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Find Us

We are located in the Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library on the second floor of the Reference area. To find us enter the Central Reading Room of the Melville Library, walk past the first archway and the Information/Reference Desk and then go right through the second archway.  On your right you will see the stairs up to Government Documents, Office: Room C-2601.  

History

Federal Depository Library

Stony Brook University Libraries has been a selective governnment depository library, a member of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) since 1963. There are approximately 1150 libraries designated by GPO, the Government Printing Office, as Federal Depository Libraries.  Currently we select about 60% of all available government documents. Depository materials are available in paper, microfiche, CD-ROM, and online. We also obtain a large number of maps and a variety of legal materials from this program.

 The collection supports the general research and teaching needs of the University.  We also support the government information needs of the constituents of the 1st Congressional District of New York State. 

New York State Depository Library

We have been a New York State Depository (microfilm, microfiche, selected paper and electronic documents) since 1964. 

Suffolk County

The documents area also collects some Suffolk County Documents. 

We own a small law collection, which focuses on New York State and Federal law. 

Many of our government documents can be found in our catalog STARS and our Discovery Tool SBU Find.  Documents from 1976 to the present that are not in those databases may also be found by checking in the database Government Documents Cataloging Service (GDCS) catalog.  

Mission

The collection supports the general research and teaching needs of the students, faculty and staff of Stony Brook University.  It is also open to the public as mandated by Public Law 44 USC Chapters 19 and 41.   Our mission is to provide access, instruction and help to our patrons in finding Government Documents & Information in paper, microform, CD/DVD or online formats.  Help in using government and law information is available at the Reference Desk in the Central Reading Room (632-7110, ask for Reference) and by appointment (call Elaine Hoffman at 631-632-1151). 

Many of our government documents may be found in our catalog STARS and our Discovery Tool SBU Find.  Documents from 1976 to the present that are not in those databases may also be found by checking in the database Government Documents Cataloging Service (GDCS) catalog.