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The Executive: The President
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U.S. Federal Documents Collection
Yale University Library was designated a federal depository library in 1859. It became a selective depository when the program was reorganized by federal public law in 1962, meaning that it does not receive all materials disseminated through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) but instead selects a subset of those materials.
Strengths of the FDLP collection include congressional and executive branch documents, economics, international relations and diplomacy, labor, history, public policy and social issues, and statistical publications. The collection includes materials from 1789 to the present.
The Yale Law Library is also a U.S. federal depository library.
Welcome to the US Federal Government Information page
In this guide, you will find information on the 3 branches of the US Federal government and information on agencies (including the regulations they pass):
The Executive- The President
Agency Information - Information on Departments within the Federal Government
To find out more about:
Government Information at Yale
Other local depository libraries
Yale Law School Library
A regional depository library since 1967, the CT State Library receives all materials distributed through the Federal Depository Library Program and retains them permanently. It also serves as a resource for all selective depositories in its region and is a source for interlibrary loan.
How to cite U.S. government documents
How to Cite U.S. Government Documents in APA (Cornell University Library)
Excellent guide with examples of how to cite many types of government publications (bills, regulations, Congressional Record, and more) in APA format
Documenting Legal Citations in MLA
The MLA style provides direction on how to handle legal citations
Documenting Legal and Government Citation in Chicago
This research guide provides insight on how to cite for bibliographies
Citing Records in the National Archives of the United States
ProQuest Congressional: How to Cite
Guidelines for citing the variety of Congressional publications included in the ProQuest Congressional database.
General resources for U.S. government information
Govinfo (U.S. Federal Digital System)
ProQuest Congressional
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (1976-present)
Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1895-1976
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