The Wellesley College Library has been a congressionally-designated federal depository for U. S. Government publications since 1943. Our selection rate ranges between 32%-34%. The federal depository collection serves the Wellesley College community as well as the general public. Although we are part of the 4th Congressional District of Massachusetts, our clientele is mainly from Metrowest Boston. Our primary collection areas are demography, education, Congress, and health and vital statistics. The Documents Collection maintains a balance between currency and depth. All holdings of the Wellesley College Library are listed in our online catalog with the exception of some older U.S. government documents and older USGS maps. The majority of the Government Documents paper collection is housed on the 2nd floor of the Margaret Clapp Library, adjacent to the Reference collection, while depository microfiche is filed in cabinets located on the first floor. A substantial number of depository science related material (including USGS maps) is housed at the Science Library and a few selected humanities titles are shelved at the Art and Music Libraries. Most materials are shelved in the Government Documents area in Clapp Library according to the Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) classification system; some are shelved in the collection according to Library of Congress (LC) classification. The Library Catalog record will give you the call number and location. All Depository materials are available for on-site use by the public. The collection is non-circulating except with the permission of the Government Documents Coordinator, the Science Librarian, or those materials shelved in the general collection.
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