Superintendent of Documents Classification

"SuDocs" redirects here. For the French classification system, see Système universitaire de documentation.

Superintendent of Documents Classification, commonly called as SuDocs[1] or SuDoc,[2] is a system of library classification developed and maintained by the United States Government Publishing Office. Unlike Library of Congress Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, or Universal Decimal Classification, SuDocs is not a universal system. Rather, it is intended for use only with publications of the Federal Government of the United States.[3] Also, SuDocs does not organize materials by subject, but by the agency that created those materials, making it a provenance-based or archival classification system.[4][5]

SuDocs call numbers are assigned by the Government Publishing Office as new publications are produced. Many libraries that participate in the Federal Depository Library Program employ SuDocs to classify their collections.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Introduction to the Classification Guidelines | FDLP". www.fdlp.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  2. ^ Nelson, Gail K.; Richardson, John V. (1986). "Adelaide Hasse and the early history of the U.S. Superintendent of Documents classification scheme". Government Publications Review. 13 (1): 79–96. doi:10.1016/0277-9390(86)90030-0.
  3. ^ Clarke, Rachel Ivy (2021-04-03). "Library Classification Systems in the U.S.: Basic Ideas and Examples". Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. 59 (2–3): 203–224. doi:10.1080/01639374.2021.1881008. ISSN 0163-9374.
  4. ^ Smith, Melody. "Provenance Based Classification Schemes". Taxodiary. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  5. ^ Castonguay, Russell (1984). A comparative guide to classification schemes for local government documents collections. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-24208-9. OCLC 10348702.