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Since March 23, 1967, Fondren Library is a congressionally designated U.S. Federal Depository Library. Kelley Center works with U.S. Government Publishing Office and 1000+ Federal Depository Libraries across the country to ensure the free and equal public access to the official U.S. Federal government documents and "keep America informed". (Title 44 United States Code).
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"Government information" is a term used to categorize any information disseminated by a government agency. As such, material produced by government bodies at the local, state, federal, and international level, in addition to government-funded institutions and organizations, are all considered government documents. They range from data and statistics, books, maps, articles, databases, laws and regulations, patents and trademarks, to current and historical publications dating to the formation of the United States. They are published in all formats - paper, microform, and electronic.
U.S. Code (44 U.S.C. 1901) defines a government document as "...informational matter which is published as an individual document at government expense or as required by law.” Every governmental division produces documents, images, or artifacts that belong to the citizens of the United States and can be accessed through a variety of means online, by written request, through the Freedom of Information Act [FOIA], or by walking into many institutions and using their libraries or other resource station.
They range from data and statistics, books, maps, articles, databases, laws and regulations, patents and trademarks, to current and historical publications dating to the formation of the United States.
They are published in all formats - paper, microform, and electronic.
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Through Government Information Online (GIO) you can ask government information librarians questions on almost any subject from aardvarks to zygomycosis. GIO is a free online information service supported by libraries that participate in the U.S. Government Publishing Office’s Federal Depository Library Program. Many are also official depository libraries for other types of governments and public agencies.
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