LibGuides: Government Documents: Federal Documents

MaagNET includes the majority of documents currently held in Maag's collection, both print and online. Titles available online include a direct link in the MaagNET item record. Listed below are possible locations for print government documents, which are noted in the LOCATION field of each MaagNET item record.

   • Maag Government Documents: 6th Floor
   • Maag Ohio Documents: 6th Floor
   • Maag Govt. Docs. CDROM Case: 6th Floor
   • Maag Govt. Docs. Pamphlets: 6th Floor
   • Maag Govt. Docs. Atlas Case: 6th Floor
   • Maag Govt. Docs. Map Box: 6th Floor
   • Government Documents Reference: 6th Floor

Some government documents are currently held in shared storage at the NE Regional Depository in Rootstown, OH. To obtain these materials, click on "Request" from the item record and enter your name and YSU ID#. The Government Documents Librarian can help with these requests.

Many government documents not available through Maag can be requested (physical copies) or accessed (electronically) through the OhioLINK Library Catalog.

govinfo: Discover U.S. Government Information
govinfo: Browse by A to Z
govinfo: Browse by Category
govinfo: Browse by Issuing Committee
govinfo: Browse by Government Author

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications: CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those available online.

MetaLib: Federated search engine that searches multiple U.S. Federal government databases, retrieving reports, articles, and citations while providing direct links to selected resources available online.

GPO ADVANCED SEARCH / OFF CAMPUS ACCESS
Catalog of U.S. government documents from 1976 to the present. Describes Congressional reports, hearings, debates and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments. Contains records on all subjects of interest to the U.S. government.

WORLDCAT
Catalog of books and other materials held by libraries worldwide.

FINDING PRINT GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS / SUDOC CLASSIFICATION

Superintendent of Documents (SuDocs) Classification System:

Government documents have their own unique identification system known as the Superintendent of Documents (SuDocs) Classification System.

FDLP: Superintendent of Documents (SuDocs) Classification Guidelines: A system of library classification developed in the office of the Superintendent of Documents of the United States Government Printing Office (GPO) at the turn of the 20th century.

Learning SuDocs Call Numbers (Michigan State University)

The SuDocs system follows the organizational structure of the federal government. Publications are grouped according to the issuing departments or agencies (i.e. C for Commerce, L for Labor). Other letters and numbers are added to further identify bureaus, type of publication, series or title.

Current Lettering for SuDoc Class Stems:

A	Agriculture	JU	Judiciary
AE	National Archives & Records Administration	L	Labor Department
B	Broadcasting Board of Governors	LC	Library of Congress
C	Commerce Department	LR	National Labor Relations Board
CC	Federal Communications Commission	MS	Merit Systems Protection Board
CR	Civil Rights Commission	NAS	National Aeronautics & Space Administration
D	Defense Department	NC	National Capital Planning Commission
E	Energy Department	NCU	National Credit Union Administration
ED	Education Department	NF	National Foundation on the Arts & the Humanities
EP	Environmental Protection Agency	NMB	National Mediation Board
FA	Fine Arts Commission	NS	National Science Foundation
FCA	Farm Credit Administration	OP	Overseas Private Investment Corporation
FHF	Federal Housing Financing Board	P	United States Postal Service
FM	Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service	PE	Peace Corps
FMC	Federal Maritime Commission	PM	Personnel Management Office
FR	Federal Reserve System Board of Governors	PR	President of the United States
FT	Federal Trade Commission	PREX	Executive Office of the President
FTZ	Foreign-Trade Zones Board	PRVP	Vice President of the United States
GA	Government Accountability Office	RR	Railroad Retirement Board
GP	Government Printing Office	S	State Department
GS	General Services Administration	SBA	Small Business Administration
HE	Health & Human Services Department	SE	Securities & Exchange Commission
HH	Housing & Urban Development Department	SI	Smithsonian Institution
HS	Homeland Security	SSA	Social Security Administration
I	Interior Department	T	Treasury Department
IC	Interstate Commerce Commission	TD	Transportation Department
ID	US Agency for International Development	TDA	US Trade & Development Agency
ITC	International Trade Commission	VA	Veterans Affairs Department
J	Justice Department	X Y	Congress

List of Classes of U.S. Government Publications Available for Selection by Depository Libraries

An actual SuDoc number may look something like this:

L 2.44:46/3

L = Labor Department
L 2. = Bureau of Labor Statistics
L 2.44: = Compensation and Working Conditions
L 2.44:46/3 = Volume 46, issue no. 3 of Compensation and Working Conditions

*Important Tips:

The dot (.) is a period, not a decimal. All numbers are whole numbers (.9 comes before .12)
Order: Years, Letters, Numbers
Before 2000, the first number was dropped from the year, so those years have 3 digits
(997, 998...).
Nothing comes before something (for ex. AE 1.102:G 28 precedes AE 1.102:G 28/2/Trans.7)