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Documents at Penn

The Penn Library has been a selective depository for U.S. government documents since the end of the 19th century and holds a strong collection of documents back to the founding of the nation. While Franklin, the Penn Library Catalog, provides access to bibliographic records for much of this material, the Library has many uncataloged documents, particularly in microfiche.  Many documents in digital format, both subscription and online are also available.

 

Major Indexes and Search Tools, with links to some full-text

  • Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1895-1976
    This database provides a comprehensive index to over 1.2 million items published by the U.S. government between January 1895 and June 1976.
  • Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1951-
    A scanned, searchable PDF version of the Monthly Catalog. Covers 1951 - . (public site)
  • Catalog of U.S Government Publications
    Records of documents since July 1976. Links to some full-text. Updated daily. Records for publications dating back to the late 1800s are being added. CGP the central point for locating new and historical Government publications. (public site)
  • FDsys: Federal Digital System
    Includes the full-text of many notable executive, legislative, and judicial government publications. Browse Collections in FDsys. (public site)
  • USA.gov
    U.S. government's official web portal. USA.gov was legislatively mandated through Section 204 of the E-Government Act of 2002. Since 2002, USA.gov has received an annual appropriation from the U.S. Congress. (public site)
  • FedWorld.gov
    A gateway to government information. This site is managed by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) as part of it's information management mandate. (public site)
  • ProQuest Congressional
    Searchable, full-text version of Congressional Publications from 1789 to the present, including the Serial Set. See U.S. Congressional Publications for specifics.
  • ProQuest Legislative Insight
    ProQuest Legislative Insight provides full-text PDF scans of many legislative documents. Legislative Insight organizes these documents by their affiliation with a particular piece of (passed) legislation
 

Documents at Penn

  • Print
    The Penn Library holds many government publications in print form. Print titles are cataloged and shelved in the Libraries or in LIBRA Storage. Records of cataloged documents are listed in Franklin.
  • Readex Microfiche, 1980-1985.
    [Van Pelt Library]
    From January 1980 to December 1985, the Readex republication of all depository documents was received on microfiche. The Library discontinued this subscription in 1985. This microfiche is interfiled with the depository microfiche described below.
  • Depository Microfiche, 1981- .
    [Van Pelt Library]
    Penn Library selects approximately 30% of the U.S. government documents available on deposit. While some depository documents are received in paper and are cataloged in Franklin, a larger number are available only on microfiche. Documents on microfiche are arranged by SuDocs number. Use the print Monthly Catalog, WorldCat, and the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications to find SuDocs numbers.
  • United States Government publications; depository [microform]., 1956-1980. Readex Microprint
    [LIBRA Storage: Microprint #5].
    For January 1956 through December 1980, the Library has a complete collection of U.S. Government depository publications on microprint. Documents can be identified by using the print Monthly Catalog, in which depository documents are marked by a 'bullet'. The microprint is arranged by year and MoCat entry number. LIBRA requests should include "Microprint #5" and the MoCat number.
 

Classic Indexes to U.S. Government Publications

 

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