Federal Depository Library Program

Snowden Library is a participant in the Federal Depository Library Program, a program which makes publications of the federal government available free of charge to the public through Congressionally designated libraries. Snowden Library became a depository library in 1970, serving the 10th U. S. Congressional District.

Locations of Documents

Print and microfiche collection: Most of the documents collection is located on the north side of the fourth floor across from the folio section. Publications are arranged according to the Superintendent of Documents classification system (see classification list which follows). Microfiche publications are in the cabinets on the west wall.

Several government periodicals (for example, Economic Indicators, FDA Consumer, and Monthly Labor Review) are shelved in the periodicals collection. Current issues and bound volumes are on the second floor.

Electronic Collection:

See our Electronic Federal Documents page. CenStats includes several databases such as County Business Patterns and International Trade Data. CD-ROMs are shelved with the print collection.

Reference Collection:

Selected popular reference titles (such as the Statistical Abstract of the United States or Occupational Outlook Handbook) are shelved with the reference collection.

Snowden Library Periodicals A-to-Z List

Use the Periodicals A-to-Z List to identify available years and locations of selected government periodicals.

Snowden Library Online Catalog

Use the online catalog to identify the call number of those titles which are shelved in the reference and circulating collections.

If you need assistance locating a particular publication, please ask a librarian at the reference desk for assistance.

Superintendent of Documents Classification System

Documents are organized by the issuing agency:

A Agriculture Department
AC Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
AE National Archives and Records Administration
C Commerce Department
CC Federal Communications Commission
CR United States Civil Rights Commission
CSA Community Services Administration
CZ Panama Canal Company and Panama Zone Government
D Defense Department
DC District of Columbia
E Energy Department
ED Education Department
EP Environmental Protection Agency
FA Fine Arts Commission
FCA Farm Credit Administration
FEM Federal Emergency Management Agency
FHF Federal Housing Finance Board
FHL Federal Home Loan Bank Board
FM Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
FMC Federal Maritime Commission
FR Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
FT Federal Trade Commission
FTZ Federal Trade Zones Board
GA Government Accountability Office
GP Government Printing Office
GS General Services Administration
HE Health and Human Services Department
HH Housing and Urban Development
HS Homeland Security
I Interior Department
IA United States Information Agency
IC International Communication Agency
ITC International Trade Commission
J Justice Department
JU Judiciary
L Labor Department LC Library of Congress
LR National Labor Relations Board
MS Merit Systems Protection Board
NAS National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NC National Capital Planning Commission
NCU National Credit Union Administration
NF National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
NMB National Mediation Board
NS National Science Foundation
OP Overseas Private Investment Corporation
P United States Postal Service
PE Peace Corps
PM Personnel Management Office
PR President of the United States
PREX Executive Office of the President
PRVP Vice President of the United States
RR Railroad Retirement Board
S State Department
SBA Small Business Administration
SE Security and Exchange Commission
SI Smithsonian Institution
SSA Social Security Administration
T Treasury Department
TC International Trade Commission
TD Transportation Department
VA Veterans Affairs Department
X, Y Congress

Use the SuDoc number to locate the item in Snowden Library. Start by finding the section matching the first letter or letters (C, PREX, etc.) and look for the following numbers in order.

If you have questions or suggestions related to the Documents Collection in Snowden Library, please contact Mary Broussard, x4068, broussm@lycoming.edu

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