The Saint Paul Public Library has been a Federal Depository Library since 1914.
The George Latimer Central Library [1] has a large collection of Federal publications produced by the U.S. Government Printing Office.
Publications are received in a variety of formats including electronic, print, and microfiche. Most of government publications are included in the library catalog [2]. Some documents are uncatalogued and housed in closed stacks. This material can be accessed by Superintendent of Document (SuDoc) number [3] through a shelf list which is housed in the Magazine Room on 3rd floor. Staff can assist customers in locating the SuDoc numbers of needed documents as well as with searches to find information produced by the Federal Government
The Saint Paul Public Library also holds a collection of State of Minnesota legislative publications on microfiche.
Government Information Online
USA.gov [4]
Official U.S. Government-produced information.
Guides to Government Information
Local, state, and federal government services and agencies [5]
Statistics [7]
Federal Laws & Regulations
United States Statutes at Large
In Print:
- 55th Congress (1897) - 80th Congress (1948)
SuDoc [3] number S 7.9 - George Latimer Central Library [1], Compact Storage - 109th Congress (2005) - current
SuDoc [3] number AE 2.111 - George Latimer Central Library [1]
United States Code
- 1994 - current: Online through FDsys [9]
- Current: Paper - George Latimer Central Library [1]
Federal Register
- 1936 - current: Library of Congress [10]
- 1960 - current: FDsys [11]
Code of Federal Regulations
- 1996 - current: FDsys [12]
- Current: Paper - George Latimer Central Library [1]
Congress.gov [15]
Search bill and committee information, read through the Congressional Record, or learn about the members of Congress.
Regulations.gov
[16]Find, review, and submit comments on Federal documents that are open for comment and published in the Federal Register [17].