Welcome to For the Record, brought to you by the Government Information Center at San Francisco Public Library.
The Government Information Center is home to SFPL’s federal, state, city and county depository of government documents. What's a government document, you ask? Government documents are the official publications that contain information or policies from government agencies.
If you’re new to government information, some example of government documents that you can access online and in person at the library are:
Congressional Record: A daily record of the debates and proceedings in the United States Congress. Up do date Congressional Records are also published US Congress website.
Federal Register: A daily publication of rules, notices, and executive orders from federal agencies.
Hearings: Congressional hearings, including testimony. The GIC carries both federal and state hearings on all kinds of subjects. An example of a hearing you can request at the GIC reference desk is the Compilation of Hearings on the January 6th Investigation. The most current and up to date options for House and Senate hearings can be found via our Proquest Congressional Database (library card required) and at Congress.gov.
Agendas: A list of items to be discussed at meetings. In accordance with San Francisco Administrative Code § 8.16 the GIC makes agendas for upcoming meetings available on a bulletin board on the 5th floor. Bound agendas can be requested from the GIC reference desk. Agendas are available from all kinds of committees, councils, subcommittees, commissions and task forces. This Board of Supervisors agenda is one example of a type of document you might request from the reference desk at GIC.
Meeting Minutes: A written record of what occurred at official meetings. The GIC has bound minutes for meetings from current and past city committees, councils, subcommittees, commissions and task forces. These minutes from the San Francisco (Calif.). Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Hotel Health and Safety Task Force. Investigation and Prosecution Committee are just one type of meeting minutes you can request at the reference desk.
For more information about the kinds of materials that the GIC posts and retains, please be sure to check out our Posting and Depository webpage.
But that’s not all, the Government Information Center contains tons more information, including a circulating collection of political science related books. Be sure to visit the 5th floor on your next stop by Main and browse the collections. Materials in closed reference can be located via our catalog and with the help of a GIC librarian.
The GIC is dedicated to ensuring that people have timely, accurate, and transparent access to government information. We want our readers to know what’s happening at the local, state, and federal level. Every month we’ll deliver a variety of articles related to topics in government information, highlight interesting documents in the collection, connect readers to what’s going on in local, state, and federal government, help readers to navigate what kinds of materials the GIC offers in person and online, and everything government information related in between.
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