Government Documents

NMT Library is a selective Depository Library receiving about 25% of the materials available through the Federal Depository Library Program. The materials selected are primarily those in science and technology, including most materials from the Dept of the Interior. Materials are received weekly from GPO (Government Printing Office) which oversees the Program and are made ready for check out and available through our Libros on-line catalog usually within 10 days of receipt. This Department also maintains the Map Collection, located in the Garden Level, next to the elevator on the west side of the building. Of interest are the topo maps and USGS map series. On display are maps of current interest or special appeal.

The government document department functions include:

  • Reviewing the items selected annually for appropriateness for the public in our congressional district
  • Maintaining a holdings record to the piece level of all depository selections regardless of format;
  • Claiming missing or defective items;
  • Maintaining the documents by giving them the same level of care as that given to commercially purchased publications;
  • Withdrawing superseded documents;
  • Disposing of documents which have been retained for at least five years, after obtaining permission and receiving instructions for such disposition from UNM, the regional depository library.

    Visit our sites from the NMT Library Resources by Subject page:
    Government Information Resources.........Geography and Maps Resources

    Regional Depositories in New Mexico

    Useful Websites for Government Docs Dept.