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503-725-4424

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 Government Information

The PSU Library is a federal depository library. Documents from the federal government are available in the Library. Additionally, Oregon state documents and some United Nations documents are available.

The Government Information Research Guide will connect you to federal, state, and United Nations documents. The Guide covers these categories:

• Agency Publications Full-Text
• Bills, Laws, & Legislation
• Census (Economic)
• Census (Historical)
• Census 1810-1980 (Population)
• Census 1990 (Population/Housing)
• Census 2000 (Population/Housing)
• Citing Government Documents
• Climatic Conditions
• Executive Branch (Federal)
• Government Information Portals
• Judicial Branch (Federal)
• Legislative Branch (Federal)
• Patents & Trademarks
• Profiles of Nations or Countries
• Reference & Statistical Sources
• Statistics
• UN & Canadian Documents

You can also search for documents in the Library Catalog (Vikat) or request information at the Reference Desk on the second floor (503.725.5874). The Coordinator of Government Information is also available to assist you.

Government documents are generally shelved on the 4^th floor. The federal documents are arranged by the Superintendent of Documents classification system.