Online Documents: 1995 to date
From 1995, forward, most official New York State documents* are available as PDF files in the New York State Library's (NYSL) online catalog, Excelsior.
NYSL also received documents in formats such as diskettes and CD-ROMS. Electronic New York State documents in these formats were not usually supplied directly to depository libraries.
* Many New York State documents are now available online directly from state agency Web sites. Some useful starting points for NYS government information are:
New York State legislative and legal documents are also available online in two of the library's subscription databases (licensed for use by Cornell students, staff and faculty):
Identifying and locating earlier NYS documents
- Search the Cornell Library Catalog.
The library catalog include entries for individual New York State documents, books, serials, and maps in the Cornell University Library. See also microfiche, below. - Search the NY State library's Exclesior Catalog.
The Excelsior catalog will show print holdings in the New York State library and include links to digitized items when available. Items may be requested via Interlibrary Loan. - Browse the Checklist of Official Publications,
Print. 1947 - March 2004. Digitized editions are available from 1994 -.
The Checklist is the most extensive list of New York State documents available. The print version of the Checklist has annual indexes and one cumulative index which covers 1947-1969. - Search Worldcat
Worldcat is a union catalog for library holdings from participating libraries (most public, academic and research libraries). Items may be requested via Interlibrary Loan.
Additional indexes and catalogs
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New York State Documents CatalogFiche.
A dictionary catalog on microfiche which provides subject access to documents from December 1973 to December 1991 (Olin Reference Microfiche Z 1223.5 .N56 .D55). Thirty-four fiche in a binder shelved in Olin Library Reference. Verify this location Second copy at the Library Annex. -
The Subject Index to New York State Publications, 1980-1994.Print title.
An index of all non-periodical publications that have been microfilmed by the NY State library. The Cornell library owns the microfiche set covering 1988-1994. This edition includes most of the items listed on the State Library's Checklist of official publications of the state of New York, so it can also be used to help identify print documents from this time period.
Microfiche coverage note
The depository microfiche collection of documents from New York State legislative and executive agencies is Library Annex Microfiche 932. Coverage begins with documents in the 1989 Checklist and extends through 1994. Some documents published before 1989 may be included in this microfiche collection.
There are individual catalog records for each microfiche title in the catalog. To search this site: use the Advanced Search. Add microfiche 932 and use the pull-down menu to select Call Number. Add additional keywords to narrow your search.