with the library's instruction program. The documents librarian is available to meet with classes and to provide instruction in the access and use of government information in both traditional and electronic formats. Contact the documents librarian or the library instruction coordinator for additional information or to schedule an instructional session. Microforms - The Documents Department is the main service point for the library's microform collections.