Superintendent of Documents Classification System

Government documents received by the Western Kentucky University Libraries through the Federal Depository Library Program are arranged by the Superintendent of Documents Classification System (SuDoc). Briefly, the SuDoc system is an alpha-numeric call number scheme that places materials together on the shelves according to the agency that issued the document, reflecting the organiztion of the government. Microfiche are filed in cabinets using the SuDoc class system as well.

The major agency designations for the SuDoc classification and a SuDoc number are described below. A more detailed explanation of the SuDoc classification is available from the Federal Depository Library Administration page of the Superintendent of Documents' web site.

A .............. Agriculture Department
A 13. ....... Forest Service
AE ........... National Archives and Records Administration
C .............. Commerce Department
C 3. ......... Census Bureau
D .............. Defense Department
E .............. Energy Department
ED ........... Education Department
EP ........... Environmental Protection Agency
GA .......... General Accounting Office
GP .......... Government Printing Office
HE .......... Health and Human Services Department
HH .......... Housing and Urban Development Department
I ............... Interior Department
I 19. ........ U.S. Geological Survey
J .............. Justice Department
JU ........... Judiciary
L ............. Labor Department
LC .......... Library of Congress
NAS ....... National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NS .......... National Science Foundation
P ............. Postal Service
PM ......... Office of Personnel Management
PREX .... Executive Office of the President
S ............. State Department
SBA ....... Small Business Administration
SI ............ Smithsonian
SS ........... Social Security Administration
T ............. Treasury Department
TD .......... Transportation Department
VA .......... Veteran Affairs Department
X, Y ....... Congress
Y 3. ........ Congressional commissions and independent agencies
Y 10. ...... Congressional Budget Office

Electronic Capabilities of Federal Depository Libraries. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1995.

GP 3.2:El 2/2

GP -- Issuing agency, Government Printing Office
3 -- Designation for subordinate office, Superintendent of Documents
.2 -- Publication type or category, general publication
:El 2/2 -- Identifies the specific title, El in

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