Guides to Government Information in the Library
Finding Virginia Documents
The University of Virginia Library is one of 12 depository libraries for Virginia state publications.
Materials published since 1988 can be found in VIRGO, the Library's online catalog.
Materials published before 1988 can be found in a printed KeyWord Index, shelved behind the 3rd Floor Service Desk in Alderman Library.
Swem's Bibliography of Virginia, Part II can be extremely helpful in identifying older Virginia materials.
Organization and Location of Virginia Documents
3rd floor, Old stacks
Virginia documents are arranged by originating organization according to an alphanumeric symbol beginning with an acronym for the organization. You can also see a complete list of acronyms used in Virginia call numbers.
Following the acronym is a number from 1 to 9 as follows:
- annual publications
- monographs
- serials and periodicals
- ephemera
- official records of a body
- commission or group reports
- public relations information about the organization
- bibliographies
- handbooks and manuals
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