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L<ibrary School Rules 
 
 1 Card catalog rules 
 
 2 Accession book rules 
 
 3 Shelf list rules 
 
 BY 
 
 MELVIL DEWEY M. A. 
 
 Director New York State Library; President American Library Association 
 
 BOSTON 
 
 Library Bureau 146 Franklin St. 
 1891^ 
 
' 1/ the soul of the library be the librarian, its heart is the catalog." 
 
 Library School 
 
 Card Catalog Rules 
 
 -with 52 fac=sim.iles of sample cards 
 
 for author and classed catalogs 
 
 EDITED BY 
 
 MELVIL DEWEY M. A. 
 
 Director New York State Library ; Secretary American Library Association 
 
 WITH 
 
 Bibliography of catalog rules 
 
 by 
 MARY SALOME CUTLER 
 
 Library examiner. University of the State of New York 
 
 Third edition revized, with marginal alternative rules 
 
 BOSTON 
 Library Bureau 146 Franklin St. 
 
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 Note to revized edition 
 
 This edition differs from that of 1888, in containing marginal 
 explanations, amplifications and variations from the previous rules, for 
 which there is good authority. Variations are printed in italics, 
 explanations and amplifications in roman type. Sample cards fellow 
 .the text, not the margm?.\ 'r»ci-\-e^. 
 
 ^ 
 
 Any criticisms or suggestions for making these rules more useful 
 
 . . . . T. :>+.V\e 
 
 will be gladly received and carefully considered before printing a, t^HT-d 
 edition, if sent to 
 
 MELVIL DEWEY, 
 
 Director State Library, 
 
 Albany, N. Y. 
 
Library School kA***^^ 
 
 Card catalog rules 
 
 Stl^ 
 
 These are the A. L. A. condenst rules made clearer on many points 
 by re-wording- and adding illustrations. They are for a double catalog 
 of authors and markt titles on small cards (5 x I2>^ cm), and of 
 subjects on standard P size (73^ x 12^ cm); The changes are very X^-rxA^^e. ~^ ?.\7 
 
 e. 
 
 slight in adapting the rules for a simple author catalog. For a diction- ^ex-Va^voQ,. 
 ary catalog, there must be used a code of rules for subject headings. 
 
 To save detailed comparison we note that, except enlargements, 
 these differ from the A. L. A. rules as printed some years ago, only in: 
 
 le. We enter always under real name, omitting the exception that 
 some books may go under pseudonyms. 
 
 IS. We follow the rule recommended as best in Cutter's rule 
 40, putting under the name of the place, local and municipal societies, 
 tho the corporate name may not begin with that word. 
 
 2f. We give cities in their vernacular form instead of in English. 
 
 5m. We do not capitalize common nouns in German, but follow the 
 rule of the Library of Congress. 
 
 4a. We give place and date at the end of the imprint entries insted 
 of after edition, thus following the L. A. U. K. and Bodleian rules, 
 the A. L. A. minority report, and the Library of Congress in putting 
 these most important items in the most prominent place, insted of 
 burying them back of minor items. 
 
 4c. We give edition in English rather than in language of the title. 
 
 9b. We use arable figures for all numerals, unless roman are used 
 on the title-page after names of rulers and popes. 
 
 The rules are in groups as follows : 
 
 0. Check Marks. 
 
 1. Main Entry. 
 
 2. Heading. 
 
 3. Title. 
 
 4. Imprint, Contents and Notes. 
 
 5. Capitals, Spacing and Underscoring. 
 
 6. Arrangement of authors and titles. 
 Subject Cards. 
 Colored Cards. 
 Miscellaneous. 
 
 S. C. refers to appended sample cards illustrating the rules. 
 
 3 
 
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 Card catalog rules 
 
 1 oc. Each library selects Its 
 o w n private mark. 
 Tlie •■ last y " given in wj 
 tlie rule is merely to u. 
 suggest the method. 
 Some libraries use al- 
 ways thi' same l>age; 
 e.g. 4!l 111' :i:i or li.5. 'lliis 
 should I"- a ]Ki)if in the 
 first lUO.Ihal It niaya|i- 
 plyto thin books. Oth- 
 ers choose a more com- 
 plicated rule, less easily 
 discovered; e. g. the 
 highest page made all 
 of .3s. i. e. 3, 33 or 333. or . 
 the highest page in 1, 2, ^. 
 3 order, i. e.l2, 123 or 
 1234. \yf 
 
 A dot on accession book 
 against last number 
 used, in center of class 
 number column, shows / 
 tlial tliis nunil)er and "P", 
 all jirevious ones have " 
 been assigned. 
 Tliese checks are used 
 
 Od. 
 
 o. — Check Marks. 
 
