Government Publications Library
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How Do I...
Find a Government Publication
Take this short quiz to guide you through the process of finding a government publication here at CU-Boulder. If you need personal help
finding a government publication feel free to stop by the third floor Government Publications reference desk or contact us by phone at 303-492-8834 or
by email at govpubs@colorado.edu.
Question 1: Do you have a call number and location?
- Yes
- No
- Call number, but no location
Question 2: What type of document are you looking for?
- Federal (U.S. government)
- Colorado
- State (the other 49 states)
- Foreign (Canada, Great Britain, Japan, etc.)
- International (UN, World Bank, IMF, etc.)
- Technical Report (reports on government sponsored research)
- Don't know
Federal Documents
Question 1: What time period are you interested in?
- Colonial (pre-1779)
- 1776-1975
- 1976-present
International Documents
Question 1: What International Organization are you interested in?
- United Nations (UN)
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- World Bank
- European Union
- Don't know or other
Answers
Locating a call number, with a location
Please take a look at our map to see your location, the individual floors have call number locations included. Government Publications materials can be found on the third floor and in the basement (Norbase). All Colorado and foreign materials can be found in
Norbase. The majority of federal (U.S.) material can be found on the third floor along with international and UN material.
In Chinook you can click on the location to see a
map of where an item is located.
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Locating a call number, without a location
If the record you found in Chinook did not have a location listed, please come to the government publications desk on the third floor of
Norlin and we will help you find your document.
If you forgot the location and just wrote down the call number, you can look the call number up in Chinook.
For numbers with a " : " search using the SuDoc Number search. For all the other
call numbers, use the Local Call Number search. Once you have found the record, click on the location to connect to the Government Publications
map.
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Colonial Time Period
Electronic Resources
- Early American Imprints, Evans (1689-1800) CU
This database contains materials on every aspect of early American life from religion to politics to literature. While not all of the material
in this collection are government documents, it is a great resource for primary source materials.
- Empire Online CU
This database contains materials relating to the British Empire covering all the colonies. There are a few resources in here on the
US, click on the "View Places" button to see the countries covered and access the resources on them directly.
Print Resources
Many of the state governments of this time period reprinted colonial papers, such as Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New-York. To find these materials,
search Chinook using the state name and "colonial period" as keywords and limit the location to
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1776-1975
Electronic Resources
- American State Papers CU
These are the reports and documents of the U.S. government from 1789 to 1817, when this title was replaced by the U.S. Congressional Serial Set.
We also have this title in paper available at the Government Publications reference desk.
- U.S. Congressional Serial Set CU
These are the reports, documents and journals of the U.S. Congress from 1817. When the digitization of this set is complete the database will
contain 13,800 volumes with over 12 million pages. The Government Publication Library has many of these volumes in paper, they are indexed
in LexisNexis Congressional CU, the volumes 1-7913 are in Norbase the later
volumes can be found on the third floor.
- American Memory
This database from the Library of Congress is a collection of their digitized materials, ranging from
documents from the Work Progress Administration in the 1930s to the papers of Thomas Jefferson.
- Historic and Archival Documents
These subject guides provides
access to a number of digitized collections of historical government documents.
Print Resources
This library is a regional depository of government documents, which means we receive all documents published by the Government Printing Office.
Unfortunately, for this time period, the majority of documents are uncataloged and cannot be found in Chinook.
We have a variety of Indexes to find these materials. Please come to
the government publications reference desk for help finding materials from this time period.
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1976-present
Electronic Resources
- Government Publications Library Home Page
The government has placed a large quantity of material online. The home page links to a variety of databases
and other governmental materials by subject and agency.
- Chinook
Many government publications are available online, use the internet
resources search to find only the electronic publications.
Print Resources
The majority of publications published by the federal government that are available in our library have been cataloged and can be found
in Chinook. You can limit the location to Government Publications to refine your search. While many technical reports can be found in the catalog, not all technical reports have been cataloged. Check out the Technical Reports help section for information
on finding technical reports.
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Colorado Documents
Electronic Resources
Print Resources
This collection is almost completely cataloged and can be found searching Chinook. You can
use the location feature to limit your search to Government Publications.
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State Documents
Electronic Resources
Print Resources
The majority of the state collection is uncataloged, to find out what documents we have from a particular state, please come to the government
publications reference desk on the 3rd floor.
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Foreign Documents
Electronic Resources
Print Resources
The majority of this collection is uncataloged, although all documents received after 1990 should be in Chinook.
We have a shelflist at the desk for documents from Great Britain. To see which countries we have publications from, check out the
Guide to Country Classification Numbers. For help finding a foreign
document, please come to the Government Publications Reference Desk on the third floor.
