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“Belletristic” Call Numbers

Nov. 7 2008

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Scope What situations are covered by our “belletristic”

procedures? Those parts of the LC schedules under Language

and Literature for Individual Authors Works themselves: novels, plays, short stories, poetry

collections, and some non-fiction prose, e.g. autobiographies, correspondence, diaries, essay collections

Books about individual literary authors: biographies, literary criticism

Books about specific works by the individual authors

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Call Number Structure 050 00 ‡a PS3543.I26 ‡b H65 1990100 1_ ‡a Vidal, Gore, ‡d 1925-245 10 ‡a Hollywood : ‡b a novel of America in the 1920s / ‡c Gore Vidal.

PS American literature3543 Individual authors (1900-60) beginning with “V”.I26 Author Cutter for Gore VidalH65 Book number (Cutter for the title, Hollywood)1990 Publication date

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Call Number Structure 050 00 ‡a PR9499.3.R59 ‡b G63 1997100 1_ ‡a Roy, Arundhati.245 14 ‡a The god of small things / ‡c Arundhati Roy.

PR English literature9499.3 English literature outside of Great Britain

– India – Individual authors, A-Z.R59 Author Cutter for Arundhati RoyG63 Book number (Cutter for the title, god)1990 Publication date

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Call Number Structure 050 00 ‡a PR9499.3.R59 ‡b G63325 2002100 1_ ‡a Mullaney, Julie.245 10 ‡a Arundhati Roy's The God of small things : ‡b a reader's guide / ‡c Julie Mullaney.

PR English literature

9499.3 English literature outside of Great Britain – India – Individual authors, A-Z

.R59 Author Cutter for Arundhati Roy

G63325 Book number extended (3) for Mullaney (25)

2002 Publication date

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Call Number Structure 050 00 ‡a PS3543.I26 ‡b Z69 2005100 1_ ‡a Harris, Stephen, ‡d 1960-245 10 ‡a Gore Vidal's historical novels and the shaping of American political consciousness / ‡c Stephen Harris.

PS American literature3543 Individual authors beginning with “V”

.I26 Author Cutter for Gore VidalZ69 Book number for biography/criticism must

be within range Z5-Z999x2005 Publication date

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P-PZ40 Table (through Z458)Form NotationComplete works .x <author Cutter> DateSelected or collected translations <rare>

.x A199-A59

Selections .x A6

Separate works by title .x A61-Z458 <book number must be within range>

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Applications: Complete Works Complete works of Gore Vidal published

2012? PS3543 .I26 2012 050 _4 ‡a PS3543 ‡b .I26 2012

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Applications: Selections Selections from the works of Arundhati Roy,

2009 PR9499.3 .R59 A6 2009 050 _ 4 ‡a PR9499.3.R59 ‡b A6 2009

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Applications: Separate Works Hollywood : a novel of America in the 1920s /

Gore Vidal. 1990. PS3543 .I26 H65 1990 050 _4 ‡a PS3543.I26 ‡b H65 1990

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P-PZ40 Table (Z4581-Z999)

Form NotationSerials Z4581-.Z4589 Dictionaries, indexes, etc. Z459Autobiography, journals, memoirs Z46

Collections of letters Z48General works about the author (biography, literary criticism)

Z5-Z9999

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Applications: Autobiography Palimpsest, an autobiography of Gore Vidal

published 1995? PS3543 .I26 Z46 1995 050 _4 ‡a PS3543.I26 ‡b Z46 1995

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Applications: Correspondence Letters of Gore Vidal published 2010?

PS3543 .I26 Z48 2010 050 _4 ‡a PS3543.I26 ‡b Z48 2010

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Applications: Criticism Gore Vidal's historical novels and the shaping

of American political consciousness / Stephen Harris. c2005. PS3543 .I26 Z69 2005 050 _4 ‡a PS3543.I26 ‡b Z69 2005

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FAQs (P-PZ40 Notation) What do I do if 2 collections of letters by Gore Vidal

are published in 2009? Use of Z48 is invariable; do not add extra digits Differentiate by date: first book cataloged, 2009;

second book, cataloged 2009B If it is a translation, should I add a translation number

for an autobiography (Z46) or a selection (A6)? No; use of Z46 is invariable; translations of selections

are under A1995-A59 If Gore Vidal publishes 2 different autobiographies, do

I adjust the Cutter to differentiate them? No; use of the form number is invariable

