U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLECTION

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)

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

• ProQuest Congressional (limited to Yale IP addresses)
• Orbis (Yale library catalog)
• Consult the guide to Legislative Information

• Orbis (Yale library catalog)

To Find Executive Branch Documents

• 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.

To Find Judicial Branch Publications

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

To Find U.S. Government Archives

AREA DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES

• 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.

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