3. Basic definitions
Call number: A number consisting of a class
number, a book number, and additional
information that uniquely identifies the item.
Class number: A number that represents
what the item being cataloged is about,
selected from the schedules.
Book number: An alpha-numeric device
appended to a class number to arrange
material on the same subject in a specified
order, usually alphabetically by author. Also
called author number.
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4. Basic definitions (cont.)
Title: Treasures of the Library of
Congress
Call number: Z733.U58 G66 1991
Class number: Z733.U58
Book number or author number :
G66
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5. Basic definitions (cont.)
Cutter number: An alpha-numeric
device for representing words or
names by using one or more letters
followed by one or more arabic
numerals used decimally.
Examples:
Book numbers
Some subdivisions in the classification
schedules (e.g., geographic subdivisions)
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6. Shelflisting
The activity of arranging materials within
an existing collection, normally by
author
OR
The activity of determining the book or
author number and necessary additions
to the call number for a unique number.
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7. Filing rules
Since the goal of shelflisting is to organize
materials within a class by main entry (either
title or author), rules are needed to resolve
conflicts
The primary source for filing is: Library of
Congress Filing Rules (Washington :
Library of Congress, 1980).
CSM: Shelflisting has additional rules
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8. Order of fields with identical
leading elements
Person
Place
Corporate body
Title
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9. Order of fields with identical
leading elements (cont.)
George, Alan
George (Ariz.)
George (Motor boat)
George is lost
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10. Identical filing entries
Consider the title to extend only to the
first significant mark of punctuation
which will be either a period ( . ) or a
slash ( / ).
If two identical but unrelated title entries
appear in the same class, arrange the
entries by imprint date using successive
Cutters, in order of receipt.
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11. Identical filing entries (cont.)
Education today / 1966
Education today. 1966
Education today / by John Smith. 1969
Education today. 1977
Education today (Boston)
Education today--and how it works. 1970
Education today : language teaching. 1966
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12. Abbreviations
File abbreviations exactly as written
Mister Doctor Blo
Mme. Begue and her recipes
Mr. Drackle and his dragons
Mrs. Appleyard's family kitchen
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13. Dates
1976? use 1976
ca. 1976 use 1976
1981, cl980 use 1981
1971, cl972 use 1972
1979 [i.e.1978] use 1978
1962 or 1963 use 1962
1969 (1973 printing) use 1969
1979-1981 use 1979
between 1977 and 1980 use 1977
197- use 1970z
197-? use 1970z
19-- use 1900z
19--? use 1900z
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14. Editions
If subsequent editions of a work have the
same author, title, and classification, retain
the same cutter and distinguish by the
date of publication
If the title is changed but the classification is
the same, retain the same cutter and
distinguish by the date of publication
If the author and/or title changes, but the
classification is the same, retain the same
cutter and distinguish by the date
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15. Translations
.x Original work
.x12 Polyglot
.x13 English
.x14 French
.x15 German
.x16 Italian
.x17 Russian
.x18 Spanish
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16. Corporate bodies
For materials entered under a corporate body
heading, Cutter for the name of the corporate
body. Add the imprint date to the call number
to make each call number unique.
Assign the same Cutter to all publications
with the same corporate body heading,
including translations, selections, editions,
etc.
Ignore all subheadings in establishing the
Cutter number
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17. Biography
Biography classes exist in some parts
of LC schedules
Within these classes, biographical
materials are organized according to a
special table
Biography table
The effect is to organize all works by
and about an individual
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18. Supplementary materials
Supplementary materials are separately issued
subordinate works that continue or
complement a previously issued work.
Examples:
Supplements
Appendices
Indexes
Addenda
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19. Supplementary materials
(cont.)
3 situations:
1. Cataloged separately
add Suppl. to call number for original work
1. Covered by a note in the physical
description or note area
add appropriate term (tables, maps) to the call
number for the original work
1. Indexes
add Index to the call number for the original
work
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20. Subject Authority Control
Purpose and use of subject authority
records
MARC format for authority records
Creation of new subject headings
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21. Purpose and use of subject
authority records
Subject authority file: authorized forms
of headings
Each term appears in a particular form
designated to represent one concept or
topic
Each authority record gives information
about the heading and its relation to
other terms
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22. Purpose and use of subject
authority records (cont.)
Purposes of authority records:
To maintain consistency in the choice and
form of a heading for a given concept
To relate that concept to others in the
database
Controlled vocabularies = authority files
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23. Purpose and use of subject
authority records (cont.)
