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Shelflisting This section consists of an extremely condensed version of the Library of Congress's Subject cataloging manual : shelflisting with alterations reflecting local practice. For more information or examples staff should consult the looseleaf source which is housed on the Division's reference shelves. Note that typography follows LC. The number in parentheses, following centred section headings, corresponds to the LC manual's chapter numbers. | ||||
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CALL NUMBER (G 060) Cutter Table FILING RULES (G 100) Initial Articles Table DATES (G 140) TRANSLATIONS (G 150) Translation Tables CONFERENCES, CONGRESSES, MEETINGS, ETC. (G 230) CORPORATE BODIES (G 220) REGIONS AND COUNTRIES (G 300) Regions and Countries Table |
AMERICAN STATES AND CANADIAN PROVINCES (G 302) States and provinces table BIOGRAPHY (G 320) Biography Table ARTISTS (G 330) CRITICISM/COMMENTARIES (G 340) SHELFLISTING OF LITERARY WORKS Canadian Literature cutter for Mc-Mac | |||
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The call number is an element of information on the cataloguing record. It represents the shelf location of the book. Since it can be used to request or call for a particular book, it is known as the call number. A call number usually consists of three parts: classification, Cutter, and date. The CLASSIFICATION (also known as the class number)is determined by the subject cataloguer based on the subject matter of the book. E99 HF5549.5 KEF44 QA76 CUTTER: The Cutter (also termed the Cutter number) is a combination of letters and numbers which follows the class number and is preceded by a decimal point(MUN assumes the Cutter decimal point but does not print it). This is not to be confused with the decimal number which may form part of the class (as in HF5549.5). The Cutter number is most frequently based on the first word of the main entry, usually the author's surname. Where double Cuttering is used, the second Cutter is sometimes known as the book or author number/Cutter, while the first is alternately the subject/class Cutter or, in the case of literature, the author Cutter. .B43 .I4E34 .W4 .B77A3 .M7313 DATE: Since April 1982, all monographs catalogued by LC include a date as part of the call number. In this library we usually accept the call number provided by either DLC or NLC or, in most cases, by a contributing library in the 050 or 055 field. In general, we accept recent Library of Congress copy as is, and that of contributing libraries as a guide. However, in order to accept the LC classification, it is first necessary to have some knowledge of the LC schedules. Before starting to catalogue, the cataloguer should study the outline of each schedule for the contents and makeup of that particular schedule. A new cataloguer should check each call number provided on the cataloguing copy against the individual schedules. Exceptions to this general acceptance of the classification as provided on the copy may occur when cataloguing the following types of material:
Class number In the Library of Congress classification system the entire field of knowledge is divided into main classes which correspond largely to academic disciplines. The main classes are then divided into subclasses, representing branches of the major disciplines. Within each subclass further subdivisions are provided to specify form, place, time, and subject (or topical) aspects. The progression is from the general to the specific, forming a hierarchical display of knowledge. Form divisions and common divisions are enumerated under each subject. Auxiliary tables are used for the purpose of pinpointing specific numbers within a range of numbers provided in the main schedule. Each schedule has a similar if not identical form. The usual elements making up each schedule are:
The Library of Congress classification is maintained and updated by LC in its bimonthly publication LC classification additions and changes, which is kept on the Division's reference shelves. Classification Plus, issued for LC on CD-ROM, covers an increasing number of schedules and is issued and updated quarterly. Where the cataloguer is unsure of any number which does not appear in the base schedules, the Additions and changes, Class Plus, or the Gale or Livia updates should always be consulted. Cutter numbers The term Cutter is derived from the name of the distinguished librarian, Charles Ammi Cutter (1837-1903). The Cutter Two-Figure Author Table was devised by Cutter in the closing years of the 19th century as an easy-to-use method for arranging books by author within a given class. The Cutter Two-Figure Author Table and its subsequent expansion, the Cutter Three-Figure Author Table, have been adopted and used by thousands of libraries throughout the world. In 1969, the Swanson-Swift revision of the edited and revised table was issued under the title Cutter Three-Figure Author Table--(Swanson-Swift Revision). The Cutter number consists of an initial capital letter followed by arabic integers. In order to permit infinite expansion between any two Cutter numbers, Cutters are treated as decimal numbers. This means that for entries such as E41.B35 and E41.B4, .B35 is filed in front of .B4. While in LC practice the Cutter is preceded by a period, Memorial doesn't display the period in our call numbers even though it is assumed in filing. The Cutter number is normally the book number, used to distinguish between different works on the same subject. It is generally based on the main entry of the work. It is sometimes called the author number because most works are entered under the author. Frequently, the Cutter number may form part of the class number, usually as a form, geographic, or topical subdivision. In such cases, a second Cutter number is added as the book number. The purpose of using Cutter numbers is to maintain alphabetization whenever an alphabetical array is desirable. They may be used for personal names, geographic names, topics, titles of works, etc. At this library, cataloguers generally use the Cutter-Sanborn tables only for 20th century literary authors, and even then care must be taken to fit the new author into the present shelflist (see the last part of this section of the manual for shelflisting of literary works). For most non-literary materials we will use the abbreviated Cutter table published by LC in the Cataloging service bulletin, no. 3 (winter 1979). PROCEDURES: Follow the procedures outlined below when formulating a call number.
