Federal Depository Library

Library Hours

During the Fall and Spring semesters, the library's hours of operation are:

Mondays - Thursdays 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Fridays 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Saturdays 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sundays closed

Library Phone Numbers

Reference Desk 486-0554

3rd Floor Counter 486-0561

4th Floor Counter 486-0582

Library Office 486-0559

In 1913, depository libraries across the country were created to house federal documents. SAC's depository was established in 1972 as Depository Number 0591B. The U.S. government has made an heroic effort to transfer agency information to the Internet, much of which you will find accessible here. Whatever the format, paper or electronic, all depository documents are listed in SAC's Online Catalog.

Documents shelved throughout the library may be used in-house by any patron. Documents published in electronic format may be accessed from computer workstations within the library or at home.

The San Antonio College Library is proud of its depository collection. As with the rest of this library's collection, documents are accessible to the disabled. For assistance with documents, please contact librarians at the 2nd Floor Reference desk.

Featured Federal Websites & News

Letters from Abbottabad: Bin Ladin Sidelined?

The Combating Terrorism Center of the U.S. Military Academy has just released Arabic and English translation versions of documents by Osama Bin Laden captured in the raid of his compound.

"This report is a study of 17 de-classified documents captured during the Abbottabad raid and released to the Combating Terrorism Center (CTC). They consist of electronic letters or draft letters, totaling 175 pages in the original Arabic and 197 pages in the English translation. The earliest is dated September 2006 and the latest April 2011. These internal al-Qa`ida communications were authored by several leaders, most prominently Usama bin Ladin. In contrast to his public statements that focused on the injustice of those he believed to be the “enemies” of Muslims, namely corrupt “apostate” Muslim rulers and their Western “overseers,” the focus of Bin Ladin’s private letters is Muslims’ suffering at the hands of his jihadi “brothers”. He is at pain advising them to abort domestic attacks that cause Muslim civilian casualties and focus on the United States, “our desired goal.” Bin Ladin’s frustration with regional jihadi groups and his seeming inability to exercise control over their actions and public statements is the most compelling story to be told on the basis of the 17 de-classified documents. “Letters from Abbottabad” is an initial exploration and contextualization of 17 documents that will be the grist for future academic debate and discussion."--website.

The documents can be accessed at http://www.ctc.usma.edu/posts/letters-from-abbottabad-bin-ladin-sidelined