Federal Government publications are arranged by the Superintendent of Documents (Sudoc) classification number. As a Federal Depository Library, we receive many publications issued by agencies of the U.S. Government. These publications may include books, CD-ROMs, DVD, Internet sites, maps, posters, pamphlets, periodicals, and microform.
The example below shows how the Superintendent of Documents classification number L 2.3/4:2006-07 is constructed for the publication Occupational Outlook Handbook:
Labor Department Bureau of Labor Statistics Number Year of publication
(issuing agency) (subordinate bureau within designating coverage
the agency) the title
Here are the prefixes from the Superintendent of Documents classification numbers for some of the agencies that you may find of interest:
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A |
Agriculture Department |
L |
Labor Department |
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C |
Commerce Department |
LC |
Library of Congress |
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C 3 |
Census Bureau (Commerce Department) |
LR |
National Labor Relations Board |
|
D |
Defense Department |
NAS |
NASA |
|
E |
Energy Department |
NS |
National Science Foundation |
|
ED |
Education Department |
PR |
President of the United States |
|
EP |
Environmental Protection Agency |
PREX |
Executive Office |
|
GA |
Government Accountability Office |
S |
State Department |
|
GS |
General Services Administration |
SBA |
Small Business Administration |
|
HE |
Health & Human Services Department |
SE |
Securities & Exchange Commission |
|
HH |
Housing and Urban Development |
SI |
Smithsonian Institute |
|
HS |
Homeland Security Department |
SSA |
Social Security Administration |
|
I |
Interior Department |
T |
Treasury Department |
|
IC |
Interstate Commerce Commission |
TD |
Transportation Department |
|
ITC |
International Trade Commission |
VA |
Veterans Administration |
|
J |
Justice Department |
X, Y |
Congress |
|
JU |
Judiciary |
Y 4. |
Congress-Congressional Hearings |