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Beth Downs
State Publications Librarian
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How to Access State Publications

During our transition from print to digital, to access all state publications, search these four intersecting sources:

1. Archive Montana for publications as they first appeared on state agency websites, collected since 1996 with extensive coverage since mid-2007.
2. State Library catalog for print and digital publications since the 1870s.
   
3. Internet Archive  for newly digitized items from the catalog, some of which are still being linked to the catalog. Or browse the subject guide.
4. Montana Historical Society because print is transferred there for long-term preservation and access per this Memorandum of Understanding.
   

Other Sources for State Publications

• Find a nearby depository library - and search its catalog.
• WorldCat  - catalog for 60,000 libraries.

Find new state publications

• Catalog links - new in the last 90 days.
• RSS feeds - new in the last 90 days.

For state depository librarians:

• Montana Depository Library Program
• Federal Depository Library Program
• Get MARC Records and Shipping Lists

For state agency publication contacts

• Submit publications to the State Library.
  

State publication usage guidelines

• State Publication Usage Guidelines

Help:

• How to find state publications in depository libraries?
• What's a state publication?