Classification Manual (1993), COMPLETE Table of Contents

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Classification Manual
(Revised July 1993)

COMPLETE Table of Contents

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Foreword    iii
Introduction    iv

Overview  1

Chapter 1 - Class Stem    5

Section 1. Author Symbols    6
A. Choice of Letter Designations    6
B. Joint Publications    7
C. Sources of Information    8

Section 2. Subordinate Offices    9
A. First and Second Levels    9
B. Third and Fourth Levels    9
C. Joint Publications    11
D. Name Changes, Reorganizations, etc.    11

Chapter 2 - Category Classes and Special Types of Publications    13

Section 1. Standard Reserved and Category Classes    14
A. Structure    14
B. Category Classes    15

Section 2. Special Types of Publications    20
A. Basic Manuals and Their Changes    20
B. Amendments, Changes, Correction Sheets, Errata, Revised Pages, etc., for All Other Publications    21
C. Preliminary and Final Reports    22
D. Reprints    23
E. Preprints and Separates    23
F. Special Issues of Serials    23
G. Supplements    24
H. Summaries, Executive Summaries, etc.    24
I. Indexes    24
J. Electronic Products    25
K. Sets Including Different Types of Material    25
L. Final Determinations    26

Chapter 3 - Serials and Series    27

Section 1. Identifying Serials and Series    28
A. Serials    29
B. Series    29
C. Numbering    30
D. Publications Which Are Not Serials or Series    31

Section 2. Assigning New Classes    33
A. Titles Related to Existing Classes by Subject    33
B. New Classes for Existing Serials    34
C. Serials within Series    34
D. Item Number Designations for States    36

Section 3. Book Numbers    37
A. Serials     37
B. Series    40

Chapter 4 - Book Numbers    45

Section 1. Cutter Table and Its Use    46
A. 2-Figure Cutter Table    46
B. 3-Figure Cutter Table    47
C. Filing Order for Cutter Numbers    47

Section 2. Selecting Cutter Words    48
A. Basic Rule    48
B. Stop Words    49
C. Cuttering Related Documents Covering the Same Geographic Area    50
D. Special Geographic Numbers    53
E. Cuttering Multi-Part Geographic Names    54
F. Cuttering Acronyms and Initialisms    55

Section 3. Additions to Book Numbers    56
A. Slash Numbers    56
B. Dates for Revised Editions    56
C. Additions to Dates    58
D. Part Numbers, Chapter Numbers, Section Numbers, etc.    58
E. Volume Number and Date: Which Comes First?    59
F. Language    60

Chapter 5 - Congressional and Related Publications    61

Section 1. Boards, Commissions, & Independent or Temporary Committees (Y 3.)    63
A. Agency Designations    63
B. Category and Series Designations    64
C. Individual Book Numbers    65

Section 2. Congressional Record, House and Senate Journals (X)    67
A. Congressional Record    67
B. House and Senate Journals    67

Section 3. Congress, House, and Senate as a Whole     (Y 1.)68
A. Individual Book Numbers    68
B. Numbered House and Senate Documents and Reports    69
C. Subordinate Offices    69
D. Star Prints    70

Section 4. Congressional Committee Publications     (Y 4.)71
A. Constructing the Agency Designation    71
B. Choosing the Correct Agency Designation    73
C. Individual Book Number    74
Chapter 6 - Special Cases and Maps    81

Section 1. Special Cases    82
A. President and Executive Office of the President, including Committees and Commissions Established by Executive Order and Reporting Directly to the President    82
B. Multilateral International Organizations in which the United States Participates    85

Section 2. Maps    86
A. Dates on Maps    86
B. U.S. Geological Survey    88
C. Forest Service    92
D. Defense Mapping Agency and National Ocean Service    93
Glossary    95

Appendix A - Abbreviations    97

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