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Government documents in the NMSU Library do not have the same type of call number as other materials in the library. Rather, they are organized by the Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) classification system. Government agency books, periodicals, microfiche, pamphlets, posters, media materials and CD-ROMs are organized and shelved according to the issuing agency and sub-agencies (such as "A" for Agriculture Department and "S" for State Department). For example, the SuDoc number for one issue of the periodical AgExporter is A 67.7/3:8/4. Each part of the number has a meaning:

           Agency             A    =  Agriculture Department

           Sub-agency         67   =  Foreign Agricultural Service

           Title              7/3: =  AgExporter

           Volume             8    =  Volume 

           Number             4    =  Number 4
Each part of a SuDoc number is read as whole number, not as a decimal. For example, some selected State Department documents would be shelved in this order:

S 1.1: 964-68/v. 13  Foreign Relations of the U.S.: Western Europe Region
S 1.2: C 61/2:       Climate Action Report
S 1.3: 73/1905       Department of State Bulletin
S 1.8: 995/2         Diplomatic List
S 1.26: 93           Commitment for Progress
S 1.38: 65           Southeast Asia: Critical Area in a Divided World
S 1. 67: 109         German-American Cultural Relations
The Branson Library reference staff will be happy to help you locate documents by number according to the signs posted on the ends of each shelf and the labels on the microfiche drawers.

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Department and Agency Symbols Currently in Use


           A               Agriculture Dept.

           AC              Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

           AE              National Archives and Records Administration

           C               Commerce Dept.

           CC              Federal Communications Commission

           CR              Civil Rights Commission

           D               Defense Dept.

           E               Energy Dept.

           ED              Education Dept.

           EP              Environmental Protection Agency

           FA              Fine Arts Commission
 
           FCA             Farm Credit Administration

           FEM             Federal Emergency Management Agency

           FHF             Federal Housing Finance Board

           FM              Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

           FMC             Federal Maritime Commission

           FR              Federal Reserve System Board of Governors

           FT              Federal Trade Commission

           FTZ             Foreign-Trade Zones Board

           GA              General Accounting Office

           GP              Government Printing Office

           GS              General Services Administration

           HE              Health and Human Services Dept.

           HH              Housing and Urban Development Dept.

           I               Interior Dept.

           IA              U.S. Information Agency

           IC              Interstate Commerce Commission

           ITC             International Trade Commission

           J               Justice Dept.

           JU              Judiciary

           L               Labor Dept.

           LC              Library of Congress

           LR              National Labor Relations Board

           MS              Merit Systems Protection Board

           NAS             National Aeronautics and Space Administration

           NC              National Capital Planning Commission

           NCU             National Credit Union Administration

           NF              National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
           NMB             National Mediation Board

           NS              National Science Foundation

           OP              Overseas Private Investment Corporation

           P               United States Postal Service

           PE              Peace Corps

           PM              Personnel Management Office

           PR              President of the United States

           PREX            Executive Office of the President

           PRVP            Vice President of the United States
 
           RR              Railroad Retirement Board

           S               State Dept.

           SBA             Small Business Administration

           SE              Securities and Exchange Commission

           SI              Smithsonian Institution

           SSA             Social Security Administration

           T               Treasury Dept.

           TD              Transportation Dept.

           VA              Veterans Affairs Dept.

           X               Congress

           Y               Congress and National Boards and Commissions

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