Description of the Federal Depository Library Community in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
There are 19 federal depository libraries in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The oldest depository library in Kentucky is located at Centre College. The Grace Doherty Library has been a selective depository since 1884. The University of Kentucky has served as the regional depository library for the state since 1967, having been a selective depository since 1907. Louisville Free Public Library has been a selective depository since 1904 and, in 1988, became a Patent Depository Library. The depository community reaches the citizens of Kentucky through academic, public, and special libraries throughout the Commonwealth.
The depository library collections offer access to information in all subject areas from agriculture to zoology. Two Kentucky depositories are serving as Centers of Excellence, a program initiated and supported by the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL). The agencies collected by these centers are the WPA, Appalachian Regional Commission, and Smithsonian Institution at UK, and the Office of the Vice President at WKU.
In addition to housing and maintaining the publications of the United States Federal Government, various depository libraries maintain special collections of Kentucky state documents and other national and international publications. Many depository libraries also offer their patrons access to government information through electronic databases.
Kentucky Federal Depository Library Community Composition
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Regional Depository: |
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University of Kentucky, Lexington, DR208 |
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| Ashland Community & Technical College, Ashland, D219 Contact: Sarah Klein Email: sarah.klein@kctcs.edu Documents Department Mansbach Memorial Library (Selective Depository) 1400 College Drive Ashland, KY 41101-3683 Documents: (606) 326-2015 Public Service: (606) 326-2169 FAX: (606) 326-2186 Congressional District 4 Details, including policies Centre College, Danville, 0217A Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, D217 Hazard Community & Technical College, Hazard, D215 Kentucky Wesleyan College, Owensboro, D213A |
Morehead State University, Morehead, D210 Contact: Mykie Howard Email: my.howard@moreheadstate.edu Camden-Carroll Library (Selective Depository) Serials Department Morehead, KY 40351 (606) 783-5116 FAX: (606) 783-5037 Congressional District 5 Details, including policies
Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, D217B Thomas More University, Crestview Hills, D209 |
Depositories by Type of Designation
| Highest state appellate court | 1 |
| Land grant colleges | 2 |
| Representative | 12 |
| Senatorial | 3 |
| Law libraries | 1 |
| TOTAL | 19 |