Most U.S. government publications are classified in the Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) classification. The call number is not based on subject, but on the Federal agency that issued the publication and the type of publication.
The most important thing to note is that the dot in the call number is not a decimal, so the numbers that follow are whole numbers. (HE 20.2 comes before HE 20.11 ; HE 20.11 comes before HE 20.101)
Alphanumeric combinations are read as decimals, though they have no decimal point. (A76 comes before A8.)
The U.S. Industrial Outlook has the SuDoc number: C 61.34:994
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A |
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Agriculture Department |
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C |
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Commerce Department |
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D |
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Defense Department |
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E |
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Energy Department |
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ED |
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Education Department |
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GA |
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General Accounting Office |
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GS |
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General Services Administration |
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HE |
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Health and Human Services |
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I |
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Interior Department |
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J |
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Justice Department |
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JU |
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Judiciary |
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L |
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Labor Department |
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LC |
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Library of Congress |
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NAS |
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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S |
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State Department |
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SI |
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Smithsonian Institution |
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T |
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Treasury Department |
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X, Y |
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Congress |
Most Government Documents are shelved on the Olin Ground Floor, including Congressional Hearings and Reports.
A small subset of the Government Document collection are microforms. These materials are housed on the 3rd floor of Olin Library.
