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John W. Wydler Electronic Government Information Depository

Hofstra University

(516) 463-5972

Professor Georgina D. Martorella, Coordinator of Government Documents

Georgina.D.Martorella@hofstra.edu

Hofstra University received its designation as a federal depository library in 1964 from Congressman John W. Wydler.  In the over 40 years of our existence we have built a very fine collection of materials, both current and archival.  In 1989, upon its 25th anniversary, the depository was named for Congressman Wydler whose congressional papers were donated to the University.  In 2012, the depository library transitioned to a primarily online collection, providing access to electronic government information .  The federal depository library provides access to federal government information in areas such as the following:  congressional committee hearings, bills, reports, Public Laws, the Congressional Record and its predecessor titles, Serial Set documents and reports, and publications from most federal agencies and departments.  The print collection includes the series, Foreign Relations of the United States, the Smithsonian Ethnology series as well as various historical titles.  There are several specialized finding aids such as the Government Documents Catalog, Congressional Universe and FDYsys.gov and we have been cataloging federal documents in our online catalog since 1995.  In September, 1998, the University also became a New York State Depository Library and access to the state collection is provided through our online catalog.