Organization of Materials Roberts-LaForge Library and the Instructional Resources Center

Four Classifications  Library of Congress Classification (general books and reference)  Dewey Decimal Classification (IRC)  Superintendent of Documents Classification (Federal Government Documents)  Mississippi Government Documents Classification

Library of Congress Classification General and Reference Books

Characteristics of Library of Congress Classification  Resources have alphabetical call numbers  Resources are arranged by subject –(for example, a book with a call number beginning with the letters “AY” would be in the “Yearbooks, Almanacs, and Directories” section)

Example of a LC Call Number Occupational Outlook Handbook HF 5381.A1 O36 Ref

Example of a List of LC Call Number Prefixes in Correct Order N 81.2 G28 N 81.2 G7 NA 72.7 NC 2

Dewey Decimal Classification Resources in the IRC

Characteristics of Dewey Decimal Classification  Resources have numerical call numbers  Resources are arranged by subject –(for example, resources pertaining to general physics have call numbers beginning with the numbers “530.”)

The 10 Main Classes of DDC  000 Computers, Information and General  100 Philosophy & Psychology  200 Religion  300 Social Sciences  400 Language  500 Science  600 Technology  700 Arts & Recreation  800 Literature  900 History & Geography

Subclasses of Class 500: Science  500 Science  510 Mathematics  520 Astronomy  530 Physics  540 Chemistry  550 Earth Sciences & Geology  560 Fossils & Prehistoric Life  570 Biology & Life Sciences  580 Plants (Botany)  590 Animals (Zoology)

Some Sub-subclasses of Subclass 530: Physics  530 General works on physics  531 Classical mechanics  532 Fluid mechanics  533 Gas mechanics

Example of a DDC Call Number Holt Physics (textbook) 530 H758hS 2002 gr TEXTRS

Superintendent of Documents (SuDocs) Classification Federal Government Documents

Characteristics of SuDocs Classification  Federal documents have alphabetical call numbers.  Federal documents are arranged by issuing government agency, not subject.  SuDocs classification is used for federal documents only. State documents have their own classification.

SuDocs Classification Examples Call # Begins With  A  C  CR  FT  GA  I  PR Issuing Agency  Agriculture Dept.  Commerce Dept.  Civil Rights Comm.  Fed. Trade Comm.  General Accounting  Interior Dept.  President of the U.S.

Example of a SuDoc Call Number An Overview of OJP Bureaus, Offices, and COPS Information Technology Initiatives (U.S. Dept. of Justice) J 26.2:IN 3/2

Mississippi Government Documents Classification

Characteristics of Mississippi Government Documents Classification  Call numbers begin with a number.  State documents are arranged by the government agency which issued them, not by subject.

Examples of Ms. Gov. Docs. Classification Call # Begins With Call # Begins With  821  071  252  451  111 Issuing Agency Issuing Agency  Aeronautics Commission  Attorney General  Delta State Univ.  Forestry Commission  Secretary of State

Example of a Mississippi Government Document Call Number MAFES Research Highlights (Published by the Ms. Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station) 422.2:RH 67/4