The Merger of Government Documents and Reference at a Mid-Size University: A 24-Year Retrospective

Abstract

The University of Louisville (UofL) Libraries consists of the main library, Ekstrom Library, along with five branches. The Libraries are a member of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and possess approximately 2.2 million items. UofL has served as a Federal FDL Program. As of 2023, the University of Louisville Libraries’ Government Documents Department and the Reference Department have been merged for 24 years, beginning in 1999.