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

Organization of Organization of Materials Materials

Roberts-LaForge Library Roberts-LaForge Library and the Instructional and the Instructional

Resources CenterResources Center

Four ClassificationsFour Classifications

Library of Congress Classification Library of Congress Classification (general books and reference)(general books and reference)

Dewey Decimal Classification (IRC)Dewey Decimal Classification (IRC) Superintendent of Documents Superintendent of Documents

Classification (Federal Government Classification (Federal Government Documents)Documents)

Mississippi Government Documents Mississippi Government Documents ClassificationClassification

Library of Congress Library of Congress ClassificationClassification

General and Reference General and Reference BooksBooks

Characteristics of Library of Characteristics of Library of Congress ClassificationCongress Classification

Resources have alphabetical call Resources have alphabetical call numbers numbers

Resources are arranged by subjectResources are arranged by subject– (for example, a book with a call number (for example, a book with a call number

beginning with the letters “AY” would be beginning with the letters “AY” would be in the “Yearbooks, Almanacs, and in the “Yearbooks, Almanacs, and Directories” section)Directories” section)

Example of a LC Call Example of a LC Call NumberNumber

Occupational Outlook Occupational Outlook HandbookHandbook

HF 5381 .A1 O36 Ref 2002-03HF 5381 .A1 O36 Ref 2002-03

Example of a List of LC Example of a List of LC Call Number Prefixes in Call Number Prefixes in

Correct OrderCorrect Order

N 81.2 G28N 81.2 G28N 81.2 G7N 81.2 G7NA 72.7NA 72.7

NC 2NC 2

Dewey Decimal Dewey Decimal ClassificationClassification

Resources in the IRCResources in the IRC

Characteristics of Dewey Decimal Characteristics of Dewey Decimal ClassificationClassification

Resources have numerical call Resources have numerical call numbersnumbers

Resources are arranged by subjectResources are arranged by subject– (for example, resources pertaining to (for example, resources pertaining to

general physics have call numbers general physics have call numbers beginning with the numbers “530.”) beginning with the numbers “530.”)

The 10 Main Classes of DDCThe 10 Main Classes of DDC

000 Computers, 000 Computers, Information and Information and GeneralGeneral

100 Philosophy & 100 Philosophy & PsychologyPsychology

200 Religion200 Religion 300 Social 300 Social

SciencesSciences 400 Language400 Language

500 Science500 Science 600 Technology600 Technology 700 Arts & 700 Arts &

RecreationRecreation 800 Literature800 Literature 900 History & 900 History &

GeographyGeography

Subclasses of Class 500: ScienceSubclasses of Class 500: Science

500 Science500 Science 510 Mathematics510 Mathematics 520 Astronomy520 Astronomy 530 Physics530 Physics 540 Chemistry540 Chemistry

550 Earth 550 Earth Sciences & Sciences & GeologyGeology

560 Fossils & 560 Fossils & Prehistoric LifePrehistoric Life

570 Biology & Life 570 Biology & Life SciencesSciences

580 Plants 580 Plants (Botany)(Botany)

590 Animals 590 Animals (Zoology)(Zoology)

Some Sub-subclasses of Subclass Some Sub-subclasses of Subclass 530: Physics 530: Physics

530 General works on physics530 General works on physics 531 Classical mechanics531 Classical mechanics 532 Fluid mechanics532 Fluid mechanics 533 Gas mechanics533 Gas mechanics

Example of a DDC Call Example of a DDC Call NumberNumber

Holt Physics (textbook)Holt Physics (textbook)530 H758hS 2002 gr. 9-12 530 H758hS 2002 gr. 9-12

TEXTRSTEXTRS

Superintendent of Superintendent of Documents (SuDocs) Documents (SuDocs)

ClassificationClassification

Federal Government Federal Government DocumentsDocuments

Characteristics of SuDocs Characteristics of SuDocs ClassificationClassification

Federal documents have alphabetical Federal documents have alphabetical call numbers.call numbers.

Federal documents are arranged by Federal documents are arranged by issuing government agency, not issuing government agency, not subject.subject.

SuDocs classification is used for SuDocs classification is used for federal documents only. State federal documents only. State documents have their own documents have their own classification.classification.

SuDocs Classification ExamplesSuDocs Classification Examples

Call # Begins WithCall # Begins With AA CC CRCR FTFT GAGA II PRPR

Issuing AgencyIssuing Agency Agriculture Dept.Agriculture Dept. Commerce Dept.Commerce Dept. Civil Rights Comm.Civil Rights Comm. Fed. Trade Comm.Fed. Trade Comm. General AccountingGeneral Accounting Interior Dept.Interior Dept. President of the President of the

U.S.U.S.

Example of a SuDoc Example of a SuDoc Call NumberCall Number

An Overview of OJP Bureaus, Offices, An Overview of OJP Bureaus, Offices, and COPS Information Technology and COPS Information Technology Initiatives (U.S. Dept. of Justice)Initiatives (U.S. Dept. of Justice)

J 26.2:IN 3/2J 26.2:IN 3/2

Mississippi Government Mississippi Government Documents ClassificationDocuments Classification

Characteristics of Mississippi Characteristics of Mississippi Government Documents ClassificationGovernment Documents Classification

Call numbers begin with a number.Call numbers begin with a number. State documents are arranged by the State documents are arranged by the

government agency which issued government agency which issued them, not by subject.them, not by subject.

Examples of Ms. Gov. Docs. Examples of Ms. Gov. Docs. ClassificationClassification

Call # Begins WithCall # Begins With 821821

071071 252252 451451

111111

Issuing AgencyIssuing Agency Aeronautics Aeronautics

CommissionCommission Attorney GeneralAttorney General Delta State Univ.Delta State Univ. Forestry Forestry

CommissionCommission Secretary of StateSecretary of State

Example of a Mississippi Example of a Mississippi Government Document Call Government Document Call

NumberNumber

MAFES Research HighlightsMAFES Research Highlights(Published by the Ms. Agricultural (Published by the Ms. Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station)and Forestry Experiment Station)

422.2:RH 67/4422.2:RH 67/4