Colorado College has been
a depository for federal documents since 1890. We have most Congressional
documents from 1789 - , and some departmental series from number 1 - .
Tutt Library is a selective depository, and we receive 33% of the available
items in paper, microfiche, or electronic formats. Decisions about what
we will receive are based upon the needs of the 5th Congressional District
and the Colorado College curriculum. If you need a publication that does
not appear in the
TIGER
catalog, check the
Government
Documents web pages available via the
Tutt
Library home page. If unable to locate the item you seek, it may be
available via
Interlibrary
Loan from Denver Public Library or the University of Colorado Library,
Boulder, both of which are complete (100%) depositories.
University of Colorado,
Colorado Springs (UCCS) and the U.S. Air Force Academy are also
U.S. government publications depositories. Both libraries select 25%
of the publications available. UCCS holds the only ERIC microfiche collection
in the area. The Air Force Academy specializes in military topics. They
also have NTIS technical publications
on microfiche.
LOCATING U.S. GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS IN TUTT LIBRARY
When using any of the following sources, be sure to print the online
record or write down the title of the document and the SuDocs call number
(e.g., A 13.88/2:INT-92). You will find the paper and microfiche documents
in the Governments Documents collection on 1st Floor South. CD-ROMs
are shelved in the cabinet behind the main reference desk. Many records
in the TIGER have web
links to full text.
The TIGER catalog contains
documents received since 1992, and earlier documents are being added.
If you don’t find what you are looking for, or would like more
information on your topic from U.S. Government sources, see the Government
Documents web pages. You will find databases that search for full
text publications or citations. Ask the reference librarian for help
in using the catalog, web pages, and location of items in the collection.
INDEXES TO U.S. GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
MarciveWeb
DOCS, 1976 – current.
Index to all Congressional and departmental documents. Some records
have web full text links. Note the SuDoc call number and the title.
If we own the document, it will be in the paper, microfiche or CD Documents
collection. If you can't locate the document, ask for help at the documents
desk or the reference desk.
The Monthly Catalog, 1895 - 1975
DOCS INDEX AREA
Issued monthly and cumulated annually. Use the annual index to look
up subject, title, or author. Note the item number (1947-1975), or the
page number (1895-1946). Look up the item number or page number in the
monthly issues for that year and note the title and SuDoc call number
(e.g. - L 2.33/2:Sp 45). If you can't locate the document, ask for help
at the documents desk or the reference desk.
Cumulative Subject Index to the Monthly Catalog, 1900 - 1971,
1971 - 1976
DOCS INDEX AREA
Includes departmental and Congressional documents. Arranged by subject
category. Titles of documents appear under each category. Note the title,
year of the Monthly Catalog, and the item or page number in that year
for each document you want (e.g. - (68) 351). Look up item 351 in the
1968 edition of the Monthly Catalog and note the SuDoc call number (e.g.
- Y 4.ED 8/1: Ag 3/2). If you need help locating the document, ask for
assistance at the documents desk or the reference desk.
SPECIALIZED INDEXES AND FULL TEXT DATABASES
Congressional Universe,
1789-1969, and 1970 -
The 1970 - portion of this database provides full text publications
from Congressional committees (Hearings [Testimony], Committee Prints,
Reports, and Documents) for recent years, and citations for earlier
years. For documents with citations only, note the call number and title.
Most of these documents are in Government Documents. Hearings and Committee
Prints with a call number starting with “Y 4.” may be in the
paper or microfiche collections. Documents and Reports are in the Serial
Set paper collection (locate by Congress no. and session, Senate or
House, Document or Report no.). From the 105th Congress (1996) on, these
documents are in Docs microfiche. You may search for a subject, legislative
history, witness, bill number, law and by type of publication. Full
text is available for recent years of the Congressional Record, bills,
laws, regulations, member biographies and committee rosters, inside
Washington (newspaper articles), hot topics, and links to other web
sites.
Congressional
Indexes, 1789-1969 provides citations to various collections
of Congressional publications. We have the Serial Set Collection (locate
document by Serial Set no. and Document or Report no.) and very few
of the Hearings and Committee Prints (locate by SuDocs call no. Y 4…)
in Government Documents. Other cited collections are available at the
Univ. of Colorado at Boulder. You may search by subject, committee,
title, witness, and bill number. For publications with citations only,
note the CIS number. The Air Force Academy has many of the documents
listed without a SuDoc number in a separate CIS Microfiche Collection.
Ask for help to obtain these documents.
Statistical Universe
– Dates Vary
This database includes statistics from U.S. Government departments and
agencies. Some pre-1950 data is available. You may search Power Tables
for fast access to table data on a topic; Abstracts allows you to search
summaries of statistical publications for comprehensive overviews of
available data; and Links, allows you to jump to other web sites with
useful data.
Last updated 12/04/01 by Julie Jones-Eddy.
Government Documents Guide