Collected works. By date .L54 1986
Translations By date .L5412-5419 1986
Selected works. By date .L542 1986
Translations By date .L54212-54219 1986
Separate works By title
original work Cutter and date .L55 1952
facsimile or photocopy Cutter and date .L55 1952a
of original work with a .L55 1952aa,ab,etc.
edition or reprint Cutter and date .L55 1967
facsimile or photocopy Cutter and date .L55 1967a
of edition of edition with a .L55 1967aa, etc.
translation Cutter expanded by .L5513 1963
12-19 and date (English transl.)
abridgement or Cutter expanded by .L552 1980
condensed version 2 and date .S6L552 1980
translation of Cutter expanded .L55213 1982
abridgement or 212-219 (English transl.)
condensed version
selection Cutter expanded by .L5525 1981
25 and date .S6L5525 1981
translation of Cutter expanded by .L55213 1982
selection 2512-2519 (English transl.)
criticism Cutter expanded by .L553T5 1976
3 or 3-39 and date .S6L5537 1976
Biography and By author, A-Z .L56B78 1986
criticism
Note: If shelflisting a translation of a criticism, use the translation table (see G 150). Use the Translation Table when Cuttering for a translation only when a uniform title plus language is provided and when the main entry is a personal author or title. Please note that, in following MUN practice on uniform titles, the cataloguer may have chosen not to trace the uniform title (240 with indicator values of 00) or they may have deleted the uniform title (for 130) for certain categories of materials. In these cases only you may use the Translation Table based on the appearance of the translation note ("Translation of: [original title]"). Do not use the Table for entries with a corporate or conference heading. If two languages are named in the uniform title, Cutter for the first language. If a language is not listed on the Translation Table, select a number for that language which would agree alphabetically with the table and any translation(s) previously shelflisted in the same class. If a German translation is already shelflisted on .x15, a Hebrew translation could be .x16, Portuguese .x17, etc. TRANSLATION TABLE
.x Original work
.x12 Polyglot
.x13 English translation
.x14 French translation
.x15 German translation
.x16 Italian translation
.x17 Russian translation
.x18 Spanish translation
When the main entry is a corporate body
a. For publications catalogued under a corporate body
heading, Cutter for the first element of the main
entry disregarding the title, and add the imprint
date.
Works about corporate bodies. Cutter works about
corporate bodies by using the Cutter number of the original
heading, which will be the first subject, and double Cutter
by main entry.
JK
528 Von Hahman, Gail, 1947-
L4 Women and world issues ... 1981.
V66
1981
1. League of Women Voters of the United States.
Education Fund.
