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Government Documents @ Houston Cole Library

The Library is currently open to University faculty, staff, students, and the public . If you require assistance with Federal Government information, please reach out via email to Depository Coordinator Allison Boswell, amboswell@jsu.edu.

As a member of the Federal Depository Library Program since 1929, the Houston Cole Library receives, catalogs, and provides free, unimpeded access to the publications of the U.S. Federal Government. Many of these publications are also available online in digital format. In addition, the Library offers access to some state and local government publications and resources. Search the Library's catalog for government publications or use the tabs above to browse resources by federal, state, or local government.

Want to search for U.S. Government publications on your own? GOVINFO.GOV is the best place to look for it! GovInfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.

If you need assistance, please contact the Library's Government Documents Librarian or the Reference Desk by phone (256.782.8034) or online.

Electronic Resources/Documents Librarian

Allison Boswell

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4th Floor
Houston Cole Library
Jacksonville State University
700 Pelham Rd N
Jacksonville, AL 36265
256-782-8137
amboswell@jsu.edu

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Why the Gullah/Geechee communities don't evacuate
The Gullah/Geechee people have occupied the barrier islands and the coastal areas of the
Southeastern Atlantic states for more than three centuries. They are the descendants of Africans
imported to the Coastal Atlantic states and the barrier islands to provide the labor for cotton, rice,
and indigo plantations.
Annual report on unidentified aerial phenomena
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awareness of the airspace and increased opportunity to resolve UAP events.
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