The Indiana State Library continues to collect publications created by state agencies. Whether born-digital or digitized from historical copies, there are ways to access them.

The Indiana State Library uses Archive-It to preserve copies of born-digital publications that are hosted on the websites of Indiana State Government departments and agencies.

Archive-It collection page for Indiana State Library.

The Archive-It collection started in March 2020 and now contains nearly five years’ worth of captures of state agency web pages and online publications such as annual reports, brochures, fact sheets and more. One can browse the state agency listings or search the collection. To find versions of agency websites before March 2020, use the general web archive, known as the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.

The Indiana State Agency Documents online collection contains digitized copies of a wide variety of historical publications. This collection continues to grow and is often updated based on reference inquiries. Examples include:

Highways of Indiana.

Indiana Civil Rights Commission: The First 25 Years.

Indiana Celebrates: The Bicentennial in Review, 1971-1977.

Keep in mind that there are many more printed documents published by state agencies that are listed in Indiana State Library’s online catalog. Additionally, this online guide to Locating Indiana Government Documents is a frequently consulted resource. For assistance tracking down state publications past or present, please send in questions to Ask-a-Librarian or contact the Indiana Collection at 317-232-3670.

This post was written by Andrea Glenn, Indiana Division librarian and state documents coordinator at the Indiana State Library.