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The OSU Edmon Low Library became a federal depository library in 1907 and regional depository library in 1979. The Library provides access to federal agency materials published by the U.S. Government and distributed through the Federal Depository Library Program, 44 USC 1901, and offers reference assistance and instruction in using these materials.

Access to Materials: Government publications are located by agency on the 5th floor of the Library and in the Annex storage facility. Many are also available digitally in HathiTrust in the Library's database list. Contact the department by phone or email to check the availability of materials. Many publications are available online and can be emailed as a PDF upon request or we can direct you to the agency website.

Oklahoma is in the South National Collection Service Area for the Federal Depository Library Program. Titles no longer received in paper at OSU will be available at other regional institutions. See the New Limited Print Distribution Framework.

Email: suzanne.reinman@okstate.edu      Phone: 405-744-6546

Primary source materials and datasets from federal government agencies 

U.S. Government publications are primary source materials and cover all subject areas. Materials are retained permanently as part of the agreement with the U.S. Government Publishing Office. The department also collects Oklahoma and other state publications, government publications from other countries, and international agency publications including the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank.

See the Search Tools section, or contact us for assistance.

• See FDLP Basic Collection: Core U.S. Government Resources
• See FDLP Resource Guides
• See Web Archiving, point in time captures of U.S. Federal agency websites.
  • See End of Term Archive
• See Implementing a New Print Distribution Framework: A Report for the FDLP Community
• See Government Information Online for resources and tools that are available from federal agencies and are relevant to current events.
• Titles being received at OSU in paper include:
  • U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Reports, Congressional Record bound, House and Senate Journals, Constitution of the U.S., U.S. Code.