Auraria Library is one of over 1,300 federal depository libraries that receive U.S. government publications free of charge from the U.S. Government Printing Office with the stipulation that they must be made available to the public. According to the Government Publications Collection Development Policy , the department selects those publications which support the instructional programs of the campus. All depository materials, however, are sent to Colorado's two regional depositories, the University of Colorado at Boulder's Norlin Library and the Denver Public Library (Central Library downtown). These libraries also have extensive historical collections dating back to the 1880s. Since Auraria Library has only been part of the depository program since 1978, both the Norlin Library collection and the Denver Public Library collection serve as valuable resources for historical publications, although Auraria has some pre-1978 publications also. See the library's catalog, Skyline, to identify and locate publications.

Auraria Library is also a depository for Colorado state publications, for Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) publications, and receives selected publications from other local (city, county) government agencies.

Guides to Materials in Our Collections

General Guides

• Government Publications at Auraria Library
• Public Affairs
• Statistics and Facts

Legislative Guides

• Congressional Publications at Auraria Library
• Colorado Legislative Publications

Selective Depository Libraries in Colorado

Colorado School of Mines

Colorado State University

UNC Libraries Government Publications

University of Denver, Government Documents Department

Regional Federal Depository Libraries Resource Page, Colorado & Wyoming

	View the Government Publications department home page
	Contact the Government Publications department