Classification Scheme for North Carolina State Publications: 2008 Edition

When the Documents Section of the North Carolina State Library was organized between 1957-1960, this classification scheme was devised for the Library's large collection of North Carolina public documents. Several classifications systems were considered, but none seemed to adequately fit the desired arrangement for the collection.

The present system was devised by the documents librarian at the time, Sangster Parrott. It is based on an arrangement of state government agency by function, and is partially adapted from the U.S. Superintendent of Documents Classification System which is used for Federal documents collections.

The current edition shows agency name changes in general, but should not be relied upon as a complete history of a name due to the complex agency reorganizations, mergers, and dissolutions that have occurred since 1960.

 

Agency Name	Alphabetic Code	Updated
Introduction		March 2004
Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services	A	May 2011
Dept. of Insurance	B	October 2003
Dept. of Commerce	B	March 2007
Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources	C	April 2008
Dept. of Correction	D	Aug. 2002
Dept. of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention	D	March 2004
Dept. of Cultural Resources	F	May 2011
Public Education	G	March 2004
Dept. of Public Instruction	G	April 2006
University of North Carolina System	G	Feb. 2012
Community College System	G	Jan. 2003
State Board of Elections	H	Aug. 2002
Dept. of Administration	I	April 2010
Office of the State Auditor	I	Aug. 2002
Dept. of State Treasurer	I	Aug. 2002
Dept. of Revenue	I	July 2006
Dept. of Health and Human Services	J	Feb. 2012
Dept. of Transportation	K	May 2011
Dept. of Labor	L	Oct. 2003
Dept. of Justice	M	Aug. 2006
Local Government Regulation	N	no longer used
Dept. of Local Affairs and Div. of Community Assistance	N	no longer used
Jointly Administered Agencies	O	no longer used
Office of State Personnel	P	no longer used
Public Service Enterprises	R	no longer used
Division of Social Services	S	no longer used
Occupational Licensing Boards	T	Sept. 2007
Office of the Governor	V	May 2011
Dept. of Crime Control and Public Safety	W	April 2005
Dept. of the Secretary of State	X	Aug. 2002
Judicial Dept.	X	Feb. 2012
General Assembly	Y	Feb. 2012
Governors' Papers	Y	Feb. 2012
Laws and Documents	Z	Aug. 2002
Index		Feb. 2012

Additional Information:

Eve Neville, Documents Cataloger
NC State Publications Clearinghouse
Government and Heritage Library
4643 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4643
Email: eve.neville at ncdcr.gov
Phone: 919.807-7445