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United Nations
Electronic Resources
- United Nations
This is a guide to the resources and organizations in the United Nations.
- AccessUN CU
This database has indexed all the United Nations publications from 1946 to present, it also contains full-text copies of the General Assembly
(1981-onward), the Security Council (1974-onward), and the Economic and Social Council (1982-onward).
- United Nations Common Database CU
This database
provides selected series from 30 specialized international data sources for all available countries and areas.
- UN Comtrade CU
This database has
more than 700 million records covering over 40 years of detailed trade information. UN COMTRADE not only lets users select the data they are looking for, but also view and extract it in a number of different graphic formats.
- UN Official Documents System
This database
covers all types of official United Nations documentation, beginning in 1993. Older UN documents are, however, added to the system on a daily basis. ODS also provides access to the resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council from 1946 onwards.
- UN Treaty Collections CU (get password from a reference desk)
This collection
includes six categories of treaty-related data: Status of Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General; The United Nations Treaty Series; Texts of Recently Deposited Multilateral Treaties; Photographs of Treaty Signature Ceremonies; Titles of the Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General in the UN official languages; and Summary of Practice of the Secretary-General as Depositary of Multilateral Treaties.
Print Resources
CU-Boulder is a United Nations depository and has the depository collection in print, microfiche, and/or microprint. This collection is uncataloged
before 1990, but you can use the AccessUN CU
database to find the call numbers for older publications. These documents are located on the second floor mezzanine, see map for details.
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Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Electronic Resources
Print Resources
The Government Publications Library receives most OECD titles in print, those published after 1990 can be found in Chinook.
For early publications, please come to the reference desk for assistance.
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International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Electronic Resources
Print Resources
The Government Publications Library receives many IMF publications in print, those received after 1990 can be found using Chinook.
For earlier publications, please come to the Government Publications reference desk for assistance.
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World Bank
Electronic Resources
- World Bank Guide
- World Bank e-Library CU
This database contains all recent publications from the World Bank in full-text.
- World Development Indicators CU
This database contains statistical data for over 575 development indicators and time series data from 1960-present for over 220 countries and country groups. Data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators.
- Global Development Finance CU
This database contains statistical data for the 147 countries and country groups. The database covers external debt stocks and flows, major economic aggregates, and key debt ratios as well as average terms of new commitments, currency composition of long-term debt, debt restructuring, and scheduled debt service projections. The focus here is on country investment data as well as the credit valuation of a country, necessary to assess investment prospects.
Print Resources
We receive many World Bank publications in print, those published after 1990 can be found in Chinook.
For help finding earlier publications, please come to the Government Publications desk.
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European Union
Electronic Resources
- European Union Subject Guide
- Eurostat
This is the statistical agency of the European Union and contains statistics on member countries, information on topics ranging from
agriculture to trade.
- EUR-Lex
This is the portal to law from the European Union.
Print Resources
We are a European Union depository, so we receive many European Union documents in print. Publications received
after 1990 can be found using Chinook. For help finding earlier publications
please come to the government publications reference desk.
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Don't Know or Other
Electronic Resources
Print Resources
International Organization publications received after 1990 can be found in Chinook. For
help finding earlier publications, please come to the Government Publications Reference Desk.
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Technical Reports
Technical Reports are produced by labs, universities, international organizations, etc. who have received funding from the government. We
have a comprehensive collection of technical reports from the Department of Energy (DOE) and National Technical Information Service (NTIS).
For more information on technical reports, please check out our subject guide. The majority of these reports are in microfiche and few are cataloged, but here are a few indexes to the collection:
Indexes
- NTIS CU
This
database from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts includes a database of NTIS publications from 1946 to the present. Please bring the title
and accession/report number to the desk to get a copy of the report.
- Energy Citations Database
This database from the Department of Energy contains
citations to reports (1948-present) from DOE and its predecessor agencies, the Energy Research & Development Administration (ERDA) and the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).
There are some full-text materials in this collection, but for the rest please bring the title and report number to the desk to get a copy.
- NASA Technical Reports Server
This database from NASA provides indexing to all NASA technical
reports, many in full-text. For those reports without full-text please bring the citation to the desk and we will try and find a copy.
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Don't Know
The Government Publications library has developed numerous subject guides on topics such as: Business and Economics,
Crime and Justice, Environment and Energy,
Science and Technology, and Statistics.
Please check our web site for links to these and other useful resources. The Government Publications Library also have many documents
cataloged in Chinook, try using the keyword search
and limiting the location to Government Publications.
Those of us in Government Publications are always willing to help you with your research. You can contact us by coming to our desk on the third floor of Norlin Library, calling us at: 303-492-8834 or emailing us at
govpubs@colorado.edu.
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