GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
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Finding Government Information Click on the following links to learn more about each subject: How to Contact Your Elected Officials (opens another guide) Tax Information (opens another guide) Consumer Information (opens another guide) |
Government Documents Staff
| Dominique Hallett Government Documents Librarian dhallett@astate.edu (870) 972-2962 Room 227 |
Bill (William) Sabin, Jr. Library Support Assistant wsabinjr@astate.edu (870) 972-2118 Room 219 |
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DID YOU KNOW?
The Astate Library was designated a federal depository library in 1913, and it is believed that Representative Thaddeus H. Caraway, Congressman from Jonesboro, was responsible for securing depository library status for Astate. The Dean B. Ellis Library is one of 1,270 federal depository libraries throughout the United States and territories that provide free access to the information resources of the federal government, and one of 13 federal depository libraries in the state of Arkansas. The Library's collection contains more than 100,000 U.S. government publications, in print, microform, and electronic formats.
FDLP News & Events
- Rockin’ Around the Gov Docs Tree This link opens in a new window
Is your library decorating for the holidays? Have you incorporated Government documents and resources into a creative display, either onsite on online? Is your library holding any in-person or virtual events? You could be featured via GPO social media or FDLP.gov. Share your festive photos with us, and please include a brief description.
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Agency of the Month
The Department of the Treasury manages the money resources of the United States. That includes regulating banks, determining economic policy, collecting taxes, and manufacturing money for circulation. This agency therefore includes both the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Mint, and it can tell you the national debt to the penny.
The department was established by the first session of Congress, in 1789. Read a history of the Treasury here and see a list of its current bureaus here.
Trivia / Social Media Suggestions
December 1, 1955: Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, AL for refusing to give up her bus seat.
December 5, 1933: Raise a glass! Prohibition (18th Amendment) ended when Utah ratified the 21st Amendment.
Do you use Dewey? Melvil Dewey, creator of the Dewey Decimal Classification, was born on December 10, 1851.
Subject Guide
Reference Resource of the Month
Your Guide to America's Finances is updated annually and presents information and useful graphics and comparisons about the Federal government's revenue, spending, deficit, and debt.
FRASER is an extensive digital library of economic and financial information. It's hosted by the St. Louis Federal Reserve. The site also has an education page with free resources to use for 6th grade and up.
- Fraser Features: Introducing the Waybackfill Service This link opens in a new windowNov 10, 2021
Learn more about the Waybackfill Service and how it provides a full, seamless experience of browsing current and archived web content created by the Federal Reserve. Read more
- Staff Picks: Paul A. Volcker Papers This link opens in a new windowOct 11, 2021
Learn more about Paul Volcker, the two-term Chairman of the Board of Governors credited with ending historically high inflation during the 1970s. Read more
Image of the Month
Nellie Tayloe Ross was the first female governor (WY) and the first female director of the U.S. Mint. This photo from the Library of Congress shows her at her farm in Maryland in 1938.
