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Document 9
Document 9
Document 9
federal mandate to comply with the objectives and regulations of the Federal
Depository Library Program.3
HOLDINGS
Unlike many institutions, the Library assigns LC classification to its tangible
government publications and integrates them into the rest of its collection. The
exceptions to this practice include: ephemeral materials (classed by SuDoc and
shelved in the 2nd floor vertical file), maps
(filed alphabetically by title in the 3rd floor
map cabinets), and microfiche (classed by
SuDoc and filed in the 2nd floor and other
fiche cabinets). The Government Documents
Collection contains 42,355 titles, which
accounts for approximately 5% of the total
library holdings. This count does not include
Y4 Congressional microfiche, public [slip]
laws, and a few other item types which are
not cataloged.
It should also be noted that these counts reflect the Library’s holdings with reg