U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLECTION

Yale University Library has been a selective depository for U.S. federal government publications since 1859. By law, the collections of the Government Documents & Information Center are available for use by the public.

How to access U.S. federal government documents in the Government Documents & Information Center's collection.

Policies governing public services for U.S. federal government information in electronic formats

Other depository libraries in the area include:

• Yale Law School Library
• University of New Haven
• Southern Connecticut State University

The Connecticut State Library has been a regional depository library since 1967. It receives all materials distributed through the Federal Depository Library Program and retains them permanently. It also serves as a resource for all selective depositories in its region, including interlibrary loan.

HOW TO FIND DOCUMENTS

General Indexes and Catalogs (for all branches of U.S. federal government)

• Orbis (Yale Library catalog)
• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (1976-present)
• Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (1895-1976)
• Catalogue of the Public Documents of the (53rd-76th) Congress and of all departments of the government of the United States for the period March 4, 1893 to December 31, 1940. (known as "Document Catalogue") (1993-1940)
• Comprehensive Index to the Publications of the United States Government. (known as "Ames") (1881-1893)
• Descriptive Catalogue of the Government Publications of the United States, Sept. 5, 1774 - March 4, 1881 (known as "Poore's")
• Checklist of United States Public Documents, 1789 - 1909

To Find Congressional Publications, Laws, Regulations, and Administrative Decisions

• Search the Government Information FAQ
• Consult the guide to Legislative Information
• Orbis (Yale library catalog)
• LexisNexis Congressional (limited to Yale IP addresses)

• Search the Government Information FAQ
• Orbis (Yale library catalog)

To Find Executive Branch Documents

• Search the Government Information FAQ
• Orbis (Yale library catalog)
• CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents, 1910-1932; Guide to Documents Not Printed in the U.S. Serial Set, Parts 1-7.  Yale Library holds War Department documents, 1910-1932, on microfiche; use this index to identify and request them.
• The U.S. Government Periodicals Index (1988-2003)
• Index to U.S. Government Periodicals (1970-1987)

To Find Judicial Branch Publications

• Search the Government Information FAQ
• Orbis (Yale library catalog)
• Consult the guide to Judicial Information

Atomic Energy Commission

Yale University was a depository for the Atomic Energy Commission from the late 1940s through 1969. The historical collection includes scientific research and development of the national atomic energy program from the major research centers operated by the Atomic Energy Commission. The reports received through this program are located in the Government Documents and Information Center; the format is mixed, some paper, some microform.

The Atomic Energy Commission was abolished in 1974; its functions were transferred to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Energy Research and Development Administration (now the Department of Energy). Selected series from each of these agencies are collected and housed in the Government Documents and Information Center; the primary format is microfiche.

Search Energy Citations Database to find citations to reports from the AEC and its successor agencies. Reports not found in Energy Citations Database may be indexed in Nuclear Science Abstracts or Energy Research Abstracts.

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