Reed College 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).
The collection contains many historical series with holdings dating from the nineteenth century. Highlights of the collection include:
The Reed College documents collection is shelved by Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) number in the Center Stacks, Lower Level 1. In addition to the paper collection, many government documents are issued as microfiche. They are filed by SuDoc number in the Microforms Room and available by request. Selected high-use or special format government documents are housed in the Reference Room or in other parts of the library. These materials may be located using the library catalog and the Material Type: Government Documents.
Reed's library reference collection contains several databases, catalogs, and indexes that can be used to locate any government publication, not just those in its own documents collection. U.S. documents not available at Reed may be borrowed from other depository libraries in the area.
For more information about the collection or help locating a document, contact:
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