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Nimitz Library is a "partial depository" for U. S. Government Documents. This means that only selected publications are received automatically from the Government Printing Office.The subject matter ranges from politics and foreign affairs to economics, history, engineering, astronomy, oceanography, meteorology, environmental science, military science, health and taxes.

Nimitz Library maintains its U. S. Government Documents in separate collections on the ground floor and in the Microreading Room on the first floor. The newer publications can be found via the sites listed to the right (some of which are provided exclusively for USNA midshipmen, faculty and staff), and the Library catalog. Other reference sources are available to locate older publications.

The library is open to the public during daytime business hours, though public parking is not available on the Academy grounds. Visitors may walk on to the Academy grounds with a valid picture id.

General Resources

Resources for a variety of information, including scientific, available from various Nimitz Library resources as well as government and military agencies.