Government Publications is a collection of information sources that have been produced and distributed by the various departments, bureaus, and agencies of the federal government. Mesa State College became a depository library in 1985 and is one of 1400 in the United States. The purpose of depository libraries is to make U.S. Government Publications easily accessible to the general public and to insure their continued availability in the future. Free access to the resources of the documents collection by the general public is an obligation of all Federal Depository Libraries. Mesa State College is a selective depository library. As a selective depository, we receive only a portion of what is published. Mesa State College receives 38 percent of the publications made available. Tomlinson Library selects material that reflects Mesa State´s 
                  GPO ACCESS                    curriculum and those materials that would be of interest to the                                                                population of the Western slope of Colorado. Government Publications                                                                assistance is available at the 1st floor Reference Desk.