GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
Queens College Government Documents Collection
Queens College Library has an extensive collection of government information resources in paper, microfiche and electronic formats. The library has been a selective federal depository library since 1939 and selects approximately 35% of the items available through this program. Records for most materials received since 1985 can be found in CUNY+. Consult the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (Ref. Abstract Index Area, 3rd floor) to identify material not included in CUNY+.
Queens has also been a depository for New York State publications since the 1950s and a full microfiche depository since 1989. Microfiche production was phased out and the library now receives only a small quantity of reference and other titles in paper. Most New York State documents are available in electronic form and can be located through the New York State Library Catalog or the New York State Government Information Locator Service.
Locations of U.S. Government Documents in Rosenthal Library
- Documents Collection—Level 3
- Paper documents arranged by Superintendent of Documents call number (CUNY+ location: Queens Documents).
- Microfiche Documents—Level 3
- Microfiche documents arranged by Superintendent of Documents call number (CUNY+ location: Documents Microfiche).
- CD-ROM, Media Center—Level 1
- CD-ROM documents arranged by Superintendent of Documents call number (CUNY+ location: Media Ctr. Documents).
- Periodicals—Level 1
- Periodicals shelved with main periodicals collection by Library of Congress call number (CUNY+ location: Queens Periodicals Stacks or Queens Microform-Microfiche Periodicals). Microfilm periodicals filed with other microfilm periodicals arranged by title (CUNY+ location: Media Center Microfilm Periodicals).
- Reference Collection—Level 3
- Books shelved with main reference collection arranged by Library of Congress call number (CUNY+ Reference or Desk Reference).
For assistance in locating government documents in the Library, ask at the Information Desk on Level 3.
For assistance in selecting or using Governments Documents, contact our Library's Research Services.
Federal Government Information
Major Federal Gateways
Search Engines and Guides to Federal Sources
- Frequently Used Sites Related to U.S. Federal Government Information (from Vanderbilt University)
- Google Government Search
- GPO Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (MOCAT)
- Migrating Government Publications (from University of Memphis)
- U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory
Leglislation, Regulations, and Court Cases
- GPO ACCESS
- Thomas
- Congress.Org
- Legal Information Institute (from Cornell University)
- LEXIS-NEXIS Academic (available from CUNY Internet Workstations only)
State and City Government Information
- The New York State Homepage
- New York State Government Information Locator Service
- New York State Library Homepage
- NYC.GOV, the official New York City homepage
- New York City Documents (from Columbia University)
- State and Local Government on the Net
International Information
- Country Studies (from the Library of Congress)
- Foreign Governments (from Northwestern University)
- International Agencies and Information on the Web (from University of Michigan)
- United Nations Home Page
- United Nations Scholars' Workstation (from Yale University)
- U.S. Department of State Home Page
- U.S. Department of State, Archive (prior to Jan. 20, 2001)
- Constitution Finder (from University of Richmond)
Statistics
- Census Bureau
- American FactFinder
- FedStats
- InfoNation (United Nations)
- LexisNexis Statistical (available from Queens College workstations only)
- Statistical Resources on the Web (from University of Michigan)
- StatUSA (password required; see a Reference librarian)
Electronic Journals
- Government Periodicals (from University of Louisville)
Tax Forms & Publications
- Federal Income Tax Forms and Publications
- New York State Income Tax Forms and Publications
- U.S. Federal and State Tax Information
Other Interesting Sites
- CyberCemetery
- Maps (from University Texas at Austin)
- Patents (from New York Public Library)
- Ready Reference Sources (from Columbia University)
For more information contact:
Evelyn Silverman,
Coordinator of Research Services
