Hilton C. Buley, Selective Federal Depository Library
Southern Connecticut State University's Hilton C. Buley Library has been a member of the Federal Depository Library Program since 1968. The library is in the 3rd U.S. Congressional District in Connecticut and serves the research and curriculum needs of Southern's faculty, staff, and students, as well as the general public. Most of the new items provided are in electronic format. The library is a medium-sized academic library and when items were more available in print, it selected about 24% of items available from the FDLP program.
What is a Federal Depository Library? The Depository Library System was established in 1813 to collect, publish, and assist users in locating federal government information. Currently there are more than 1,100 federal depository libraries in the country. All of these libraries are open to the public and library patrons will be provided with reference service. Connecticut has 17 selective depository libraries that provide valuable federal resources to the public. The Connecticut State Library in Hartford serves as the state's regional depository library and receives everything published by the U.S. government.
The library has federal documents in the following formats:
The library's collection of federal documents can be searched using SouthernSearch. Electronic federal documents can also be searched using the United States Government Publishing Office's (GPO) discovery service GovInfo
All library patrons can stop at the library's reference desk and ask for assistance. Buley Library has two public computers that can be used by all library patrons, including visitors. You will need to ask a reference librarian to log you into our campus network. Reference librarians and the government documents coordinator can be contacted by phone or e-mail for additional assistance. The Reference Desk phone number is (203) 392-5732.