SuDoc Classification
The Federal Depository Collection at the University of Kansas Libraries is shelved by SuDoc classification. The SuDoc (Superintendent of Documents classification) is a provenance based classification system. Note: some serials and series titles are shelf with earlier or laters SuDocs. Use the Guide to U.S. Government Publications to identify earlier and later SuDoc classification numbers.
Learn more about the SuDoc classification system:
- Learning SuDocs Call Numbersvia Michigan State University
SuDoc Tutorial
Search Databases by SuDoc number
SuDoc call numbers cannot be searched in the KU Online Catalog.
To find the citation information by SuDoc number please try the following databases or ask for assistance.
The following examples are searching for the title Western hemisphere immigration, published in 1930.
The SuDoc assigend to this Congressional Hearing is:
Y 4.Im 6/1:W 52/4
- KU Library CatalogTo search by SuDoc number in the KU Library Catalog, use the "Simple" search option. Change the default search type to "Left-anchored call number (not LC)". Enter as much of the SuDoc that you know. Punctuation is needed such as "." and "/". You can ignore spaces.
- Monthly catalog of U.S. government publications, 1895-1976 This link opens in a new windowIn the "keyword" search box enter the full SuDoc number with all punctuation and spacing as a quoted phrase.
"Y 4.Im 6/1:W 52/4" - ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new windowIn the left navigation click on "search by number". Scroll down to the "Bibliographic Citations" section and click on the radio buttons for "Bibliographic Number: Sudoc". Enter the SuDoc number with punctuation but remove spaces.
y4.im6/1:w52/4 - U.S. Documents Masterfile: 1774-Present This link opens in a new windowClick on "search" for more options. In the "search" box inter section of the SuDoc number in the order that they appear replacing punctuation with spaces. Change the search type to "SuDoc number" using the drop down box.
Search: y 4 im 6 1 w 52 4 SuDoc number
Note: You can remove sections of the SuDoc number that might be incorrect:
Search: y 4 w 52 4 SuDoc number - WorldCat This link opens in a new windowIn the "keyword" search box enter "gn:" followed by the SuDoc number removing all spaces and punctuation.
keyword: gn:y4im61w524