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FAQ (Book Numbers) Does the book number for the literary work need to

be shelflisted? Accept the book number on LC or member copy If the call number is created, shelflisting the book number

for the work is optional; use the LC or YUL number if known

Does the book number for criticism/commentary [Z5-Z999] of a literary author need to be shelflisted? Accept the book number on LC or member copy If the call number is created, build the Z number from the

table or by fitting it into the Orbis sequence, whichever is easier

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Criticism & Commentary on Specific Works

P-PZ40 Table does not apply Add 3 to the book number Add additional digits for the main entry based

on the appropriate LC Cutter expansion row, but take into account numbers already in the shelflist (not necessary to adjust the book number on member copy)

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Application: Commentary on Single Work

Arundhati Roy's The god of small things : a reader's guide / Julie Mullaney. 2002 PR9499.3 .R59 G63325 Number for the work (G63) + number for

commentary (3) + number for main entry (25) 2002 050 _4 ‡a PR9499.3.R59 ‡i G63325 2002

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PZ 050 00 ‡a PZ7.R79835 ‡b Hak 2007100 1_ ‡a Rowling, J. K.245 10 ‡a Harry Potter and the deathly hallows / ‡c by J.K. Rowling ; illustrations by Mary GrandPre.

PZ7 General juvenile belle lettres from 1870- ; American and English (actually, any jbl in English)

.R79835 Author Cutter for Rowling

Hak Book number

2005 Publication date

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PZ For copy cataloging, accept the PZ number in

050 Unclear whether libraries other than LC are

assigning PZ, but use trailing X just in case

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Legacy Practices Until 2005, the LC author number was

adjusted if it conflicted with the number established locally

Until 2005, PZ numbers were changed to the applicable non-juvenile number in language and literature

Until 2007, book numbers were shelflisted against the Orbis database

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P-PZ40 Table Legacy PracticesForm NotationCollected works LC & Yale Cuttered for editor (A11-A13); and

used the range A14-A19 for collected works of specific forms (e.g. A15 collected fiction)

Serials Yale practice used Z7-Z7999 instead of Z4581-Z4589 (prior to the late 80’s, LC classed serials under general works)

Autobiography, journals, memoirs

Yale used Z5-Z52 instead of Z46LC used Z46-Z479 instead of invariable Z46

Collections of letters

Yale used Z6 instead of Z48; an additional digit was added to Z6 for the 2nd correspondent

General works about the author

Yale used Z9 and then cuttered to main entry

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LC Copy If the book falls within scope, what do I do if the

cataloging copy is LC (050 00)? Add trailing X

Should I check Orbis for earlier editions? No, you are not expected to check for earlier editions

If I have a translation, should I adjust the number so the translation shelves next to the original? No, you are not expected to keep translations together with

the original

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Member Copy with 050/090 Can I use a member copy number “as is”?

No, you need to verify that the author Cutter matches either the Cutter established by LC or the Cutter established by Yale

EXCEPTION: records coded pcc should have 050 _4 with an author Cutter established by LC

If the number does not match, change it accordingly in 852 If I am aware of both the LC Cutter and the Yale Cutter,

which should I use? Use the LC Cutter

If I change the member call number’s author Cutter to match the Cutter established by LC, do I add trailing X? No, use trailing X only for 050 00 numbers

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Member Copy with 050/090 Is there a quick way to verify the LC Cutter?

If you are cataloging a belletristic work, if the bib record window is on top, pressing the / on the number pad will open a window listing all authority records associated with the record [Macro Express]

Select the author and click OK or double click to open the authority record

Many literary authors now have a 053 with the established LC number

Works for subjects only if the name heading isn’t subdivided

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Retrieving 053

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Other Ways to Find the Author Cutter Find other books by or about the author

If there is a 050 00, and the book is a literary work by the author (or a book about the literary works), use the author number assigned by LC

If there is no 050 00, use the 852 if LC classification has been used

For authors new to Orbis, It may be helpful to search LCDB—there might be an

authority record with 053 or a bib record with 050 00 (in that case, use the 053 or 050 00 number)

If no Yale or LC author Cutter is found, establish the number by adjusting it to fit into the existing Orbis sequence

