An Introduction to Government Documents
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 receiving 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.
- Documents may be available online, see the Government Documents pages
- If you need a publication that does not appear in the TIGER catalog, check Prospector
In town:
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.
In State:
There are other depository libraries in the state. Denver Public Library selects 100% and has the biggest collection closest to us. The University of Colorado in Boulder also receives 100% with an extensive collection.
Locating U.S. GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS in Tutt Library
Locate materials by the SuDocs call number- — e.g., A 13.88/2:INT-92.
Note: This is different from LC used in the library.
TIGER catalog contains records for documents received since 1992, and earlier documents are being added.
- Many records in TIGER have web links to full text.
- For other items see Government Materials Locations
Find more by checking the subjects page on the Government Documents Unclesam Wiki and databases.
You can always ask a reference librarian for help too.