Dissertations and theses are organized for treatment along a few basic principles. This determines the treatment. Ph.D. dissertations are processed somewhat differently from Ed. D. dissertations and have a different sequence of archival numbers. In fact, each degree has a different archival call number sequence.
Theses also receive different circulating call numbers than dissertations.
The second main principle of organization is chronological. With the exception of the Ed. D. dissertations, all theses and dissertations are subarranged by date. Remove any shipping or packing list. Remove the dissertations and arrange them on the serial holding shelves behind the dissertations.