 Put Order checks on inner margin of first recto after title of v. i. 
 •^ a. "Not a duplicate." Initials of collator on order slip; or, if no 
 order slip, as first check on book itself. If a duplicate, write 
 "dup" and initials on book plate, if there is one; if not, in the 
 upper left corner of front cover. 
 
 /?. Source and cost of book in cents without $ sign (i. e. 145 not 
 $1.45) after initials of duplicate collator, or, if none, as first 
 check. 
 
 •'c. Pin hole in round part of last 9 in pagination shows that all 
 order department routine is finished, and marks ownership.^ 
 Dot under first figure of accession number shows that all entries 
 except call numbers are made on the accession book.- 
 
 bers are stamped on an 
 invoice of books before 
 entries are made iu ac- 
 cession book. 
 
 Or indicate entries far 
 critic is iiitbiuijraplni 
 and Inbliognijiliy by 
 uiiderliiiiri'i on main 
 card^. See JiuleH, mar- / 
 ginal note. 
 
 Or use initial, witlioi/t 
 nunUicr of cards n-ril- 
 ten, on back of mam 
 autlior card, above tlie 
 ijiiiiril liule. 
 
 Always write entries 
 on tin- back of the card 
 so that tliey r;in lie read 
 from the front of the 
 drawer by simply tip- 
 ping the card forward. 
 
 Title-Page Checks. See sample title-pages at end of S. C. 
 
 Checks under first letter of words mean : 
 
 >. ... main entry and joint authors. 
 
 — main entry for an anonymous book. Begins on second line of 
 
 card. 
 , . added entry under editor, translator, commentator, publisher, 
 title, etc. 
 . analytic author entry, 
 vz. X cross reference from other forms of name, pseudonyms, initials, 
 
 etc. 
 
 Other checks mean: 
 
 ^ / omit on all cards. 
 •" J omit on author card. 
 
 ( ) series note. To follow imprint entries in ( ). S. C. S^- 
 *'«/. No checks are made for biographical and subject entries.^ Other 
 processes are checked as follows : 
 "Cards written." Abbreviated date and cataloger's initial on first 
 recto, after cost ; and initial, with number of cards written, on 
 bottom of main author card, the number of small cards at the 
 left, and of large cards at the right of the guard hole. S. C. 2.^ 
 '' o. "Cards revised." . above first letter of title-page. 
 ^ p. " Classified." Class number on book-plate. 
 
 "I q. "Shelf listed." Book numbers on plate ; and if for loan depart- 
 ment, book card written and pocketed. 
 
 
Card catalog rules o r-s 
 
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 ^ r. "For inspection." Thread of proper color for each day.i M. Blue. 
 
 Tu. Green. W. White. Th. Red. F. Fawn. St. Salmon. 
 ^ s. "Gilded." Numbers on backs. 
 
 Checks a-d are made by order clerk ; e-1 by head cataloger as 
 guide to carders.- All the checks except e-1, are made by the person 
 doing the work, as a record, and must never be put on till it is finished. 
 
 Ov colored card in 
 pijcket ur between leaves 
 icif/i inline of ilaij and 
 e.iplaiiution j^rinted on 
 it. 
 
 Or as record of work 
 done; oiuitj— 1 If title 
 pages are not markt 
 for carders. 
 
 d. 
 
 ^ e. 
 
 / 
 
 'g- 
 
 I. — Main Entry. 
 Enter books under : 
 
 Authors' SURNAMES if known. S. C. i and 2. T~ c^-r e. tc rie ^c^ \'\ o -n 
 
 Editors of collections, S. C. 4 (also cataloging each separate 
 item, if expedient). S. C. 24 and 25. 
 
 Countries, cities, societies, libraries, or other bodies responsi- 
 ble for their publication. S. C. 5.' 3 j 
 
 Authors' initials, when these only are known, putting last initial 
 first. S. C. 18. Make also added entry under title. When 
 author's name is found fill it in on all cards and write a new card 
 refering from initials to full name. S. C. 19. 
 
