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CvSU Library Manual of Operations

a. The first few letters of the author’s surname are
found on the Cutter Table. Only the bold face
letters shown in the combination are used and
the number next to it (i.e. Ar6 for Arnold; D16
for Dana; Sh5 for Sherman; Sca6 for Scanlon).

The following examples shown in Figure
11 indicate how four books, all on the second
World War by four different authors (Arnold,
Dana, Sherman and Scanlon) would be marked
with 940.54 as the classification number; and
Ar6, D16, Sh5 and Sca6 as the respective Cutter
numbers.

940.54 940.54 940.54 940.54
Ar6 D16 Sh5 Sc6

Figure 11. Call number and its respective
Cutter’s number

b. In case no number fits a name exactly, the
preceding number is used. For example: Blains
would be under B57 (Blaf) which is the
preceding number (Sample 7).

c. When two authors share the same number, it is
advisable to add a digit. A good number to select
is 5, as there is then room for both sides for
additional interpolation as necessary. For
example: A book already in the collection by
Richard Taylor would be T21. A new book added
to the same classification number by another
author named Taylor would need a different
author number. A book by Sidney Taylor could
then be T215. This leaves room for the insertion
of additional authors between Richard and
Sydney – using T212, T213 and T214. (It is best
to avoid using 1 and 9, if possible, since the use
of either would mean going to a fourth figure
when another author has to be inserted). To
accommodate a book by Harriet Taylor, it would
be necessary to go to the previous number –
which is T19. In this case, it is wise to add a
digit such as T195, since an author beginning
with Tau would cause a conflict.

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