Includes second half of CALL NUMBERS II, manual pages II-7 thru II-12
All volumes of a monographic set are to be marked with correct volume numbers, beginning with the first as v. 1. Volume designations should be translated into English (never use the vernacular).
For those libraries which have adopted the ORION circulation module, the unique identifier for copies is the barcode. For those libraries which are not yet using the ORION circulation module, copy 2, etc. of the same work are uniquely identified by adding cop. 2, etc. to the end of the call number. Cop. 1 is never used.
LC uses the standard list of appreviations as provided in AACR2 for call numbers, e.g., vol. or supp. Do not use these abbreviations in call numbers; instead, use the Cataloging Department Volume Designation Guide
Double cutter numbers are used in call numbers as shown in the classification schedules for specific purposes. In many respects the construction of a double cutter number is an extension of the classification process. For cuttering in music scores and belles lettres, consult Local Call Numbers.
Sometimes the first number is "topical," that is, it indicates a specific subject and is printed in the schedule as part of the class number. The second cutter number is usually derived from the main entry and usually consists of a capital letter followed by two digits. Both the first and the second cutter numbers are read decimally (i.e., both cutter numbers may be expanded decimally). If LC hasn't assigned a topic, expand the first cutter decimally.
When the second cutter number is for a heading or title which begins with numeric rather than alphabetic characters (e.g., 1976: The Bicentennial), construct the number so that it will file before any other work with the same classification and first cutter number. This means the second cutter will begin with the letter "A" and its expanded numbers will place it before any alphabetic title cuttered to "A" in the shelflist. (See the Subject Cataloging Manual, Shelflisting, G 060, p. 27.)
If both cutters are topical, additional digits are used to distinguish between different main entries in LC cutter numbers:
Hanlon, Joseph F.
Packaging marketplace : the practical guide to
packaging sources.
Call number: HD 9999.C743U6367
Key social issues for packaging in the 1980s / David
J. Freiman, editor.
Call number: HD 9999.C743U6377
Occasionally, LC will assign the first cutter for the author and the second cutter for the title:
Slagmolen, Gerrit, 1914-1971.
Muziklexicon. (LC: 74-336503)
Call number: ML100.S633M9
LC uses a triple cutter number only in the G classification for sheet maps and atlases. See that schedule for an explanation of how to construct these numbers.
Double cuttering is used throughout the LC Classification schedules in order to group works by geographical area. Use the cutter tables of regions and countries from the Subject Cataloging Manual, Shelflisting (G 300, pages 4-9) unless other provisions have been specified. A copy of this table is posted in the Cataloging Department shelflist area. Cutters are assigned from A3-Z.
In certain classification areas specific provisions are made for geographical cuttering. One example of this kind of table is in HD in the section for Industries and Trades. Under Table C, the subdivision is:
.A4-Z By region or country, A-Z
Under each (local numbers used under
country only)
.x Periodicals. Societies. Series
.x2 General works. History
(Including biography, A-Z)
.x Local, A-Z
.x Firms, etc., A-Z
The following example, taken from the LC shelflist, illustrates the use of this subdivision using sucessive cutter numbers:
HD 9390 - Liquors and liqueurs - General works (Table C)
C2 (=x) - Canada
HD 9390 C2A3 Canada. Bureau of Statistics. Distilled
beverage spirits and industrial ethyl alcohol
[a serial]
C2A35 Canada. Statistics Canada. Manufacturing and
Primary Industries Division. Distilleries,
1970-
C22A5 Canada. Bureau of Statistics. Report on the
distilled liquor industry in Canada.
C22A5 Canada. Excise Division. Consolidated
regulations governing distilleries and their
products.
C23O55a Ontario Statistical Centre. Distilleries.
C24D5 Distillers Corporation-Seagrams, Ltd. Report.
C24M3 Halladay. The Maitland Distillery case.
The second cutter in some cases may represent Library of Congress biography tables. Works classed in individual biography numbers are always further subarranged in accordance with an appropriate biography table. If such a table is not provided in the particular schedule (such as the individual biography tables of Class D or the artist table of Class N), the following general table is used:
.x Cutter for the individual
.xA2 Collected works. By date
.xA25 Selected works. Selections. By date.
Including quotations.
.xA3 Autobiography, diaries, etc. By title.
.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.
* If the main entry of a biographical or critical work begins with "A" and the work is classed in a biography class, do not cutter lower than A6. The suggested cutters for entries beginning with "A" are:
Aa-Af A6-A699
Ag-Al A7-A799
Am-Ar A8-A899
As-Az A9-A999
Unless the schedule makes special provision, the numbers for Collected works, Selected works, and Speeches, essays, and lectures are very seldom used, since collections of this kind are normally classed with the topic. Without special provisions, assign these numbers only when the collection by the individual biographee is so general that no specific topic can be identified and the work would otherwise be classed in A.
Biography tables normally provide for the assignment of two cutters in the formulation of the call number. Assign the first cutter for the subject of the work, i.e., the name of the person indicated in the first subject added entry of the individual record. Assign the second cutter according to the provisions of the number and caption selected from the preceding Biography table. For example, if the work is to be classed under Biography and criticism, assign as the second cutter a cutter based on the main entry heading of the work. Never apply a biography table to any biography classed in a General works number, especially if the note there states "Including biography."
Use the translation table only when the main entry is a personal author or title. Do not use for corporate or conference main entries. Consult the Subject Cataloging Manual, Shelflisting, G 220.
Translations generally follow the original work alphabetically by language. They are distinguished from the original by adding digits representing a language from the LC translation table to the number of the original work:
.x Original work
.x12 Polyglot
.x13 English translation
.x14 French translation
.x15 German translation
.x16 Italian translation
.x17 Russian translation
.x18 Spanish translation
If there is a special place indicated for translations in the Master set of the LC classification tables, follow it.
The languages most likely to be used are listed in the above table. If a language is not listed, insert it in alphabetical order by cutter.
Example: Cutter for the original work L35
Polyglot L3512
Czech translation L35125
English translation L3513
Portuguese translation L35168
Russian translation L3517
In the table, note that the digit "1" is inserted between the number for the work in the original language and the number for the language of the translation (3 = English, 4 = French, 5 = German, etc.). This is done to insure that translations directly follow the original; other works in close alphabetical order will follow all of the translations, because the digit "1" is not used for normal cuttering.
For cuttering official documents issued by jurisdictions and/or their subordinate corporate bodies, see the instructions in Section G 220, pages 4 and 5 of the Subject Cataloging Manual, Shelflisting. These instructions provide for the cataloger to give government agencies their own cutter number when constructing the call number.
Until the late 1960's, LC (and the Cataloging Department) used "A" when constructing a cutter number for a publication issued by a governing body of a country, city, etc. for which the class or cutter number stood. The purpose of this practice was to place document material at the beginning of the number for each such governing body, since government agencies were not given their own cutter numbers. Now that they are given their own cutter numbers, the practice of using the "A" cuttering is unnecessary. However, if you encounter this practice on older LC cataloging, accept the LC call number unless there is a conflict.
Congresses, conferences, festivals, etc. are generally arranged alphabetically by name, then chronologically by year the session was held, not year of publication. See the Subject Cataloging Manual, Shelfisting, Section G 230 for more details. LC formerly added lower case letters to the date, with each letter or combination representing a category. When using LC copy, accept the LC call number as given on the record.
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