Phone:  (765) 285-1110

Hours:

Staff:

Diane Calvin
Head of Information Services
BL 101
Phone: (765) 285-3327
E-mail: dcalvin@bsu.edu

Amanda Mills
Information Assistant
BL 102
Phone: (765) 285-1110
E-mail: akmills@bsu.edu

Government Publications provides assistance to students, faculty, staff, and the general public. Services include:

• answering questions about government publications
• retrieving material
• instructing in the use of indexes and finding aids
• explaining the general organization and arrangement of the collection
• referring users to other library services and sources.
  

Government publications not available in Bracken Library may be requested through Interlibrary Loan. If you need assistance, please call the Government Publications Service at (765) 285-1110 or send us an e-mail.

Our Collection:

U.S. and Indiana government publications are in the collection. They cover many subject areas, including business, health, education, government affairs, and the environment. Census and Congressional publications date to the late 1700s.

As a selective U.S. government depository, Bracken Library receives approximately 50% of the current publications available from the U.S.government. Materials are arranged by the Superintendent of Documents classification system. Most U.S. publications are in CardCat.

Bracken Library also receives many Indiana documents from various state agencies. These documents are listed in CardCat.

Some publications are kept in other areas of the Library: Microforms, Maps, branch libraries, and general collections.

Collection Use:

Government Publications is open to the Ball State community and to the general public.

Users with a valid BSU ID or a Resident/Affiliate Card may check out documents for two weeks at the Main Circulation Counter.

Overdue, lost, or damaged materials are subject to the Library Fine and Cost Policy.

Please contact us if you have any questions or comments.