Government Documents
The Mudd is part of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). Some of Lawrence's 320,000 government documents are in LUCIA, the library catalog -- but not many. To find U.S. government publications, use one of the catalogs listed below.
The library is also a "Selective Depository Library" for State of Wisconsin documents, which means that we receive a portion of the thousands of documents published by Wisconsin state agencies.
Federal and State government documents have their own numbering system. Use the library's Guide to Understanding the Government Document Numbering System for additional information.
Catalogs
- GPO.
An index to all the federal government publications distributed through the Federal Depository Library Program. From FirstSearch. [LU only] - Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (1994 to present)
Another version of the index available from the Government Printing Office Web site. - Monthly Catalog (1895-1995)
Printed version of the index that provides access to older publications.
Location: Bibliography area (behind reference offices, first floor)
Databases
- American State Papers, 1789-1838
Search or browse these legislative and executive documents, many originating from the important period between 1789 and the beginning of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set in 1817. - U.S. Congressional Serials Set
Search or browse the Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, originally published in approximately 13,800 bound volumes. - Serials Set Maps, 1817-1980
The maps published as part of U.S. Congressional Serial Set publications.
