U.S. Depository Publications Collection on Microform
The Queen Elizabeth II Library's U.S. depository collection consists of publications dating from 1956 to 1992. The collection is on microcard from 1956-1980 and on microfiche from 1981-1992 and is housed in offsite storage. It is arranged in monthly catalog number order for the period up to 1990 (eg. 81-3648). The collection is arranged in Superintendent of Documents number order for the years 1991 and 1992 (eg. HE 17.602).
The library has two online indexes to this collection: The Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, 1895 - June 1976, and the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, July 1976 onwards with retrospective coverage back to the late 1800s.
For the years 1956-1981 and 1984, the collection includes the depository publications of all the United States federal government bodies. However, for 1982, 1983 and 1985-1992, the library's partial holdings include publications from the following departments only.
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SuDoc Class
| AA 1 | Action |
| AC | Arms Control and Disarmament Agency |
| AE | National Archives and Records Administration |
| C 13 | Commerce Department. National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| CR | Civil Rights Commission |
| E | Energy Department |
| ED | Education Department {Excluding National Institute of Education} |
| EP | Environmental Protection Agency |
| FMC | Federal Maritime Commission |
| FT | Federal Trade Commission |
| FTZ | Foreign - Trade Zones Board |
| HE 1.1 - 1.60 | Health and Human Services Department |
| HE 1.309 - 1.312 | Youth Development Office |
| HE 1.402 - 1.411 | Child Development Office |
| HE 3.1 - 3.95 | Social Security Administration |
| HE 17.602 - 17.639/4 | National Center for Social Statistics |
| HE 20.8001 - 20.8024 | Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration |
| HE 20.8102 - 20.8138 | National Institute of Mental Health |
| HE 20.8202 - 20.8235 | National Institute on Drug Abuse |
| HE 20.8301 - 20.8322 | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
| HE 23.1 - 23.13 | Human Development Services Office |
| HE 23.1002 - 23.1016 | Children, Youth and Families Administration |
| HE 23.1202 - 23.1215 | Children's Bureau |
| HE 23.1301 - 23.1309/2 | Family and Youth Services Bureau |
| HE 23.2002 - 23.2011 | Public Services Administration |
| HE 23.3102 - 23.3112/2 | National Clearinghouse on Aging |
| I 19 | Geological Survey (Interior Department) |
| IA | U.S. Information Agency |
| ITC | International Trade Commission |
| L | Labor Department |
| LC | Library of Congress |
| LR | National Labor Relations Board |
| NF | National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities |
| NS | National Science Foundation |
| OP | Overseas Private Investment Corporation |
| PE | Peace Corps |
| Pr | President of the United States |
| PrEx | Executive Office of the President |
| S | State Department |
| SBA | Small Business Administration |
| SI | Smithsonian Institution |
| X | Congressional Record |
| Y 1.2/5 | United States Code |
| Y 3.M 33/3 | Marine Mammal Commission |
| Y 3.OC 2 | National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere |
| Y 3.T 22/2 | Technology Assessment Office |
| Y 4.F 76/1 | Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) |
| Y 4.F 76/2 | Committee on Foreign Affaira (Senate) |
| Y 4.IN 2/11 | Select Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) |