I. Title Main Entries

1. No 1xx present

1. Use the first significant word after any initial article

2. DO NOT use a work mark

• Ex.:     245|0|4|  The Oxford companion to American military history

O98 OX279 Oxforda OZ99

355.00973

O98

Ex.:     245|0|0|  Women in African studies scholarly publishing

W872 WOM 872 Womena WOO 873

070.5082

W872

2. 130 (uniform title) present

1. Cutter for the first word of the 130 field
   1. DO NOT use work mark

2.  If the title is a translation, add the appropriate letter for the language named in the ≠l [language of translation]

Ex.:     130|0|-|   Wien 1900. ≠l English.

245|1|0|   Vienna 1900 : ≠b art, life &

W647 WIEN 647 Wiena WIER 648

• 700.943613
• W647E  (Add E for translation)

• Ex.:     130|0|-|   Citizen Kane (Motion Picture)
  • 245|1|0|   Citizen Kane [videorecording

C581 CIT581 Citizena CIV582

791.437

C581

 

II. Dates

1. Add dates to the call number for new editions
   1. Anything other than 1^st editions will receive a date
   2. Check to see if we have the earlier edition(s) and note the call number for earlier edition(s) on the work card
1. If the edition statement says something like “First American edition,” “First Da Capo Press edition,” check title page verso for earlier versions

2. If there is more than one date in the 260 field, put the most recent date in the call number

I. Main Entry Stays the Same

1. Title of new edition changes: Take the workmark from the original title, and add the date of publication.

Eg.: Earlier edition:

643.52

S377b

Second edition:

643.52

S377b

1980

 

II. Main Entry Changes

1. If the title main entry changes with the new edition, cutter by the title of the new entry.

E.g.:

610.3

M167

1954

 

2nd edition:

610.3

F115

1975

 

III. Author Changes

1. Changed author: if the first named author changes in between editions, cutter for the main entry, and add a work mark and date.

E.g.:

634.967

G742p

1965

 

5th edition:

634.967

K69p

1980

 

IV. Main Entry Author/Title Sequence Change

1. If the main entry changes from author to title, or from title to author, cutter for the new main entry, and add the date.

E.g.:

025.0403

K94e

1974

 

4th ed.:

025.0403

E56

1981

 

V. Two Editions Published the Same Year

1. Cutter the first one normally, Then add the letter "a" to the date (NOT the workmark) of the second edition.

E.g.:

553.282

T596o

1976

 

Second received e.g.:

553.282

T596o

1976a