Government Information at
Davidson College Library
In 1813 Congress established the beginnings of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) (3 Stat.140) to provide the American public access to the Government's information. Since that time Depository libraries have been responsible for maintaining and preserving governmental information for the public's use. This information is provided to these libraries and in turn they provide government information at no cost to the public. There are approximately 1,350 depository libraries across the country and 53 Regional Libraries.
Davidson College Library has been receiving public documents since the mid 1800's and became a selective depository library "officially" by senate designation on April 10, 1893. Since that time, the library's collection of federal documents has grown to include more than 200,000 publications with information on legislation, census, health, economic information, and countless other subjects in various formats including paper, microfiche, and electronic access.
The Library's documents collection is rich in primary sources including the American State Papers, Annals and Debates of Congress, Journals of the Continental Congress, House and Senate Journals, the Serial Set, Statutes at Large, the Congressional Globe, the Congressional Record, Public Papers of the President, the U.S. Code and Code of Federal Regulations, the U.S. Supreme Court Opinions/Decisions, U.S. Government Manual, Official Bulletin of World War I, and the Official Record of the War of the Rebellion.
From our site you will be able to find almost any government related subject you may need, whether from our own collection or from the many resources available online.
Online resources include full text databases of publications such as the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Papers, Public Laws, Congressional Bills, etc. Statistics are available from many departments and agencies including Education, Agriculture, Justice, Labor, Health and Human Services, Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstracts, Transportation, and more.
The Documents collection is located on the ground floor
of the E.H. Little Library. For further information on Government
Information at Davidson College, contact Frank Molinek, (704) 894-2154, frmolinek@davidson.edu,
or Sara Lee Enders (704) 894-2626,saenders@davidson.edu
U.S. Government
| Foreign
Governments | State and Local
| Statistics |
Laws and Legislation
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Primary
and Historical Resources | Ready Reference |
Departmental
Links | Indexes
and Search Engines |
Maintained by: Sara Lee Enders
E.H. Little Library
URL: http://www.davidson.edu/administrative/library/govindexes.html
Last Modified: 9/01