WCSU is a congressionally designated depository for U.S Government documents. Public access to the government documents collection is guaranteed by public law (for more information, see Title 44 United States Code). As a participant in the Federal Depository Library Program, WCSU receives copies of many government documents on an ongoing basis. To locate federal and other government documents in the Haas library, use WestSearch to search the library catalog.
The following titles are some of the core documents distributed by the Government Printing Office/Federal Depository Library Program. The WCSU Libraries maintain collections of these (and other core) titles in print, micrographic, and/or digital formats.
*These Historical stats are available in the Haas Library Reference collection.
The following governmental agencies collect and publish a lot of historical data. You may find information pertinent to your research on their websites.
Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of (DHHS)
Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of (HUD)
Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. (USCIS)
THOMAS (legislative information)
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Government documents are items which are published or printed as individual documents at government expense, or as required by law. Most publications released by government agencies are considered government documents. These documents may be released in a multitude of formats, and the majority of new publications are available online.
WCSU maintains core government documents collections, as well as more specific collections of documents from the Departments of Commerce, Education, Justice, and Health and Human Services.
