Federal Government Documents Collection
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Contact:
Juanita Sypert
Government Documents Specialist
jsypert@hputx.edu or 325-649-8096
Collection Location and Description
The Government Documents Collection is located on the main floor of Walker Memorial Library on the Howard Payne University campus. Established as a U.S. federal depository in 1964, the library currently selects 42% of the United States Government Printing Office (GPO) item numbers available. The collection contains print documents, and more than 100,000 online documents. Walker Memorial Library is a U.S. government depository and does not receive state or international government documents.
Circulation Policies
The paper documents have a 3-week check out period, unless otherwise marked. The public may use the print and online collections any time the Walker Memorial Library is open. Non-HPU patrons will be charged .10 per page for all print outs. The public may check out any print government documents, with a valid HPU library card.
Recommended Federal Government Sites
FDLP LIBGUIDES – Includes GPO-created guides and community created guides. Continually updated.
Need Statistics?
World Fact Book – provides information on issues for 267 world regions.
U.S. Census Bureau – Provides information on population data and the latest economic indicators.
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) – the standard for statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.
Data.gov – Online repository of policies used throughout the federal government.
Branches of Government & Their Responsibilities
Useful Online Resources
Catalog of U.S. Publications(CGP)
Code of Federal Regulations
Compilation of Presidential Documents
Congress.gov – Current and past legislation information.
Constitution of the United States Of America
Copyright
Disability Resources
Economic Report of the President to the Congress
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Register
Freedom of Information Act
GovInfo– Access to nearly 50 different collections of government information.
HealthCare.gov – Health insurance information
Healthfinder.gov – Health topics A to Z
Historical Congressional Documents
Identitytheft.gov
Immigration & Customs
Internal Revenue Service
Library of Congress
Medicare – Official online resource for Medicare
Metalib – A federated search engine that searches multiple U.S. Federal government databases.
National criminal Justice Reference Service
National Technical Information Service
Office of Justice Programs
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Oversight – Federal Inspector General Reports.
Social Security Administration
U.S. Federal Science – Authoritative U.S. Government science information.
U.S. Energy Information Administration
U.S. Food & Drug Administration
The U. S. Government Manual – The official handbook of the Federal Government.
USA.gov – Subject-based portal
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
U. S. Veterans Benefits
State and Local Agencies
State Government — Texas
Local County Government — Brown County
Local City Government — Brownwood
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