Documents Center
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/
University of Michigan Library
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
The Documents Center is a central reference and referral point for government information,
whether local, state, federal, foreign, or international.
Basic Contact Information
203 Hatcher Graduate Library North
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1205
Phone: (734) 764-0410
Fax: (734) 764-0259
E-Mail: govdocs@umich.edu
Fall/Winter Term:
Spring/Summer Term:
M-Th, 8 a.m.-2 a.m.
Fri, 8 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sun, 1 p.m.-2 a.m.
M-Th, 8 a.m.- Midnight
Fri, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sat, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sun, 2-Midnight
Hours
Reference Service Options
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Walk-In Reference:
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E-mail us with your question: govdocs@umich.edu
Call (734-764-0410) or e-mail us for an individual research consultation on weekday mornings
Call or e-mail us to arrange materials or suggest methodology for evenings and weekends
Call (734-764-9373) or visit the Graduate Library Information Center, 2nd Floor Hatcher
All Semesters:
Monday-Friday, Noon-4:30 p.m.
Library Collections
The University of Michigan Library is a depository for publications of the United States
Government, State of Michigan, Government of Canada, United Nations, Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations, Asian Development Bank and South Pacific Commission.
The Library subscribes to publications of several international agencies, including the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and selectively purchases
publications of other states and nations. Government publications are integrated into the
collections of the various campus libraries. The Law Library is a depository for the European
Union, and the Media Union Library is a separate U.S. Patent and Trademark Office depository.
Library collections in paper or electronic format are available to the general public for in-library
use; publications that circulate to University of Michigan students and staff are also available to
the general public for interlibrary loan.
Documents Center Collections
Tangible resources in the Documents Center include:
 Bibliographies and indexes to all levels of government
 Federal and Michigan laws and legislation
 Federal executive branch publications on microfiche, 1789-1932
 United States Congressional publications since 1789
 United Nations Official Records since 1946
 Current federal statistics; current U.S. population and economic censuses
 Statistical abstracts from around the world and foreign censuses since 1778
 Microfiche of federal, business, state, and international data since 1974
 Approximately 1000 federal, international and foreign CD-ROMS, including the 1970-2000 Censuses
Virtual collections:
 Documents Center <http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/>
Nationally-recognized web site for federal, foreign, international, state,
political science, and statistical research
 Campus-Licensed Resources
Academic Universe <http://web.lexis-nexis-com/universe>
Access UN <http://infoweb.newsbank.com/?db=UNAD>
Columbia International Affairs Online <http://www.ciaonet.org/>
Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report <http://library.cqpress.com/cqweekly/>
Congressional Universe <http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp/>
National Journal/Congress Daily/Almanac of American Politics <http://nationaljournal.com/>
Source OECD <http://new.sourceoecd.org/>
State Capital Universe <http://web.lexis-nexis.com/stcapuniv/>
Statistical Universe <http://web.lexis-nexis.com/statuniv/>
UN Commodity Trade Statistics <http://unstats.un.org/unsd/comtrade/>
UN Statistics Common Data Base <http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cdb/>
World Development Indicators <http://devdata.worldbank.org/dataonline/>
World News Connection <http://wnc.dialog.com/>
Access to Holdings Information
The publications of most local, state, foreign, and international governments are represented in
MIRLYN. <http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu>, but several large collections of technical reports and United
Nations records must be accessed by internal numbering systems. Consult the Documents Center for
any title not listed in MIRLYN.
Services
The Documents Center provides reference assistance during the hours listed above with more
extensive research assistance available by appointment. The staff can assist faculty in designing
research assignments and offer classroom instruction given a minimum two-week notice. Reference
services are available to the general public and to Michigan students, faculty, and staff.
Related Campus Collections
Art, Architecture and Engineering (patents, engineering, energy, transportation), Public Health Library
(health statistics and research), Science Library (forestry, geology, environmental impact statements),
Map Library (maps, geographic information systems), Law Library (laws and court decisions), and
Numeric and Spatial Data Services (research consultations for data sets, microdata access, and GIS
programs).
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