SuDocs (Government Documents) Call Number Locations
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, but a whole number. For example: call numbers beginning with HE 20.2: come before HE 20.11. HE 20.11, in turn, precedes HE 20.101: which precedes HE 20.1001: Alphanumeric combinations, however, are decimals, though they have no decimal point, e.g., A76 precedes A8.
For help locating government documents, see a Reference Librarian.
Finding SuDocs Locations
All government documents (except for microforms) shelved in the areas mapped below can be checked out.
All Government Documents are shelved on the Olin Ground Floor, including Congressional Hearings and Reports |
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Microforms, A-Y |
Explanation of SuDocs Numbers
Note that the 'dot' in a SuDoc number is a period, not a decimal. Thus, for example, "C 61.34:" is shelved after "C 61.7:"
Publications are grouped together by issuing agency.
For example, the U.S. Industrial Outlook has the SuDoc number:
C |
61. |
34: |
994 |
Commerce Department |
International Trade Administration |
Number designating the title |
Year of publication (1994) |
Issuing Agencies
A |
Agriculture Department |
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C |
Commerce Department |
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D |
Defense Department |
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E |
Energy Department |
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ED |
Education Department |
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GA |
General Accounting Office |
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GS |
General Services Administration |
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HE |
Health and Human Services |
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I |
Interior Department |
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J |
Justice Department |
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JU |
Judiciary |
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L |
Labor Department |
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LC |
Library of Congress |
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NAS |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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S |
State Department |
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SI |
Smithsonian Institution |
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T |
Treasury Department |
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X, Y |
Congress |