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MAD Reference - Guides and Bibliographies - Government Pubs.

As a Federal Depository Library, we receive many publications issued by agencies of the U.S. Government. These publications, which may include books, maps, posters, pamphlets, and periodicals, contain information on careers, business opportunities, space exploration, health and nutrition, energy, and many other subjects.

Federal Government publications in this collection are arranged by the Superintendent of Documents classification number. Publications are grouped together by issuing agency.* To ensure that you find all of the materials for available on a particular subject, be sure to check the indexes recommended by the librarian.

The example below shows how the Superintendent of Documents classification number
C 61.34:995 is constructed for the publication U.S. Industrial Outlook:

    C                  61.                   34:                 995 

Commerce    International   Title     Year of Publication 
Dept.       Trade Admin.    Number             (1995)
Issuing    (bureau within  
 Agency)     agency)

Here are the prefixes from the Superintendent of Documents classification numbers for some other agencies that you may be interested in:

A - Agriculture Department
AE - National Archives and Records Administration
C.3 - Census Bureau (Commerce Department)
D - Defense Department
E - Energy Department
ED - Education Department
EP - Environmental Protection Agency
GA - General Accounting office
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
Pr - President
S - State Department
SI - Smithsonian Institution
SSA - Social Security Administration
T 22. - Internal Revenue Service (Treasury Department)
TD - Transportation Department
VA - Veterans' Administration
X - Congress
Y 3. - Congressional Advisory Committees
Y 4. - Congressional Committees

*NOTE:Some materials are distributed to Depository Libraries in microfiche format. These materials may be shelved in a separate area.

The Librarian will be happy to provide you with the prefixes for any Government agency and any other information that can help you find the materials you want.

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