Library of Congress Classification Numbers H 365 in Subject Authority Records
Library of Congress Classification Numbers H 365 in Subject Authority Records
Library of Congress Classification Numbers H 365 in Subject Authority Records
1. When to assign and when not to assign a number to a heading. Assign a class number to a
heading if:
! the caption for the number is identical or nearly identical in scope, meaning, and
language to the subject heading, or
! the topic is explicitly mentioned in an "Including" note under the caption for the
number, or
! the number is built by using Cutter numbers listed at another location in the
classification schedules or tables, or
Do not assign:
! a class number with a qualifier for a specific aspect of a topic to a general heading,
when the specific aspect is actually expressed by a free-floating topical subdivision
under the general heading. For example, the number RM666.R37 (Therapeutics)
should not be assigned to the heading Recombinant molecules because the number
actually corresponds to Recombinant moleculesBTherapeutic use.
Exceptions: For musical instrument headings, class numbers for history and/or
for instruction and study may be added to the authority records for the
instruments themselves. For literature headings, class numbers for collections
and/or for history and criticism may be added to the authority records for the base
headings. For headings that designate groups of people, class numbers for
biography may be added to the authority records for the headings.
! a class number in which a particular item (or the only item) on a topic has been
classed but whose caption does not directly correspond to the subject heading. For
example, RA785 with the caption Relaxation. Rest. Stress management should
not be assigned to the heading Worry beads, a topic for which a specific number has
not been established.
! a General special number to any subject heading, even if the topic is specified in an
including note.
2. Cutter numbers. If the class number includes a Cutter number, provide the complete Cutter
(alpha portion and numeric portion). If it is editorial policy not to establish the Cutter number
in the schedule, do not provide an 053 field in the subject authority record.
3. Headings represented by spans of numbers. Designate the full range of numbers pertinent
to the heading, not merely the first number of the span or the General works number.
4. Qualifiers after class numbers. Qualify the class numbers unless the classification system
provides for the topic in only one place and is unlikely ever to provide for any aspect of it
elsewhere. Choose as the qualifier a term that designates the aspect of the topic that is classed
in the number, often a term taken from a higher level in the hierarchy of the class number, or the
title of the class or subclass. Example:
5. Headings represented by two or more different numbers. If two or more separate numbers
or spans of numbers are pertinent to the heading, enter each in a separate 053 field, and identify
each with the appropriate qualifying term. Arrange the 053s by class number alphabetically
and numerically. Examples:
150 ## $a Gold
053 #0 $a HG289 $b HG297 $c Finance
053 #0 $a HG551 $c Coinage
053 #0 $a QD181.A9 $c Chemistry
053 #0 $a TN410 $b TN429 $c Mineral resources
150 ## $a Legumes
053 #0 $a SB177.L45 $c Food plants
053 #0 $a SB203 $b SB205 $c Forage plants
053 #0 $a SB317.L43 $c General