CONFERENCES, CONGRESSES, MEETINGS,
ETC. (G 230) When the main entry is a conference, congress, meeting,
etc.
a. Establish a Cutter number for the name of the conference and
complete the call number by adding the date of the conference, which
appears in the heading. The heading generally contains all necessary
information about the conference, such as the name of the conference,
the number of the conference, the date(s) of the conference and the
place where the conference was held. b. If the heading does not include the date of the
conference, use the imprint date to complete the call number. c. Assign the same Cutter to all publications with the same conference
heading including translations, selections, editions, etc. More than one publication in a given year. Formulate
the call number for individual publications issued with the
same conference date, by adding work letters a, b, c,
etc. to the date in the call number in order of receipt of
the publication. If all single work letters have been used,
add double letters to the date. The following table is
suggested as a basis for conferences with more than one
publication in a single year. When the date of the conference covers more than one
year. Use the later date in the call number. Commentaries
a. If the work is a commentary on a specific conference, use the
Cutter number of the conference, the date of the conference and a
work letter or combination of work letters starting with
z, za, zb, etc., in order of receipt of the publication. b. If the work is about a named conference in general
(no specific year given), double Cutter. The
first Cutter represents the conference, the second
Cutter represents the main entry. Use the imprint
date to complete the call number. c. In cases where the conference is the second Cutter, expand
this second Cutter by adding a digit or digits to represent the
main entry. Use the imprint date to complete the call number. d. Cutter works about a conference which was originally entered
under a title by using the Cutter of the original title, which will be the
first subject, and double Cutter by the main entry. Use the imprint
date to complete the call number. Regions. A region is defined as a geographical area
which is either larger than a country or crosses national boundaries. a. In a class which is subdivided By region or country, A-Z,
Cutter for the region.
b. If the class pertains only to one region or continent, e.g., Region or countries of Africa,
A-Z, for a region whose name consists of the larger region or continent, Cutter as if the order
were reversed. c. If the class pertains to a country, and the region is within the country, the order of the name is
reversed. Cutter for the region. d. If the class covers an area larger than the country, Cutter for the country only.
AMERICAN STATES AND CANADIAN PROVINCES
(G 302) General classes. A general class is any class in the
LC Classification schedule other than a biography class. File all works about a person directly behind all works by
that person. If any works by the biographee have already been shelflisted and a biography is classed in the same
class, create a Cutter so that the biography files behind the works of the biographee. Apply the preferred shelflist
order when a biography is shelflisted in a class not specifically reserved for biographies. In the same class,
give all biographies about a particular individual the same first Cutter and double Cutter by the main entry.
BF173.A2A-Z Periodicals
.A25-Z General works
BF173
.F7-77 Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939.
BF
173 Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939.
F75 Hemming, Symton, und Angst ... 1937.
BF
173 Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939.
F76 Massenpsychologie und Ich-Analyse ... 1921.
BF
173 About Freud ... 1925.
F7
A24
BF
173 Zilboorg, Gregory.
F77 Sigmund Freud and his explorations ... 1951.
Z54
Biography classes. A biography class is any class established in the LC Classification schedule specifically for biographical works. A biography class can include a collection of an individual's letters or compilation of a person's speeches. Collective biography. A work which discusses the lives and contributions of two or more individuals. Never use the biography table for an entry which has been classed in a collective biography class. The work is Cuttered as a general work. Individual biography. Under many topics in the classification schedules, special classes termed biography classes have been established especially for biographical works. Identified by the words Individual biography or similar notation, these classes can include materials such as collected works, selected works, autobiography, letters, and speeches of the biographee. Subarrange materials within biography classes according to the Biography Table unless the schedule provides otherwise.
.x Cutter for the biographee
.xA2 Collected works. By date
.xA25 Selected works. Selections. By date
Including quotations
.xA3 Autobiography, diaries, etc. By date
.xA4 Letters. By date.
.xA5 Speeches, essays, and lectures. By date
Including interviews
.xA6-Z Individual biography, interviews and
criticism.
By main entry
Including criticism of selected works,
autobiography, quotations, letters, speeches,
interviews, etc.
Biography on the first Cutter. Where the first Cutter is for the biographee, add the appropriate Cutter from the Biography Table above.
E
185
.97 King, Martin Luther.
K5 [Works. 1967]
A2 The collected works of Martin ... 1967.
