Minnesota State Documents

The publications of Minnesota state government agencies are an integral part of the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library's collection. The collection is searchable through the library's catalog.

Identify New State Government Documents

• Newly Acquired State Government Reports (Sign up for the Newdocs email list) - A continuously updated list of the newest state government reports received by the Legislative Reference Library. The list includes both reports mandated by the Legislature and other documents from state agencies.
• Just In (Sign up for the Just In email list) - A monthly list combining state agency documents and materials from other publishers.

Find State Documents

The collection is searchable through the Library catalog and on the Web via MnLINK, the statewide union catalog, and worldwide through OCLC's WorldCat, a bibliographic database, The Legislative Library provides full cataloging for state documents.

• Reports Mandated by the Legislature - Documents specifically required by the Legislature are a subset of all state documents. This page gives tips on how to search for mandated documents in the Library's catalog.
• Minnesota State Agency Periodicals - Alphabetical by title or by by publisher.
• Notable Minnesota State Documents (no longer compiled): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 - Librarians annually chose exemplary documents and Websites.
• Minnesota Publications - Pre 2003 (Edocs) - Earlier Minnesota documents continue to be scanned and made available online.

Background

According to Minnesota Statutes 3.195 and 3.302 Subd. 3, the Legislative Reference Library is to receive all documents published by the state and considered to be of interest or value to the library. The Library places a priority on acquiring reports mandated by the Legislature. However, since the Library began in 1969, it has also collected other Minnesota state documents, including consultants' reports and many earlier documents.

The Library's catalog links to digital copies of state agency documents (Minnesota Edocs) stored by the Library. The digital copies are from 2004 to the present, with older documents added on a selected, ongoing basis. (Read background information on the beginning of the Minnesota Edocs program.)

Submit State Documents

If your agency needs to submit a report to the Legislative Reference Library, please send one electronic copy (Word, PDF, URL) to ""

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Attn: Jess Hopeman
Legislative Reference Library
645 State Office Bldg.
100 Rev. Dr. MLK Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

History

From 1981 through 2003, the Legislative Reference Library participated in the microfiche-based Minnesota State Depository System. While this system no longer exists, core functions of the original program continue:

• LRL staff members continue to acquire and catalog state documents.
• LRL retains paper copies of documents in its collection on a permanent basis.
• Since 2004, LRL retains electronic copies of Minnesota Publications (Edocs).