I. Title Main Entries
- No 1xx present
- Use the first significant word after any initial article
- DO NOT use a work mark
- Ex.: 245|0|4| The Oxford companion to American military history
355.00973
O98
Ex.: 245|0|0| Women in African studies scholarly publishing
W872
WOM 872
Womena
WOO 873
|
070.5082
W872
- 130 (uniform title) present
- Cutter for the first word of the 130 field
- DO NOT use work mark
- 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
- Add dates to the call number for new editions
- Anything other than 1st editions will receive a date
- Check to see if we have the earlier edition(s) and note the call number for earlier edition(s) on the work card
- If the edition statement says something like “First American edition,” “First Da Capo Press edition,” check title page verso for earlier versions
- If there is more than one date in the 260 field, put the most recent date in the call number