This library is a congressionally designated depository for U.S. Government documents. Public access to the government documents collection is guaranteed by public law. (Title 44 United States Code)
As a selective depository library in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) and the Wisconsin Document Depository Program (WDDP), the library provides access to more than 200,000 electronic documents and an additional 3,000 print documents published by the federal and state government.
The majority of federal and state documents collected by the Jim Dan Hill Library pertain to areas that are part of the curriculum at the University of Wisconsin-Superior or issues affecting the 7th Congressional District of Wisconsin. In particular, the Jim Dan Hill Library collects documents relating to education and legal issues.
Government documents available in print format may be found in the Library Catalog and are located on the Garden Level, between the periodicals and atlas/maps collections, shelved by call number. The call numbers on these documents are a little different from the call numbers you may be accustomed to, since they are assigned based on the Superintendent of Documents (SuDocs) Classification Scheme. Please ask a librarian for assistance if you have trouble finding the documents you need.
Online government documents may be found in the Library Catalog or via various online databases. Many government documents are available free online to anyone.
Another local source for Wisconsin government documents is the Superior Public Library, which is a regional depository for Wisconsin documents.
Find population, economic, housing, and geographic information and data about the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island areas.
Find federal programs available to state and local governments; federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; territories (and possessions) of the United States; and domestic profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions.
Find U.S. government documents from 1976 to present. Some publications are available online, others are available only in paper format and may be requested through the library.
The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Securitys Digital Library includes material from Federal, State, international and private sources related to security policy, strategy, and management. Content is primarily current with some historical material. To access the Restricted Collection and take advantage of special options, users must set up an individual HSDL account.
Find electronic state documents available in full-text from all three branches of state government. Documents primarily cover 2001 to current.
The library does not offer tax advice. Consult the following for tax forms and instructions.