Government Publications
The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) is authorized through Title 44, United States Code, Chapter 19. The Program began in the early 1920s. The Federal Depository Library Program at Fort Hays State University began in 1926 with the establishment of the Government Publications Department at Forsyth Library.
Forsyth Library houses and maintains publications of the United States, State-foreign governments, and the United Nations. It also functions as the library's reference center for government information.
The Federal collection is arranged by SuDoc classification, in which materials are grouped by the issuing agency, not by subject. The state-foreign collection is arranged alphabetically by the name of the state or foreign government. The United Nations collection is arranged by the U.N. classification system.
Research Help
- Visit the following subject guides for tips and suggestions for government publication research
- If no one is available to assist you in the Government Publications area please check at the Learning Commons Desk on the main level for assistance.
Government Publications
- KANSAS.GOV
- Legislative
- Kansas Statutes Annotated (doc Reference)
- Kansas Statutes
- Kansas Register (Official State Newspaper; docper K S 79.12 v./no.)
- Kansas Administrative Regulations (doc K L 42.5 yr./vol.)
- Judicial
- Kansas Reports (doc K S 95.1/vol.)
- Kansas Supreme Court Cases
- Kansas Supreme Court and Kansas Supreme Court of Appeals Opinions (doc K S 95.1a/vol.) Oct. 25, 1996 to present
- Statistics
- Other Resources of Interest
Borrowing Government Publications
Most government publications can be checked out for a three-week period with renewals possible. Exceptions are as follows:
- Government publications located in the Periodical Collection are For Use in Library Only.
- Items with Doc NON-CIRC labels and stamped For Use in Library Only are not available for checkout under any circumstance.
- Document reference books (which are stamped with Doc Ref) may not be taken from the library. In the Online Catalog this is indicated with Doc Ref as the location.
Contact
Brian Gribben
Coordinator of Government Documents and Special Collections
785-628-5511
b_gribben@fhsu.edu