GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP)
FDLP's mission is to "provide free, ready, and permanent public access to Federal Government information, now and for future generations."
Loras College Library was designated as a Federal depository library in 1967. We are one of 11 selective libraries for the state of Iowa.
The U.S. Congress first authorized the distribution of Government documents to universities, historical societies, and state libraries in 1813. The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has overseen the FDLP since 1895. Currently, over 1,100 libraries across the nation are members of the FDLP. For more information about the FDLP, visit FDLP.gov.
Public access to the government information collection is guaranteed by public law (Title 44 United States Code). The Library also provides expertise in government information sources, a selection of links to key government e-resources, and a circulating collection of government publications. These are listed in DuSearch (the Library catalog).
Government documents may be accessed electronically, or in tangible print on the lowest level of the library. Paper items are shelved by Superintendent of Documents call number in the stacks on the far west end of 1st floor
For a website that provides numerous examples of government documents citation, see:
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Our offices are all on level 1 or 2 of the Miller Academic Resource Center:
| Mary Anderson | MARC 220 |
| Heidi Pettitt | MARC 154 |
| Kristen Smith | MARC 223 |
| Garrett Hohmann | MARC 234 |
To reach the library's check-out desk, phone 563-588-7189.
| Kristen Smith | 563-588-7042 |
| Heidi Pettitt | 563-588-7383 |
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Mary Anderson |
563-588-7917 |
| Garrett Hohmann | 563-588-7164 |
| Mary Anderson, Instruction, Outreach, & Assessment Librarian | mary.anderson@loras.edu |
| Garrett Hohmann, Public Services Librarian | garrett.hohmann@loras.edu |
| Heidi Pettitt, Access Services & Special Collections Librarian, Director for the Center for Dubuque History & Loras College Archives | heidi.pettitt@loras.edu |
| Kristen Smith, Library Director | kristen.smith@loras.edu |
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