About the Law Library's Government Documents Collection
- Our Collection
- FDLP and Its Users
- Hours
- Library Location
- Finding Documents
- Asking Questions
- Return to Government Information Online
Our Collection
The Indiana University Law Library in Bloomington has been a Congressionally designated participant in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) since 1978 selecting approximately 22% of the material available through this program. The vast majority of the documents in our collection originate from the FDLP. The documents collection is particularly strong in areas of civil rights, environmental law with comprehensive acquisition of justice, judiciary and legislative material.The FDLP and Its User
The Federal Depository Library Program is based on an agreement between the Government Printing Office (GPO) and participating libraries nationwide to make U.S. government information, regardless of format, accessible to the public and to assure future access to this information. The participating depository library selects and receives government information free of charge from GPO and, in return, agrees to make this information freely accessible to the public.Selection of government information in the I.U. Law Library is based on the needs of its primary users, the I.U. Law School Community. However, the Law Library welcomes anyone who wants to use the Documents Collection during regular library hours without restriction of use.
Library Location
The Law Library is located at the North East corner of Third Street and Indiana Avenue.Our address is:
211 South Indiana Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47405-7001
Finding Documents in the Library
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The primary federal documents collection is housed on the fourth floor of the Library and is arranged by the Superintendent of Documents (SuDocs) classification system.
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Selected government publications are shelved in the Reference Section on the first floor.
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Heavily used recent periodical titles are shelved with the unbound periodicals in the Overnight Reserve Section on the First Floor.
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The Library has a small collection of ephemeral U.S. Government publications maintained in a pamphlet file, arranged by the Superintendent of Documents (SuDocs) classification system. These materials are not cataloged in IUCAT (the online catalog). Please see the Documents Librarian for assistance with materials in the pamphlet file.
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The Library houses many government documents collections in microfiche format, including the Serial Set, Congressional bills, CRS Major Studies and Issue Briefs, CIS Committee hearings and prints, and other CIS series, among others. Use the Microforms Finding List to locate microfiche collections.
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Government publication titles may be accessed through IUCAT and are indexed in a variety of specialized publications found in the Reference section of the Library. Please ask a librarian for assistance if you are uncertain about which resource to use.
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In addition to traditional publications housed within the building, the Law Library provides Internet access to GPO Access and other government-related Internet sites offering the full text of legislative and agency materials.
Asking Questions
If you need assistance or have questions relating to government information contact:Jennifer Bryan Morgan, Documents Librarian
Law Library 101E
Phone (812) 855-4611
Fax (812) 855-7099