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NSGL Publication Codes

The following publication codes are used for cataloging purposes by the NSGL. This code is located in the second part of the NSGL document number. For searching purposes, this field must contain 2 letters (the software will not allow for searching single letters); therefore, in the case of single letter publication type codes, these must be doubled (see below) when conducting a search.

AA.......Promotional brochures

BB.......Books

BR.......Reprint or chapter from a book (not peer-reviewed; see RR for peer-reviewed chapter reprints)

CC.......Computer software (including manuals), CD-ROMs

DD.......Directories

EE.......Educational materials, including curriculum, and career information

FF.......Video lists, radio scripts and descriptions of other non-print media

GG.......General public and advisory reports, fact sheets, and posters

HH.......Handbooks, manuals, guides/aids

II.......Internet resources, topical websites, (prior to 2008 used for online documents and indexes)

LL.......Bibliographies, publication lists, indexes

MM.......Maps, atlases, and charts (also use type code CC for older map collections)

MR......Miscellaneous Reprints (not peer-reviewed; see RR for peer-reviewed reprints)

NN.......Newsletters

NR.......Reprint from a newsletter, magazine, or other periodical (not peer-reviewed; see RR for peer-reviewed reprints)

OO.......Complete issues of journals, periodicals, magazines; Miscellaneous reports, papers, special collections

PP......Patents

QQ.......Sea Grant programs' quarterly, annual, progress reports; program guides; implementation, strategic planning reports

RR.......Reprints from peer-reviewed journals, books, proceedings and other documents

SS.......Surveys or evaluations

TT.......Technical reports

VV.......Videos/DVDs

WW.......Workshops, proceedings, symposia-- including highlights/summaries of (please note: document number reflects the year the proceedings was held, which does not always coincide with the publication year)

WR.......Paper, abstract, or Power Point (not peer-reviewed; see RR for peer-reviewed papers) presented at a conference, symposia, workhop or other forum (see RR for peer-reviewed conference presentations)

XX.......Thesis/dissertation abstracts

YY.......Full Theses/Dissertations