 Pseudonyms when real names cannot be found. Add pseiid. i cm 
 after, if sure the name is not real. S. C." 20. When the real 
 name is found write it above the pseudonym on the cards (or 
 re-write cards). S. C. 21. Refer from pseudonym to real name. 
 If there is only one book under that pseudonym, its title and call 
 number may be given on the card, S. C. 22, but, if there are 
 several works, the real name only is given, S. C. 23,* as the card 
 must contain all the titles in the library or none.^ 
 
 First word (not an article or serial number and omitting mottos or 
 designations of series) of titles of anonymous books whose ^ ' 
 authors are still unknown, S. C. 15, and of periodicals. S. C. 
 28 and 29. (A book is anonymous when the author's name is 
 not on the title-page, — see Cutter's Rules p. 10," — or in govern- 
 ment publications, on pages following the title-page.) When 
 author's name is found, pencil it on title-page and enter on au- 
 thor line of cards, putting [ ] around the name, and anott. i 
 cm after, S. C. 16, making also a new card with added entry 
 under title followed by author's name in [ ]. S. C. 17." 
 
 Enter : 
 
 Commentaries with text, and translations, like the original, with 
 added entry under commentator or translator; S. C. 6, 7, and 8, 
 but commentaries without the text, under commentator only, tho 
 classed with the original; e. g. Coleridge's "Notes and lectures 
 
 5 
 
 <s>ee \ 
 
 ^ 
 
 After names of all ex- 
 cept very prominent 
 cities add tbe name of 
 country or state in ( ) ; 
 e. g. Boston (ing.), 
 Utica(N. Y.); also, if 
 necessary to distin- 
 guish, add (state),(city) 
 or (county); e. g. X. Y. 
 fstate). 
 
 Orin case of prominent 
 pseudonyms, like 
 George EUot, add liief 
 titles and cull niimlers 
 of all the trorks, giving 
 one line to each entry. 
 Make added title en- 
 tries for all pseudon- 
 Jiuous books. 
 
 ^ \k. •^'^ oV -ef^.-^i 
 
 6 If. 
 
 Or for anonymous hiog- 
 rujihies whose author 
 is still unknown, make 
 green biography card 
 the main card for au- 
 thor catalog, (see 86, 
 S. C. 40). and make 
 added title entry if 
 needed. 
 
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 Card catalog rules 
 
 V h. 
 
 1 11. In like manner enter 
 otlier sacred or well- 
 knowu anon>nnous 
 books under their best J • 
 known title; e.g. Beo- 
 wulf, Nibelungenlied, 
 Roland. 
 
 ^k. 
 
 * trials b\^ coot,rt- 
 ^^ m piler 
 
 e-nt 
 
 u.vicl.er 
 
 m. 
 
 upon Shakspere" is entered under Coleridge, tho classed with 
 Shakspere. 
 
 Bible, or any part of it, including the Apocrypha, under editor, 
 translator, etc. ; e. g. Alford, H : ed. Greek testament with re- 
 vised te.xt ; entered under Alford in form of S. C. 4, or, if no 
 editor, under the first word of title, writing no author card ; e. g. 
 "Das neue testament" to be entered like an anonymous book. 
 S. C. 1$. Most libraries enter all bibles under the word Bible. 
 This would duplicate in the author catalog the group under Bible 
 in the subject catalog, to which reference is made from the word 
 Bible in the author catalog. If only an author catalog is made, it 
 should include all bibles under that word. 
 
 Talmud, Koran, Vedas, and other sacred books under those words 
 on author line, making added entries under editor, translator, &c. 
 S. C. 34.^ 
 
 Academical thesis under respondent or defender, unless prseses is 
 clearly the author. 
 
 Books having more than one author under the first named in 
 title, with added entries under each of the others. S. C. 13 and 
 14. If only two or three authors, include their names in the 
 main entry ; e. g. " Roe, R :, Doe, J : and Smith, D : " ; if more 
 than three, enter under the first "and others "; e. g. "Roe, R : 
 and others," and make an added entry under each of the others ; 
 e. g. "Doe, J :, Roe, R : and others," "Smith, D., Roe, R: and 
 others." Write each author's full name only once and that on 
 his own author card. S. C. 13 and 14. Joint editors, translat-i 
 ors, etc., have separate added entries. S. C. 9. Parties in aj 
 debate are treated like joint authors. oHic\a\ h awo-n re^ooTTs 
 
