Superintendent of Documents Classification System
United States Government Publications are cataloged by issuing agency, using the Superintendent of Documents classification system. Each item is assigned a call number and arranged on shelves with other items published by that governmental department or agency, regardless of subject. For this reason, browsing in government publications is very inefficient. The following is a list of some government agencies that publish scientific information.
| A A 13: A 17: A 57: A 77: |
Agriculture
Department Forest Service National Agriculture Library Soil Conservation Service Agricultural Research Service |
| C C 13 C 21 C 51 C 55 C 55.100: C 55.240 C 55.241 |
Commerce
Department National Institute of Standards and Technology Patent and Trademark Office National Technical Information Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service The Paleoclimate Data Record NOAA Paleoclimate Publications Series Report |
| D D 10 D 103: |
Defense
Department Defense Technical Information Center Engineer Corps (Army) |
| E E 3: |
Energy Department Energy Information Administration |
| EP | Environmental Protection Agency |
| HE HE 20.3001: HE 20.3151 HE 20.3600: HE 20.3624 HE 20.4001: HE 20.7000: HE 20.7100: |
Health
and Human Services Department National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute National Library of Medicine National Center for Biotechnology Information Food and Drug Administration Centers for Disease Control National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| I I 19: I 19.1: I 19.2: I 19.3: I 19.4/2: I 19.9: I 19.16: I 19.76: I 19.81: I 29: I 49: I 73: |
Interior
Department Geological Survey Annual Report General Publications Bulletins Circulars Monographs Professional Papers Open File Reports Topographical Quadrangle Maps National Park Service Fish and Wildlife Service National Biologiocal Service |
| NAS NAS 1.12 |
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| NS 1.2:D36/2 NS 1.38: NS 1.38/2: |
National
Science Foundation Intial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project Intial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program |
| SI | Smithsonian Institute |
| Y Y3.T22/2 |
Congress Technology Assessment Office |
