Update: Links have been checked and updated. 4/6/15
QUESTION: How does the state of Alaska assign classification codes to state government documents?
ANSWER: At this time, the State of Alaska does not have a standardized classification scheme for state publications. At the Alaska State Library, we use the Library of Congress system to catalog most of our materials, including our state documents. For more detailed information on Library of Congress, visit http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/.
If a state agency implements a classification system, it will sometimes refer to a report series, the date of publication, the publication sequence, an assigned agency code and other internal filing or coding systems. At times, state agency newsletters and journals will include standard periodical classification such as volume number, issue number, and publication date.
Here are a few examples:
1.) State of Alaska, Dept. of Fish & Game, Technical Fishery Reports at http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/indhttp://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=librarypublications.publicationsreports_fisheries.
2.) State of Alaska, Legislative Audit, Audit Report Lists at http://legaudit.akleg.gov/.
3.) State of Alaska. Dept. of Natural Resources, Div. of Geological & Geophysical Surveys’ Publication Series at http://dggs.alaska.gov/pubs/pubs?reqtype=pubseries&publisher=DGGS.
4.) State of Alaska, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development’s “Alaska Economic Trends” journal at http://labor.state.ak.us/trends/.
