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Find government publications
High-quality publications on a variety of topics.
- How to find Federal
- How to find North Carolina
- How to find Charlotte -Mecklenburg
- How to find Maps
- Search in the the library search system
- Search by topic or government agency
- Some are in print and others are online - print documents are shelved on the third floor.
- Most maps are not in the catalog -- they can be browsed on the eighth floor.
- Subjects covered include law, current and past legislation, education, crime, countries, human rights, history, health care and more.
- Contain statistics including census data, demographic data, and economic data.
- We were established as a federal depository library in 1964 to serve the University and the citizens of North Carolina’s 12th congressional district.
- The library owns many government documents printed before 1964, including some back to the 1800s.
- We currently receive approximately 40% of materials published by the federal government.
- Not all federal documents are listed in the library catalog.
- Contain information on topics including education, health care, law and legislation, crime, agriculture, transportation and history.
- We have been a full depository for state publications since the program began in October 1989.
- Contain information about local history, neighborhoods, budgets, city planning, education, city council and county commission, and other topics.
- We have collected local documents and publications since 1984.
- Included are documents from surrounding counties.
- Our collection emphasizes North Carolina and the South, with political and road maps for every state. We also have World maps and geologic maps.
- Most maps are received through the U.S. depository from the U.S. Geological Survey and the Central Intelligence Agency. A few maps such as city street maps and state road maps are purchased from independent map vendors.
- The map collection is on the eighth floor, arranged geographically and by type of map.
- Maps of the Charlotte area before 1960 are available on the 10th floor in Special Collections.