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Book Arrangement at CCL

SuDoc Classification

The Library's U.S. Government Documents collection is arranged using the SuDoc system, where publications are grouped together by issuing agency.

Below are some prefixes for the major federal issuing agencies.

Prefix

       Federal Agency

A

Agriculture Department

C3.

Census Bureau (Commerce Department)

D

Defense Department

E

Energy Department

ED

Education Department

EP

Environmental Protection Agency

GA

General Accountability Office

GS

General Services Administration

HE

Health and Human Services Department

I

Interior Department

I 19.

U.S. Geological Survey (Interior Department)

J

Justice Department

JU

Judiciary

L

Labor Department

LC

Library of Congress

NAS

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

S

State Department

SI

Smithsonian Institution

T 22.

Internal Revenue Service (Treasury Department)

X, Y

Congress

Y4.

Congressional Committees

 

For more information on the SuDoc classification system visit the FDLP Web Site.

SuDoc Call Number Example

Book:
Training requirements in OSHA standards and training guidelines. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 1995.
Call Number:
L
35.8
:T 68/995
- refers to US government agency, Dept. of Labor
- refers to subordinate office and publication type
- identifies the specific title