U.S. Participation in International Organizations

The U.S. Government participates in international organizations. Numerous publications of these organizations are published simultaneously by the United States and other countries. The U.S. portions of these organizations may also publish separate publications.  Bilateral organizations are those in which the U. S. Government participates with either Mexico… Read More

Classification Guidelines for Digital Reproductions

With the increasing availability of digital reproductions of older U.S. Government publications, GPO has developed procedures for assigning SuDocs classification numbers and depository item numbers to these publications as they are added to the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP). Many of these digital reproductions represent publications that were never… Read More

Cartographic Resources

This section covers classification of maps and charts. While many maps use classification numbers that are constructed according to the general rules in previous sections, this section covers numbers that are derived from elements other than a Cutter or series number, including maps such as the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5 minute quadrangle maps and related… Read More

Congressional and Legislative Branch Publications

This section deals with publications of the U.S. Congress and its committees, as well as boards, commissions, and committees established by an act of Congress. As in all classes, follow established patterns when classifying a new publication and general guidelines for formulating classification numbers unless a specific guideline in this chapter directs otherwise.Letter… Read More
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