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Inserting a New Author Cutter Leave wiggle room Ignore call numbers with trailing X if they are out of

sequence Take filing rules into account, for example:

Single surnames file before compound surnames Diacritics are ignored (Müller is filed as Muller NOT

Mueller) Abbreviations are filed as is (don’t file McGrath as

MACGRATH)

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Example (Before) Shelf has:

PQ6658.E6919 Hernandez, Floreal PQ6658.E6926 Hernandez, Maximo PQ6658.E693 Hernandez, Ramon PQ6658.E75 Hernandez Minambres, Miguel PQ6658.E76538 Hernandez Yanez, Jesus

Member copy for Hernandez Salmeron, Francisco has 090 PQ6658.E695

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Example (After) Adjust the number to fit after Hernandez Minambres, Miguel,

NOT after Hernandez, Floreal With new number inserted:

PQ6658.E6919 Hernandez, Floreal PQ6658.E6925 <Hernandez Salmeron, Francisco: don’t interfile

with single surname> PQ6658.E6926 Hernandez, Maximo PQ6658.E693 Hernandez, Ramon PQ6658.E695 <member 090 does not fit sequence> PQ6658.E75 Hernandez Minambres, Miguel PQ6658.E757 Hernandez Salmeron, Francisco PQ6658.E76538 Hernandez Yanez, Jesus

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If There is No 050/090 Before passing the book to the “needs call number shelf”

Check to see if the author’s Cutter has been established by LC or Yale

If the Cutter has been established, complete the number according to the P-PZ40 table

For biography/criticism, create the Z number from the P-PZ40 table or base it on the existing file, whichever is easier

P-PZ40 is only set up to work with single Cutter authors Limit this procedure to literary authors of the 20th and 21st

centuries Pre-20th century literary authors do not always follow the single

Cutter model in a predictable way

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Pre-20th Century (Multiple Numbers) Louisa May Alcott is assigned a range of numbers

PS1015-PS1018. P-PZ40 table is not used Individual works are assigned PS1017, Cuttered to title:

Little women. PS1017.L5 <date> Criticism of Little women: PS1017.L53 <Cutter for main

entry><date>. Little women : ‡b a family romance / Elizabeth Lennox

Keyser: PS1017.L53 K49 1999 General biography/criticism of Alcott: PS1018. <Cutter to

main entry>. Louisa May : the world and works of Louisa May Alcott /

Norma Johnston: PS1018.J64 1991

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Pre-20th Century Examples On the other hand, minor pre-20th century

literary authors are generally single Cuttered and call numbers are based on the P-PZ40 table

Katharine Lee Bates: PS1077.B4 050 00 PS1077.B4 ‡b A8 2003 America the beautiful / Wendell Minor ; poem by

Katharine Lee Bates. [B4=Bates; A8=America the beautiful]

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Workflow for Pre-20th Century Belletristic Works & Criticism If a record for a pre-20th century literary work or

a book about a pre-20th century author lacks a call number, If there are enough titles in your category that

allow you to see the pattern, follow the pattern If the pattern is unclear or otherwise when in

doubt, send it to the no-call number shelf (unless you normally assign numbers based on ClassWeb)

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That Which Is Not Belletristic If you aren’t sure whether the book is belletristic,

take a look at other titles with the same call number A literary author writing on a specific topic is

generally not assigned the author’s literature number

A bibliography of a literary author will class in Z If you don’t have a call number, the book needs to

go to the no-call number shelf

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Examples 050 PR6031.R7 ‡b A6 2005 <number for Pritchett>

Essential stories / V.S. Pritchett ; selected and with an introduction by Jeremy Treglown.

050 PG3458 ‡b .P75 1988 <number for Chekhov> Chekhov : ‡b a spirit set free / ‡c by V.S. Pritchett.

050 Z8301.2 ‡b .B69 1987<bibliography number>F. Scott Fitzgerald : a descriptive bibliography / Matthew J. Bruccoli.

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Links P-PZ40 Table:http://www.library.yale.edu/cataloging/Orbis2Manual/PPZ40table.htm P-PZ40 Exampleshttp://www.library.yale.edu/cataloging/Orbis2Manual/PPZ40example.htm Z Expansion Table:http://www.library.yale.edu/cataloging/Orbis2Manual/smlbelletristic.htm#Unofficial

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Questions?