Government Documents in the USM Libraries

• Free and unrestricted access is made to all Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) sources selected by the Library. Most government documents are located on the 2^nd floor of the Portland campus Library near the Reference Collection (1^st floor in the Gorham campus Library) and are arranged according to the Superintendent of Documents classification system; others are in the Periodicals Collection (arranged alphabetically by title) or general stacks (arranged by Library of Congress classification system). All documents are available for public use and are handicapped accessible. All documents which are classified as non-reference or which are not shelved in the Serials Collection are free to circulate to library card holders.
  
• Free and unrestricted access is made to all State of Maine documents.  Most state documents are located on the 2nd floor of the Portland campus library near the Reference Collection and on the 1st floor of the Gorham campus library and are arranged according to the Maine Documents Classification System.  Some state documents are shelved in the Periodicals Collection or the general stacks.  All documents are available for public use and are handicapped accessible. All documents which are classified as non-reference or which are not shelved in the Periodicals Collection are free to circulate to library card holders.
  
• Professional level reference assistance is available most hours that the Library is open. Classified staff or students are available for assistance at times when professional assistance is not available.