About the IIT Galvin Library Government Documents Collection The Government Documents Collection The Galvin Library is a Federal Depository Library. It complies with the Federal Depository Library Program. The Federal Depository Library Program (44 USC 19) provides for the establishment and maintenance of depository libraries and the distribution of Government documents to those libraries for use by the public. (Federal Depository Library Manual, 11/93) Non-members of the IIT community may visit the library and use its Government Depository and other resources, but the library staff reserves the right to limit access to materials, resources, or equipment needed by IIT students and faculty.  For more information, see our list of Galvin Library Policies. The Galvin Library has been a selective federal depository library since 1982.  We receive 40% of the government documents that are produced by the United States and printed through the Government Printing Office.  Government information has recently been moving to a more electronic format.  We maintain a collection of Internet Resources that can be accessed through our site.  Government Documents are not organized under the same classification scheme as the general collection. The documents are organized and shelved according to the Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) numbers. The SuDoc number is unique in that it always has a colon. For example, A 1.1: is an annual report from the Agriculture Department. The letter in the SuDocs number refers to the publishing agency such as: "A" Agriculture Dept."C" Census "D" Defense "E" Energy "HE" Health and Human Services "X-Y" Congress. The documents are arranged alphabetically by the government agency. You may locate the agency letter with the SuDoc Agency Chart.  The numbers are whole numbers, not decimals. Therefore, E 1.9: comes before E 1.12:. Staff Aric Ahrens (phone 312-567-3614; email ahrens@iit.edu) Government Documents Depository Coordinator Master's in Public Administration, IIT Bachelor's of Arts, Political Science, IIT Minor in Mechanical Engineering Hours The Government Documents collection is a part of the general reference collection.   You should make your information needs known at the general reference desk, through our Ask a Librarian Service, or by contacting a member of the Government Documents staff between the hours of 8:30-5:00.  We will be happy to answer any questions that you might have concerning electronic or print government documents.

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