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Government Documents
The Government Documents Collection consists of well over 750,000 titles (comprising over 1 million individual items) of US Government and State of Texas documents, including books, serials, maps, and state adopted textbooks. This large collection includes items in print, electronic, and microfiche formats.
Search for Government Documents using the Government Databases or search one of the specialty databases listed below, located on the 4th floor in the Gov-Docs area.
Specialty Databases
Among the many databases available online or on CD-ROM, there are several for which we give first hand assistance:
American FactFinder - obtain population, housing, economic and geographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Earlier data available in Documents unit.
ESRI Business Analyst Online - Create a business analyst report. Service only available in Documents unit.
FDsys - provides public access to Government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies and preserved as technology changes.
STAT-USA - Economic and business information from over 50 Federal agencies. Resource includes financial and economic data, trade leads and procurement information, international trade data and export information, market research reports, and country analyses. Service available only in Documents.
USA Trade Online - Subscription service available only in Documents
Map Service
The documents unit offers the printing of USGS Topographic Maps. Map requests are filled within 24 hours. Assistance is also available for locating maps in hard copy. Several series of maps are housed in the collection.
Special Materials
Textbook & Curriculum Materials Center (TCMC)
The TCMC Collection consists of public school textbooks (K-12) currently in adoption by the TEA as well as Curriculum Guides on various subjects. The collection is available for check-out by current Texas State University students, faculty, and staff. Check-out period is for two weeks.
Scholastic Guided Reading Collection
Adjacent to TCMC is the Guided Reading Collection. These readers are categorized by the type and level of challenge they offer students as they are learning to read. The readers are organized into 26 levels of difficulty from A-Z. The four areas are: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Content Area & Spanish. They can be checked out for one week at a time with a student ID at the Gov Docs. office.
Special Materials Circulation
Most of the materials in Documents circulate, however; some materials require special permission to check out for a short period of time. If you have a question about a certain piece, feel free to ask for assistance at the Documents service counter.