Contacts
Patsy Stephenson
- Government Documents Staff Librarian
- Govdocs@marshall.edu
- 696-2342
- Chat is available Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
History
The James E. Morrow Library at Marshall University became a selective depository library in 1925. We are the second largest federal depository for government publications in the state of West Virginia.
Who We Serve
This department serves the educational and informational needs of Marshall University students and the citizens of the 3rd Congressional District. We do this by selecting, processing, organizing and providing free access to a wide variety of U.S. government publications — print and non-print items.
Classification System
Federal documents are kept in the Superintendent of Documents classification system. This means that documents are arranged by publishing agency, NOT by subject like the rest of Marshall University Libraries collections.
Resources
Our holdings include paper documents, microforms, maps, atlases, video tapes, kits and CDs. We also provide easy access and links from our website to a large number of government information sources, federal agencies websites and many other useful databases and web accessible resource tools (see Online Resources).
Search
Not all of the government publications housed in the Drinko Library can be found on the Library Catalog — so be sure to check the MarciveWeb DOCS database or paper copy of the Monthly Catalog as well.
Websites
- Catalog of US Government Publications (CGP)
- Congress.gov
- USA.gov
- GPO U.S. Government Printing Office
- Govinfo
- Discover U.S. Government Information
- West Virginia Government Documents
- Hathi Trust Digital