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Government Documents
The UNB Libraries has actively drawn together three major collections which reflect the
work typically undertaken by governments. Because governments do not behave in predictable
publishing patterns parallel to commercial publishers, the valuable information produced by
governments is often a challenge for users to find. To assist you, we have provided an
introduction to general publishing of governments below. Links to maps and data, frequent
by-products of governmental activity, are provided as separate pages, with more user support
provided.
The Department collects materials from all levels of government, ranging from local and
provincial to federal to international. It is one of New Brunswick's five full depository
members of the Canadian government's Depository Services Program, as well as serving as a
depository for the European Union, Asian Development Bank, and United Nations. Notable in
the collection are the British Parliamentary Publications, and the American congressional
publications-as well as Canadian federal publications dating back to the late 1800s. The
Department has also provided an on-line version of early Royal Commissions of New Brunswick
through the Electronic Text Centre