In online systems, authority records are
used to guide users to authorized forms
of headings
Some systems will report unmatched
headings or unauthorized forms
Other systems require catalogers to
search authority records for verification
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24. MARC Authority Format
Variable fields
X00 Personal name
X10 Corporate name
X11 Meeting name
X30 Uniform title
X50 Topical heading
X51 Geographic name
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25. MARC Authority Format
(cont.)
Variable fields (cont.)
1XX Authorized form
4XX Synonyms and other unauthorized
forms
5XX Broader, narrower, and related
forms
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26. MARC Authority Format
(cont.)
5XX uses $w
$w g is a broader heading
$w h is a narrower heading
$w n is a related heading
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27. MARC Authority Format Example
010 $a sh 85148273
040 $a DLC $c DLC $d DLC $d AuSU $d DLC
053 0 $a D731 $b D838
150 $a World War, 1939-1945
450 $a European War, 1939-1945
450 $a Second World War, 1939-1945
450 $a World War 2, 1939-1945
450 $a World War II, 1939-1945
450 $a WW II (World War, 1939-1945)
450 $a WWII (World War, 1939-1945)
550 $w g $a History, Modern $y 20th century
670 $a Women's fiction of the Second World War, 1996.
670 $a LC database, May 7, 2004 $b (titles: World War Two; World
War 2; WW II)
670 $a Am. heritage dict. $b (WWII: abbr. World War II)
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28. Creation of New Subject
Headings
When to establish a new heading
Authority research
Citation of sources
Formulating the subject heading
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29. When to establish a new
heading
“Establish a subject heading for a topic
that represents a discrete,
identifiable concept when it is first
encountered in a work being cataloged,
rather than after several works on the
topic have been published and
cataloged.” (SCM:SH)
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30. When to establish a new
heading
New topics that are not discrete or
identifiable – assign existing headings
New topics where American usage is
still undetermined – research and use
judgment in selecting best terminology
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31. Authority research
Proposed subject headings and UF
references must:
reflect usage in current literature
reflect construction, language, and style of LCSH
Purpose of authority research:
To document the form used in current literature
OR
To show that no such form can be found except in
the work being cataloged
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32. Citation of sources
670 – citation of sources consulted and
found
675 – citation of sources consulted but
not found
952 – citation of an LC pattern
Example: to justify the form of a new
heading Art, German, cite the LC
heading Art, French
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33. Formulating the subject
heading
H285-H365 cover the form of the
headings, including:
Singular vs. plural forms
Articles in initial positions
Foreign terms
Natural language
Ethnic qualifiers
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Hinweis der Redaktion
How many of you have libraries that file titles within a class by accession number only? By some type of filing rules? Focus today is on the order in which books are filed on the shelf within a class. It is being included in this course on subject analysis because of the close ties between the subjects of materials and where they sit on the shelf – as you will see.
We will only go over the shelflisting principles as examples. The LCFR contains many more rules and situations than we can discuss here.
1 st four are identical filing entries organized by date of imprint Fifth entry is identical but contains a qualifier The next two are in alphabetical order (dashes and colon are not considered significant marks of punctuation
Again, the goals of these rules, of which these are only a sampling, is to make explicit rules for situations where questions might arise as to how entries should be filed.
Beyond filing rules, there are additional rules for the construction of call numbers and for dealing with particular types of materials. Start with dates. For all monographs, add a date to the call number. This aids in distinguishing between editions. For corporate bodies, do not add letter to the date For congresses/conferences, add the date of the conference. There are additional rules, but these cover many situations
The cutter number for the translation is composed of the cutter for the original plus an extension denoting the language of the translation. This has the effect of having all works of the same title next to each other on the shelf regardless of language, organized by language of translation. Other languages are accomodated by cuttering in between these translation additions.
These rules have the effect of keeping all publications by a corporate body (and its subordinate bodies) together within a class, by date of publication. Multiple publications within a year are given a “work letter”, e.g., 2005a, 2005 b, etc.
Biography table is under 3b
How are these shelflisted? With the main work or not? How to distinguish?
In practice, the $w h is not used since a hierarchy can be created using the $w g alone
The information recorded in the authority record serves as a record of how the cataloger decided on the terminology selected for the heading and UF references. In addition, definitions of terms that are not readily available elsewhere, information on the intended scope and usage of the proposed heading, its relationship to, and distinction from, similar existing headings, and any peculiarities or other pertinent information about the heading are recorded here.
See H202 and H203 for more information on how to cite sources in the 670 and 675. Every source checked should be cited, and every 1xx and 4xx needs to be justified by a citation.
I will leave this to you to explore while you formulate your subject heading proposals for next week