{"id":1449,"date":"2019-08-19T11:18:42","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T16:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/libraries\/\/?page_id=1449"},"modified":"2025-09-15T14:51:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:51:48","slug":"govdocs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/libraries\/govdocs\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Documents &#8211; Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Contacts<\/h2>\n<div class=\"marsha-row mt-4 mb-4 flex flex-wrap -mx-2 lg:-mx-6  justify-start border-0 border-gray-100 first:mt-0\">\n\t\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-6\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<h3>Patsy Stephenson<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Government Documents Staff Librarian<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:Govdocs@marshall.edu\">Govdocs@marshall.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"tel:304-696-2342\">696-2342<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Chat is available Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:00pm to 4:00pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-6\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<div class=\"marsha-row mt-4 mb-4 flex flex-wrap -mx-2 lg:-mx-6  justify-start border-0 border-gray-100 first:mt-0\">\n\t\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-8\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<p>The James E. Morrow Library at Marshall University became a selective depository library in 1925. We are the second largest federal depository for government publications in the state of West Virginia.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-4\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/files\/2022\/05\/FDLP-e1652968264369.png\" alt=\"Federal Depository Library\" width=\"301\" height=\"110\" \/>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Who We Serve<\/h2>\n<p>This department serves the educational and informational needs of Marshall University students and the citizens of the 3rd Congressional District. We do this by selecting, processing, organizing and providing free access to a wide variety of U.S. government publications &#8212; print and non-print items.<\/p>\n<h2>Classification System<\/h2>\n<p>Federal documents are kept in the Superintendent of Documents classification system. This means that documents are arranged by publishing agency, NOT by subject like the rest of Marshall University Libraries collections.<\/p>\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<p>Our holdings include paper documents, microforms, maps, atlases, video tapes, kits and CDs. We also provide easy access and links from our website to a large number of government information sources, federal agencies websites and many other useful databases and web accessible resource tools (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/libraries\/govdocs_online\/\">Online Resources<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h3>Websites<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.gpo.gov\/F?RN=182425217\">Catalog of US Government Publications (CGP)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/congress.gov\/\">Congress.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.gov\/\">USA.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpo.gov\/\">GPO U.S. Government Printing Office<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/\">Govinfo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/\">Discover U.S. Government Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wv.gov\/Pages\/default.aspx\">West Virginia Government Documents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hathitrust.org\/\">Hathi Trust Digital <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Libguides<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.marshall.edu\/c.php?g=399396\">Marshall Libraries Federal, State, and local Government Documents Resource Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.fdlp.gov\/?b=g&amp;d=a\">FDLP LibGuides (Federal Depository Library Program)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.usu.edu\/censusbasics\">Census Basics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libraryguides.missouri.edu\/pricesandwages\">Prices and Wages by Decade<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.ucf.edu\/gic-citations\">Citing Government Information Sources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.southalabama.edu\/c.php?g=171936\">Gov Docs: United States Elections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clemson.libguides.com\/sb.php?subject_id=1590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patents and Trademarks: Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- ** ** END RIGHT COLUMN *** *--><\/p>\n<style>#libchat_modal_18095 { z-index: 999 !important; top: 300px; }<\/style><div id=\"libchat_bfadc395518fd587567c96af15091431\"><\/div><p><script src=\"https:\/\/marshall.libanswers.com\/load_chat.php?hash=bfadc395518fd587567c96af15091431\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contacts History Who We Serve This department serves the educational and informational needs of Marshall University students and the citizens of the 3rd Congressional District. 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