The Government Publications Collections
THE DEPARTMENT
Government Publications
is located in Honnold/Mudd Library and is organized as a partially separate
department on the first floor of the Seeley Mudd Building. The Collections
areseparate from the main collection with the exception of refrence materials some
The library was designated a depository for U.S. government documents in
1913 and for California state government documents in 1953. International
government documents have been collected as far as back as 1920. We also
have a rare and select collection of British government documents.
THE COLLECTIONS
The collections consist
of publications from the U.S. government; California state and local governments;
British government; the United Nations and its specialized agencies, and
other International Intergovernmental organizations.
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
There are many
electronic resources available in the Government Publications department. They
include bibliographic citation databases such as: Marcive Web Docs (Monthly
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications 1976-current); U.N. Documents
Index (Access UN); CIS Congressional Masterfile, and Statistical Universe. Also
available are full-text databases such as the Census of Population and Housing, 1990;
National Trade Data Bank; National Economic, Social and Environmental Data Bank;
TRI (Toxic Release Inventory), and many others. There is also terminal access
to our CD-ROM campus network, the Government Publications Department WWW
Home Page, as well as access to Academic Universe, an on-line service available
to Claremont Colleges patrons only.
INFORMATION
For information concerning
reference for Government Publications call the Main Search Center Reference Desk
is (909) 607-3959. Appointments for specialized reference assistance can be
made with a librarian by calling (909) 621-8923. Instruction and tours can also be arranged
by calling the department in advance at (909) 621-8923.
U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
The U.S.
collection consists primarily of publications received on a selective basis
from the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) through the depository library program.
The collection is shelved separately, in the south and west wings, with the exception
of microform, and arranged by the Superintendent of Documents Classification
System (Sudoc number). For example: C3.223/12:980 is the Sudoc number for a 1980
census document.
For more detailed information on how to find government publications
in The Libraries click on Finding
Government Publications. The current U.S. government publications are accessible through Blais, the on-line catalog, beginning in January of 1993. From 1976 to 1993, there is the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government
Publications, a computerized file of records for U.S. documents on the WWW, and on CD-ROM,. From 1774 to 1975 there is the Document Catalog, and the Monthly Catalog--in paper.
We are working on automating the card catalog records for
publications received between 1976 and 1993 which will be included in Blais - the libraries' on-line catalog. The card catalog is still used to locate publications not yet included in Blais. The card catalog is closed for U.S. government publications beginning in late 1992. Please ask for assistance at the Main Search Center Reference Desk during this automation project.
U.S. DOCUMENTS IN OTHER LOCATIONS
There
are many U.S. Geological Survey and California Department of Water
Resources publications and Maps located in Seeley G.Mudd Library and the Geology Department,
Seaver South, Pomona College. Topographical maps are collected for Arizona, California and Nevada. For
information and use of these maps, please call the Geology Department Technician at
(909) 607-2952.
NASA and National Institute of Standards
and Technology received through the depository program are located at Sprague
Library on the Harvey Mudd College campus. Most of these publications are in
microfiche format. Please call (909)621-8920 for assistance with these documents.
CALIFORNIA STATE AND LOCAL DOCUMENTS
The California state government collection is located in the north
wing. The documents are in the process of being converted by California State
Documents Classification System. (For example: Calif. F272.S8.1987 is the classification
number for California Statistical Abstracts.) There is a separate card catalog for older documents, and
an electronic database for documents received since 1991. Please ask at the
Government Publications reference desk for assistance using the California
Documents collection. For more information about finding California State
information online, check here California State Resources.
Local government documents are collected on
a selected basis for the counties and cities of San Bernardino and Los Angeles.
They are shelved after the California state government documents, in the north wing. A
card catalog for local documents is the only way to find documents in the collection.
It is arranged alphabetically by title under the name of the issuing jurisdiction.
For futher information online, check Local
Government Information Resources.
BRITISH DOCUMENTS
The British documents
collection consists of selected official historical records of the British
government from the 11th century to current and all papers of Parliament (Sessional Papers,
Debates, and Command Papers) published by HMSO. This collection is shelved
on the 1st level, north, of the multi-tier stack. The documents are shelved by the
E.L.C. Mullins Text and Calendars (Royal Historical Society) numbering system.
There are guides and indexes to this system. Current Parliamentary papers are in
microfiche, and there is an electronic CD-ROM index called British Parliamentary
Papers available through 1994. A separate card catalog for British Documents
is located by the Mudd South elevator.
UNITED NATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
The Honnold\Mudd Library is not a depository for the United Nations, but has a
comprehensive subscription to most publications from the General Assembly; most
official organs and committees; the Secretariat; and specialized agencies available in
microfiche. Many publications from the specialized agencies are available in paper.
There are publications from the League of Nations (forerunner of the U.N.), as well
as from other intergovernmental organizations such as OECD, European
Communities, OPEC, World Bank and others.
The International documents are
located in the north wing. The collection is arranged by Library of Congress
Classification System. Except for microform and pamphlet U.N. documents, the
collection is accessible through Blais, the Librarie' on-line catalog for books. There is
a card catalog for U.N. publications located in the Government Publications
Department, some of which are still not in the on-line catalog. For further information
check International
Government Information Resources.
MAPS
The library has a small collection
of topographical and political maps of the world and of the United States. These are
stored in steel cases on the 1st floor, Mudd, north wing. The larger collection Êis
stored in the Geology Department of Seaver South, Pomona College.
GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS IN STORAGE
There are many older government publications shelved in storage.
Items located in storage can be requested at the Government Publications desk.
These materials will be paged and made available to you on the following day.
TO CHECK OUT GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
Government Publications will begin to circulate from the Main Circulation
Desk beginning in summer, 1993. Books without barcodes will be checked out
manually at the Circulation Desk on the second floor. Students, faculty and staff
of the Claremont Colleges and community residents with a Honnold\Mudd Library card
may check out circulating items for 30 days. Items checked out from the main circulation
desk are subject to library-wide rules. It is possible to renew by telephone
provided the materials are not overdue. Books with barcodes can be renewed by telephone
at (909) 621-8372. Books without barcodes can be renewed by calling (909) 621-8922.
TO RETURN GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
Return
items checked out at the main circulation desk, on or before the
due date, in the book drop on the second floor. Please do not return paper cover items,
or any electronic materials in outside bookdrops.
OVERDUE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
Two
reminders to return or renew items are sent. Borrowers who do not
respond by a specified date are billed for $15.00 (a non-refundable processing fee)
and the replacement cost of the item. Bills not paid within 30 days are sent to
a collection agency and the borrower's card is canceled. Overdue items must be returned
or renewed before checking out additional items. Overdue bills must be paid
before the item can be renewed.
CIRCULATION AND RESERVE OF GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
Government Publications placed on reserve by faculty will be at the Reserve Desk in
the Main Library's Circulation department beginning with fall quarter, 1993, and
subject to library-wide rules.
COMMUNITY RESIDENTS
As a designated
depository for both U.S. and California documents, the Government Publications
Department is open to the public. Community residents who do not have Honnold\Mudd
Library cards may use the government publications in the library only.
A multi-day pass may be obtained for the use of U.S. depository publications in the
library, by inquiring at the Government Publications Reference Desk.
Last updated on November 5, 1998 by mary.martin@libraries.claremont.edu
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