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Government Documents Tutorial

Why You Need Them

Who Publishes Them

Their Formats

The Information in Them

Tracking Them Down

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Formats in Which Government Documents Are Published: Print

Most recent government documents are available for free on the Web. However, many important documents are available only in other formats, for instance,

Posada's Mexico, a Library of Congress exhibition catalog -- available only in print  Area Wage Survey for Indianapolis, a 1981 Bureau of Labor Statistics report -- available only in print

  • as books
  • as periodicals
  • as pamphlets
  • as posters
  • as maps
Gothenburg System of Liquor Traffic, an 1893 special report of the Commissioner of Labor -- available only in print Professional Sports Franchise Relocation, a 1996 Congressional hearing -- available only in print

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