 Trials of crown and criminal cases under defendant ;e. g. Burr, 
 Aaron, Trial for treason ; civil cases under the parties in the 
 suit, treated like joint authors ; e. g. Vanderbilt, Cornelius, vs. 
 Livingston, J. R.; marine cases under the ship; e. g. Blaireau 
 (ship) ; PLEAS, DECISIONS, etc., under the author, with added en- 
 tries as below. A plea printed separately goes under the 
 lawyer making the plea, with added entries under the party or 
 parties in the suit ; e. g. Smith's argument in case of prize 
 steamer Peterhoff, is entered under Smith, with added entry un- 
 der Peterhoff. Decisions published separately go under court, 
 with added entries for parties in the suit. 
 Catalogs of private collections under owner ; catalogs of public 
 collections by rule i c. Make added entry under compiler, e. g. 
 Daniel, G: Catalogue of [his] library; Boston Athenaeum, Cata- 
 
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Card catalog rules 
 
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 'P- 
 
 r. 
 
 ^t. 
 
 logue of the library [by C: A. Cutter]; with added entry under 
 Cutter. 
 
 Alumni proceedings, etc., and local college societies under the 
 college ; e. g. Yale college — Skull and bones society. Enter 
 their publications under heading above with reference from 
 Skull and bones society. Chapters of fraternities under name 
 of fraternity, with added entry under the college ; e. g. Psi Up- 
 silon fraternity. 
 
 Noblemen under their4itles with reference from family name.. If i ^°- 'ligiiest 
 the family name- is decidedly better known, enter under that ^ ^°- or a lower title 
 with reference from title; e. g. Romney, H: Sidney, ist earl 
 of ; S. C. T)6, but (tfee-only exception for Englishmen), Bacon, 
 Francis, viscount St. Albans. N\oyvK, G'. H. Du.ke of MberhricLrl 
 
 Ecclesiastical dignitaries, unless popes or sovereigns, under 
 their surnames, e, g. Newman, J: H: card. Butler, Jos. bp. 
 
 Sovereigns, e. g. Napoleon i, (except Greek and Roman, e, g. 
 Justinianus i, Flavins Anicius) ; ruling princes ; Oriental writers; 
 popes, e. g. Leo 13; friars, e. g. Hyacinthe, Pere (C: Loyson) ; 
 persons canonized, e. g. Ambrosius, St., and all others known 
 only by their first names, under the first name. 
 
 Married women, and other persons who have changed their names, 
 under the last well-known form, with reference from other forms. 
 Enter Helen Hunt under Jackson, Mrs Helen Maria (Fiske) 
 Hunt, with references from Hunt, and H. H.'^ 
 
 A society, under first word (not an article) of its corporate name, 
 with reference from any other name by which it is known, spe- 
 cially the place if it has head-quarters and is often called by 
 that name_. e. g..cStatistical society 
 
 3 Ir. Or if another form is 
 common'.'/ used, make 
 added entries, as in 
 case of prominent pseu- 
 donyms. See le, 1st 
 marginal note. 
 
 with reference 
 from Lond'on,^statistical society : under place, local socie- 
 ties, e. g. N.^vY^'^.^liakespeare society ; academies of the Eu- 
 ropean continent and South America, e. g. Berlin akade- 
 mie der wissenschaften ; municipal institutions, viz. libraries, 
 
 Y^ %tro- 
 Cincinnati 
 
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 e. g. Boston — Public library; galleries, e. g 
 politan museum of art ; public schools, e 
 — Education, Board of ; and municipal corporations, e. g. Minne- 
 apolis — Health, Board of : under the state, state historical 
 societies and state colleges, e. g. Wisconsin historical society, 
 California university. 
 Cyclop/Edias, directories and almanacs, under title, like a peri- 
 odical, S. C. 28 and 29, making added entry for editor, pub- 
 lisher, partial title, or any form under which they may be well 
 known, e. g. enter Appleton's cyclopoedia under American 
 
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 Card catalog rules 
 
 II. 
 
 "^ I Iv. 
 
 Or if series is better 
 knoiiii hi/ title, enter 
 under title, irilli refer- 
 ence from editor; e. g. 
 American statesmen, 
 with reference from 
 Morse. 
 
 2 Iw. In red ink 
 
 ZV. 
 
 3 Iw. 
 
 4 Iw. 
 
 See also S. 0. 38-40. 
 See also 81) and If, 
 marginal note. 
 
 Or for an autohiorira- 
 ph)/, e. fj. (rranl's Mem- 
 oirs, repeat the name 
 on second line of snh- 
 jecl card, Hie S. C. 41. 
 
