About Government Information Resources at the U.Va. Library
Location, Collections, Services, Hours
Staff
Barbie Selby
Virginia GPO FDLP Regional Librarian
Tel: 434-982-2677
Elizabeth Margutti
Ass't Government Information Librarian
International & Virginia Documents
Tel: 434-924-7410
Anne Benham
Library Specialist I/Reference Practictioner
Tel: 434-924-4412
Patricia Courtney
Government Information Services Specialist
Tel: 434-924-4352
Haynes Earnhardt
Government Information Library Assistant
Tel: 434-924-6259
Tim Morton
Government Information Library Assistant
Tel: 434-924-4341
Arlyn Newcomb
IT Specialist I/Local Support Partner
Tel: 434-243-8926
Irene Norvelle
Periodiodicals/Microforms Library Assistant
Tel: 434-982-2248
Location
The Government Information Resources office & reference collection are located in the central part of the third floor of Alderman Library. (For location of the Alderman Library See Directions to Charlottesville and Web map of Central Grounds.)
Alderman Library, as a federal depository library, makes government information in all formats available to be used by anyone. The Library's Use Policy applies.
Mailing Address
Alderman Library
Government Information
P.O. Box 400113
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4113
Collections
United States Government
The University Library, designated as a Federal depository in 1910, accepted appointment as Regional Library for the Commonwealth in 1969. During this time, the Library has amassed a sizable collection consisting of almost 1.3 million paper documents, 1.5 million microforms, and over 140,000 maps. In print format the historical collections extend back well into the 19th century and include many reports of government-sponsored scientific and ethnographic explorations. The Library also owns large comprehensive collections of microforms such as Congressional Information Service's Congressional Committee Hearings, 1833-1946, Presidential Executive Orders and Proclamations, 1789-1983, and the entire nineteenth Congressional Serial Set. Other significant collections of note include NASA technical reports and many publications of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Recent documents are available in CD-ROM or other electronic formats. See also the GIR Collections Policy.
Commonwealth of Virginia
The Library is a depository for Commonwealth of Virginia documents. The collection houses Virginia law, other General Assembly material, and departmental publications published from 1865 to the present. Virginia documents published since 1989 can be located using VIRGO. Consult Government Information staff for documents published prior to 1989. A comprehensive collection of early Virginia documents is also located in the Special Collections Department.
International Organizations
The Library is a depository for the publications of the United Nations, the European Union, and the World Trade Organization. The Library also collects extensively from OECD, World Bank, UNESCO, IMF, ILO, and other International Governmental Organizations (IGOs). International documents published since 1989 can be located using VIRGO. Consult Government Information staff for documents published prior to 1989.
A U. S. Government Printing Office Federal Regional Depository Library
This library is a Congressionally designated depository for U.S. Government documents. Public access to the Government documents is guaranteed by public law.