Collection and Services
McMaster University Libraries hold over 150 000 government publications in a variety of formats including paper, microform and electronic (ie. CD-ROMs, Internet). McMaster is a full depository of Canadian Federal and Ontario provincial publications and maintains a comprehensive collection of local municipal (Hamilton-Wentworth) government publications. Items from other countries are selectively chosen.
Collection
Our main areas of collection are:
- Canada (federal, provincial, municipal)
- United States
- United Kingdom
- United Nations and affiliated bodies (IMF,FAO, ILO, etc.)
- International Organizations (EU)
The collection is largely comprised of the following material:
- Parliamentary and Congressional materials (debates, committee proceedings and reports)
- Statutory materials (bills, acts, regulations, cumulative revisions of acts and regulations)
- Statistical publications (monographs and serials)
- Census material
- Royal Commissions and Task Force reports
- Departmental Reports
- Basic reference works
The majority of government maps are available in the Lloyd Reeds Map Collection on the 1st floor of Mills Library.
McMaster is a member of the Statistics Canada's Data Liberation Initiative (DLI). Licensed statistical data is available by contacting Library Data Service on the 2nd floor of Mills Library.
Services
Consultation Services
- For general questions, contact 905.525.9140 ext. 22533
- To book a one-on-one consultation, please contact the appropriate librarian depending on which type of government publications you are interested in:
Canadian Olga Perkovic
905.525.9140 ext. 26007
perkovi@mcmaster.caUS & International Krista Godfrey
905.525.9140 ext. 24719
godfrey@mcmaster.caUnited Kingdom Olga Perkovic
905.525.9140 ext. 26007
perkovi@mcmaster.ca
Instruction
To request a library instruction session on government publications, please use the Instruction Request Form or contact Karen Nicholson, Teaching & Learning Librarian, 905.525.9140, ext. 21414 or knichol@mcmaster.ca

