Regular Hours:
| Monday - Thursday | 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. |
| Friday | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
| Saturday | CLOSED |
| Sunday | 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. |
Summer Hours:
| Monday - Friday | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
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Saturday & Sunday |
CLOSED |
For Special Event, Break & Holiday Hours visit https://library.rio.edu/hours/.
Content for this LibGuide was adapted, with permission, from previously created guides by the librarians at Miami University and Shawnee State University.
Welcome to our Finding Government Information Guide!
Davis Library provides free, equal, and unrestricted access to government information for all of our library users both from our campus community and the general public.
If you're just getting started, you might want to take a look at our popular resources. You might also want to visit our library catalog to search and access the "basic collection" offered by all Federal Depository Libraries (FDLP).
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Where is Government Information Located in Davis Library?
The majority of govern
ment documents today can be found online. However, if you're looking for a physical copy, all print resources available in Davis Library are organized by SuDoc number and are located in their own designated shelving area on the library's Main Floor.
Since many of these items aren't listed in our catalog, use the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications to get the SuDoc number(s) for the information you want. The SuDoc number, like a call number for a book, acts as a type of address and will help you locate the item on our shelves.
If Davis Library doesn't have the item(s) you seek, then please consider utilizing our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) or OhioLINK services to request and borrow the information. You should receive your requested item(s) in a week to ten days.
For (possibly) more immediate access to print resources, use the Federal Depository Library Directory (FDLD) to locate and/or get contact information for other FDLP libraries in your area. Another FDLP library may have the item you seek in their collection and be willing to email you a copy if you're not able to visit their library in-person. The State Library of Ohio in Columbus is a fantastic FDLP library, holding over 1 million government publications dating as far back as the 1700s. Many, if not all, of the resources available after 1976 can be found online.
If you have any questions or need help finding and using these types of resources, please don't hesitate to "Ask Us!"
Davis Library at the University of Rio Grande & Rio Grande Community College has been a member of the United States Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) since 1966. As a selective depository, we receive approximately 14% of the items distributed to participating libraries via the United States Government Printing Office (GPO).