Federal Government Information

Location: Fletcher Library, ASU West Valley campus

Phone Reference at 602-543-5525

Email Reference via GovDoc-Info

The Government Documents Collection is comprised of three collections:

The Federal Documents Collection

The Arizona State and Local Government Collection

The United Nations Collection

This library is a congressionally designated depository for U.S. government documents. Public access to the government documents collection is guaranteed by public law (Title 44 United States Code).

This Library Guide is modeled on the great work done by Gwen Sinclair and the folks at the University of Hawa'ii at Manoa Libraries.

To locate publications and documents in the Government Documents Collection:

• Recent and current federal government documents may be found in the ASU Library One Search
• Use the Advanced Search feature to find local materials in the ASU Library Catalog
• Materials will have a West (Fletcher) location in one of the following formats:  print, online, microfiche, CD/DVD, etc., depending on the agency and/or date published
• Many Federal documents in our collection, prior to 1976, can not be searched through our Online Catalog.  It is possible to identify these documents using other resources, including: 
  • Worldcat (1789-present)
  • Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (1976-present)
  • Specialized printed indexes or catalogs available in the Government Documents Collection
    • Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications 

Once identified, these publications can be searched for in our physical collection.

• Please contact us for assistance 

Requesting Materials

Public and non-ASU affiliated members can request Federal documents and other government documents using the following request form https://lib.asu.edu/access/blocked/request/form.