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For example: Johnson would be J63 and
Johnstone J65.

i. Very often a main entry is under title (e.g.
periodicals, anonymous works, government
publications, almanacs, encyclopedias, etc.). In
this case the Cutter number is taken from the
first word in the title (exclusive of articles). An
example would be St7 for The Story of the Wise
Men; World Almanac would be W89. (There is, of
course, no work mark).

j. To ensure that all biographies of the same
person will stand together on the shelf, the
Cutter number is taken from the name of the
biographies, not the author. All biographies of
Lincoln would be under L63. The work mark in
this case is not taken from the title, but is the
first letter of the author’s surname. Thus
Charnwood’s the use of a second letter is
sometimes necessary (Figure 12).

Currant’s biography of Lincoln would be L63cu.
Figure 12. Work mark of the biographies of the
same person/author

Article 9. Preservation and Conservation of Library Materials

Section 1. Definition of Terms

 Preservation. Defined as ‘all managerial, technical
and financial considerations applied to retard
deterioration and extend the useful life of (collection)
materials to ensure their continued availability’.

 Conservation. The direct intervention to prevent make
good damage to materials.

 Disaster Recovery Plan. Disaster Recovery Plan for
library materials outlines procedures for salvaging a
wide variety of library materials in the event of a
disaster of minor emergency.

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