1967
Biography on the second Cutter. When a biography class is set up in the schedule so that the Cutter which represents the biographee is the second Cutter (i.e. the first Cutter is reserved for a topic, country, etc.), do not use the Biography Table. Instead, establish a span of numbers to represent the biographee. Interfile all works by or about the biographee within this span according to the main entry, disregarding autobiography or any further subdivision of the Biography Table.
DS
135
E6 Benjamin, Arnold P.
C643 David Cohen : his life & time ... 1982.
1982 (Biography/Criticism)
DS
135
E6 Cohen, David.
C644 My life ... 1977.
1977 (Autobiography)
Personal narratives. When the first subject heading of a work consists of a personal name plus the
term "personal narrative" and the work is classed in a biography class, the work is treated as an
autobiography. Some biography classes have the term "personal narratives" included in the schedule;
however, when a class is specified for personal narrative only, it is not considered a biography class.
Here, as in a general class, a personal narrative is treated as a separate work of the author.
E444 Biography. Personal narratives of slaves.
Biography of fugitive slaves in E 450
(Biography class & personal narrative; use Biography Table) SECOND WORLD WAR (1939-1945)
Personal narratives and other accounts
For collective military biography of
World War II, see D 736; for individual
biography, see the country of the
individuals, DA-F
(Personal narrative but not a biography class; do not use Biography Table)
Classes which include biographies. Note that even though the schedule may indicate that a general class includes biographies, that class is not considered a biography class. Only use the Biography Table when a work is classed in a biography class. Do not use the Biography Table in classes that state "Include iography" or "Including biographies."
F863 Antiquities (Non-Indian)
By period
F864 Early to 1869.
Admission as a State, Sept. 9, 1850.
Biography: John Bidwell, William Brown Ide,
Peter Lassen, Junipero Serra, David Smith Terry,
Mariano Guadelupe Vallejo, George Clavert Yount,
Augustin Juan Vicente Zamorano, etc.
(Not a biography class; do not use Biography Table)
Table V. Use for classes with the form caption Special artists, A-Z, with the first Cutter designating the artist, and the second Cutter selected from the subarrangement of the table.
Table V (First Cutter for artist)
.xA2 Autobiography. By date
.xA3 Letters. By date
.xA35 Speeches, essays, interviews, etc. of the
artist
By date
.xA4 Reproductions (Collections).
By date
Including exhibition catalogues [even if
main entry is not the artist]
.xA6-79 Individual works of art
Alphabetically by title of work or art and
date
.xA8-Z Biography and criticism
Table VI. Use for classes with the form caption Special countries, in which a three Cutter span is assigned for geographical areas, e.g., .P6-63 for Poland.
Other regions or countries, A-Z
Under each country (using three successive Cutter
numbers):
(1) General works
(2) Local
(3) Special artists, A-Z
The second Cutter represents a three Cutter number span prescribed by the Table VI for special artists Table VI (Second Cutter for artist)
x Autobiography, letters, speeches,
essays, interviews, etc. By date
x2 Reproductions. By date
Including collections,
individual works of art, exhibition
catalogues [even if main entry is not
the artist]
x3-39 Biography and criticism
Alphabetically by author
CRITICISM/COMMENTARIES (G 340) Criticism/commentary on the first Cutter. Assign the same call number to the criticism/commentary that has been assigned to the original text in the original language, plus the digit 3, and double Cutter by the main entry.
Q
125 Cooper, George E.
C67 History of scientific theories and ... 1984.
1984
(Original work)
Q
125 Brown, Robert C.
C673 A critical analysis of history ... 1986.
B76
1986
1. Cooper, George E. History of scientific theories ...
(Criticism)
Criticism/commentary on the second Cutter. Assign the same call number to the criticism/commentary that has been assigned to the original text in the original language, plus the digit 3, and a digit or digits to represent the main entry.
QA
76 Comens, Charles.
U6 Computers in the United States ... 1982.
C65
1982 (Original work)
QA
76 Smith, Frank.
U6 A criticism of computer usage ... 1983.
