The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) was established by Congress to ensure that the American public has access to government information created at taxpayers' expense.The authority for the FDLP is found in 44 United States Code §§1901‐1616.
UT Libraries was designated a land-grant selective depository library for U.S. Government Documents publications in 1907.
Other Knoxville depositories are:
The regional depository library for the state of Tennessee is located at the The University of Memphis.
The UT Libraries' Online Catalog is the place to begin a search for government publications held by or made accessible by the library. As with other library materials, the catalog shows specific formats and locations for government publications. Search by title, author, subject. SuDocs classification searching is available on the ONESEARCH Browse page. You can use the pull down menu and choose SUDOC Call Number.
The following collections are are currently located in Hoskins Library and are being prepared for relocation to an future offsite storage facility.
Print and cd/dvd, government documents shelved by SuDocs number.
Microfiche, and pamphlets (20 pages or under) shelved by SuDocs number
Department of Agriculture and Department of Transportation publications
Maps/cartographic materials. To learn about the UT Map Collections and more, please visit the Map Collection and Online Resources guide.
Some Pre-1976 government documents held in the Libraries' collection may not accessible in the online catalog. The shelf list card file in Research Services, is used to verify holdings for some uncataloged documents held in Hoskins Storage. Please contact the Map & Government Information Librarian with any shelf list card file questions. It may also be necessary to check print indexes or databases to locate the correct citation in order to find documents published before July 1976.
Print documents with Library of Congress classification are located in the Hodges Library general collection on the stacks floors, in Reference, or in Hoskins Library Storage.
The UT Law Library - As a Law Library, selections feature primarily legal materials as well as items of particular interest to citizens of the state.
Librarians are available to assist with identifying government materials in collections at all locations.
