About this Guide
This guide serves as a starting point for conducting research using United States government information and the Federal Depository Library collection at KU.
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Topic specific guides are being developed. Please make suggestions for additonal topical guides.
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Introduction
Government Information Resources and the KU Libraries Government Information Collections
The KU Libraries has information resources from a number of government and international government organizations. These include:
- U.S. Federal Government. Member, Federal Depository Library Program since 1869, and Regional Library in FDLP since 1976
- U.N. Depository Program
- European Union Depository Program
- Official Publications of the United Kingdom
- State of Kansas Government Information (tangible collection located in the Specner Research Library)
- World Bank
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Materials from these and other organizations may be available in print, microfiche or microfilm, computerized media such as CD-ROM or DVD, and via the Internet. Most materials are in the Anschutz Library. (State of Kansas materials are in the Kansas Collection, Kenneth Spencer Research Library). Internet based resources are generally available from any computer with a live Internet connection, including computers in KU Libraries (please note, some resources may require a KU affiliation in order to access from a non-KU computer).
Topical Guides for United States Government Information
- U.S. Government Information -- Guide to the tangible Federal Depository Collection
- *U.S. Government Information - Introduction
- U.S. Government Information - Legislation - Guide to publications and records that document the process
- Open Access to U.S. Government Records
- U.S. Government Information for American Indian Studies
- U.S. Government Information for Investigative Reporting
Depository Library
The University of Kansas Libraries was designated a Federal Depository Library (FDL) January 27th, 1869 and a Regional Federal Depository Library (FDL) for Kansas August 19th, 1976.
The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) is a progam of the Government Printing Office (GPO).
Click here to view the Federal Depository Library Directory.
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