C6537
1983
1. Comens, Charles. Computers in the United States ...
(Criticism)
Criticism/commentary of a criticism/commentary. Cutter for the original criticism, add the digit 3 for the second criticism and add a digit for the main entry of the second criticism.
SHELFLISTING OF LITERARY WORKS Memorial special cases. While the Queen Elizabeth II Library generally follows LC practice on Cuttering, we have not done so for most 20th century literary authors. When establishing new classes for such authors use the Cutter-Sanborn tables except in the following cases. Australian, New Zealand and other former British colonies (not Canada). For materials now classed in PR 8000+ we generally follow LC Cuttering. Do not use Cutter-Sanborn for this class range. Chinese literature. For individual authors; use PL update only. A lot of surnames have one number - Cutter for given name.
E.g. Yang, Sang-Kuei PL
2922 (Yang)
S43 (Sang)
Where one Cutter number covers a range of names, Cutter for the first different letter.
E.g. 2815: Tsa-Tsz
Tseh is PL
2815
E4 (Cutter by 3rd letter)
2805: Shua-Shuz
Shush is PL
2805
S4 (Cutter by 4th letter)
Russian literature. Individual authors 1961- (See schedule). If author is not already established, use Cutter-Sanborn for 2nd and 3rd letters (as case may be) except where you have difficulty fitting it into the shelflist. Spanish, Portuguese, Latin American (e.g. Spanish or Portuguese from south of the Rio Grande) literature. Follow LC Cuttering except where we have already established the author using Cutter-Sanborn. Mc & Mac - When Cuttering literature number for Mc-Mac:
Canadian: Cutter for first letter after Mc, Mac. Collected and selected works. Use table XL (revised) below for collected works and selections in various formats or styles. Authors with one Cutter number (follow Table XL): x below represents the author Cutter (first Cutter).
Collected works. Complete works only. Even where these
are in a single format (i.e. poems, plays, etc.),
unless the volume has a distinctive title, in which
case Cutter for the title, i.e. separate works below
.x By date
Translations (Collected or selected)
.xA199 Modern versions of early authors in the same
language, by date
.xA1995 Polyglot. By date
.xA2 English. By date
.xA3 French. By date
.xA4 German. By date
.xA5-.xA59 Other. By language (alphabetically)and date
.xA6 Selected works. Selections. By date
.xA61-Z458 Separate works. By title*
Biography and criticism
.xZ4581-xZ4589 Periodicals. Societies. Serials
.xZ459 Dictionaries, indexes, etc. By date
.xZ46 Autobiography, journals, memoirs. By date
.xZ48 Letters (Collections). By date, including letters
to and from particular individuals
.xZ5-Z999 Biography and criticism (arranged alphabetically
by main entry of biography/criticism; criticism
of an individual title has same Cutter as title
plus an extra number indicating main entry)
Biography and criticism guidelines
A B. . . . . . Z55-59
C D E. . . . . Z6-64
F G H. . . . . Z65-69
I J K. . . . . Z7-74
L M N. . . . . Z75-79
O P Q. . . . . Z8-84
R S T. . . . . Z85-89
U V W. . . . . Z9-94
X Y Z. . . . . Z95-Z99
Where there are three or less short stories, poems or plays, treat them as separate works; Cutter for the first or collective title. If titles are not given on the title page or are not stated in 245, list in table of contents note (505). In either case (three or less titles given in 245 or 505), make added 740 entries for each title. *Note here that for main entry beginning with "A" you should follow LC call number assignment as closely as possible. Don't bother to readjust these unless needed to fit into local shelflist. Since A has been compacted into A61-A99 you will not be able to follow the Cutter-Sanborn tables here. Canadian Literature Cutter for Mc-Mac When cuttering literature numbers for Authors beginning with Mc-Mac:Canadian: Cutter for first letter after Mc, Mac Example:
In Class PS8000: A classification for Canadian Literature, 3rd edition Please make the following notation: For 2004 - Use 8624 for Mac and Mc. We will not use 8626 (Cross it off) 8625 will be used for all other Ms. This applies to French Canadian Literature which falls in the 9000 range of numbers. For all literature titles beginning with Mc or Mac Mac use M1-3 Mc use M3-
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