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Government Documents
Intern Training, 8/13/2015
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Federal Documents
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The FDLP was established by Congress to ensure public access to government information
Government Printing Office gathers documents, creates records, and sends them to the participating FDLP libraries.
Federal Depository Library Program
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Jackson has been a depository since 1963, but have some earlier documents.
We have print, microfiche, and online collections
Some documents have been digitized for the Home Economics & Nutrition Pamphlets
http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/ref/collection/HENP/id/567
This is part of the ASERL Center of Excellence program
UNC Chapel Hill is our regional repository
Our collection
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North Carolina Documents
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Print, microfiche (mostly microfiche), and online links
Some documents have been sent to regular stacks.
The collection transitioned to online only in late 2000s.
The collection is mostly mid-1980s up.
Our Collection
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Finding depository documents
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Majority of print documents are in Ferguson’s remote storageand are searchable in catalog.
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A few are in cataloging (C)
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Major documents are in reference (Census, Statutes at Large).
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Microfiche are in the Jackson Library Reading Room (for now).
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The federal documents use the SuDoc Classification System.
The NC documents use a similar system.
If a call number has a colon [:], then it is a SuDoc and not LC.
Example: PR 41.8:B 52/2
Want to play with SuDocs?
Classification System
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Print federal document in storage
Record will eventually reflect storage & include a request button
Print NC document in storage
Record will eventually reflect storage & include a request button
Microfiche
Online federal document
Examples of Catalog Records
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Check policies for remote storage if you have questions (or come get Lynda or Susan)
Requests for material received on weekdays before 1:00 PM will be available for pickup at the Jackson Library Checkout Desk at 5:00 PM that day.
Accessing remote documents
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Staff/Student/Faculty
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Staff/Student/Faculty
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Staff/Student/Faculty
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Non-UNCG patron
FILL ME OUT!
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Google advanced searching: site:.gov
USA.gov: Portal to online government information
ProQuest Congressional: Materials (hearings, reports, transcript of the floor debates, and more) for both houses of Congress.
See Government Information Research Guide for more!
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