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Why are government documents shelved separately from the rest of the library collection?

April 26, 2017collection documents government library rest separately shelved

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Why are government documents shelved separately from the rest of the library collection?

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Government documents receive a different kind of call number. Unlike the majority of items in Morgan Library, which receive Library of Congress (LC) call numbers according to subject matter, government documents have Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) call numbers that are assigned according to the agency that publishes the publication.