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Welcome to SMSU's McFarland Library

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Staff

Comments or suggestions?  Please contact us at:


Mara Wiggins, Collection Management/E-Resources Librarian
mara.wiggins@smsu.edu
507-537-6134

Shari Neal, Library Technician
shari.neal@smsu.edu
(507) 537-7232

Did You Know?

Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information.  The site provides access to accurate, timely, and complete legislative information.

Government Printing Office (GPO) is now called the Government Publishing Office.  The name change reflects access to Government information in digital formats through the agency's Federal Digital System, apps, eBooks and related technologies.

Welcome to the McFarland Library, Government Information

USA Federal depository library logoThe Library is part of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) and receives 24% of all materials published by the Government Printing Office.  The Government Documents collection supports the general research and teaching needs of the students, faculty, staff, and surrounding communities.  All materials in this collection, including books, pamphlets, electronic resources, atlases, maps and posters are listed in OneSearch, the library's catalog.  All government publications in paper form, including maps, are in the circulating collection on the 4th floor.

 

OneSearch

Searching OneSearch will bring back all types of resources: articles, journals, books, electronic books, videos, and government documents:

After conducting your search, use the filters on the left to narrow to specific resource types, locations, etc. 

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