 6 Iw. 
 
 Or icrite 13th cent, or 
 1430? usinrj "fiV only 
 w/ien otherwise the date J 
 would be ambi'juous. X, 
 
 7 ly. and a green biography 
 
 card, .S. C. 40, 
 
 8 1 . SeoaUoSb. 
 
 encyclopoedia with added editor entry for Ripley and Dana, 
 and a similar one for Appleton, pub. But if it is the work of 
 an individual, e. g. Larousse, enter under author's name with 
 added entry under title. 
 
 A PERIODICAL which is the organ of a society or club, under its 
 name , like S. C. 28 and 29, with added entry under name of 
 society, unless it be the regular proceedings or transactions, in 
 which case enter it under the society, with added entry under 
 title, like S. C. 1 1 ; e. g. Library journal as periodical, with added 
 entry under A. L. A. ; but Quarterly journal of the Geological 
 soc. of London, under the society's name. In case of change of 
 name of periodicals, enter the whole under the earlier name, 
 making note of the change on the main cards. Make added 
 entry under the new name, giving imprint of the part covered by 
 it, referring on the same card tb the old name. 
 
 Series under editor, if known, S. C. 30, with reference from 
 title ; if unknown, under title, e. g. Bampton lectures.^ For some 
 series a scries card need not be written, e. g. Clarendon press 
 series. Give two lines to each item of contents on series card, 
 beginning with series number between red lines, thus giving 
 space for both class and book numbers. S. C. 30. 
 
 A BIOGRAPHY under its author, putting the full name of its subject 
 on the upper line of the subject card, followed by the dates of 
 his birth and death. S. C. 26? See also 7 f.* If author's name 
 is not known, leave second line blank, and fill in if found later. 
 An autobiography, e. g. Grant's Memoirs, is written like a 
 simple subject and author card, like S. C. i and 2, except that 
 the full name and dates are added on the subject card ; e. g. 
 Grant, Ulysses Simpson, i8th pres. of U. S. 1 822-1-885. 
 Diaries and letters are considered autobiographical. When it is 
 found that authorities differ, affix 1 to the date used ; but unless 
 in special cases do not attempt to settle the discrepancy. If the 
 choice is between only two dates, both may be given, e. g. bj844 
 or 6. Where exact dates are unknown the time when the 
 author flourished may be given, e. g. " fl. 13th cent." or " fL 
 1430 .'* " using the } instead of circa or about for approximate dates. ^ 
 
 Make added entries, called analyticals, for distinct parts of books; 
 enter under author of part analyzed, and give brief title and 
 date of main work. See 4r. S. C. 24 and 25. 
 
 Analyze a life included in another work by an author card for 
 the author of the life and a subject card'for its subject. S. C. 27? 
 The writer of an "included," who also edits the whole work, has 
 no author analytical, as the editor card is enough. 
 
 8 
 
'c. 
 
 Card catalog rules i z 
 
 2 a-c 
 
 Make added entries under titles of all novels and plays, and all 
 other striking titles, S. C. lo and 1 1 ; specially noticeable words in 
 titles, S. C. 12 ; translators, commentators, noted illustrators, 
 editors of books and periodicals, S. C. 6, 7 and 8 ; and make 
 REFERENCES from pscudouyms, initials, and from an ecclesiastical 
 title when that and not the family name appears on the title-page, 
 (e. g. [Andrews,] Lancelot, bp. of Winchester. Since Andrews 
 does not appear on the title-page, make reference from Winches- 
 ter.) If a book is well known by any title (e. g. running, half, or 
 binder's title) differing from the title-page, make added entry 
 under this other title. S. C. 12. If an author is commonly 
 known by a name less full than that used for the main entry, 
 refer from the shorter to the full entry, e. g. make Miiller, F; 
 Max, the main entry, and write a reference card thus : — Miiller, 
 Max, see Miiller, F; Max.^ Make added entry or reference in 
 every other case when needed for the ready finding of the book. 
 
 2. — Heading. 
 Give author's name in full, and in the vernacular, with refer- 
 ence from any other form by which it is commonly known ; 
 but give the Latin form when better known, with reference 
 from the vernacular; e. g. Estienne, Hi, with reference from 
 Stephanus, but Grotius, Hugo, with reference from Groot, 
 Hugo van. S. C. 35.- 
 
 Enter sovereigns under the English form ; e. g. William (not 
 Wilhelm) i, king of Prussia.^ 
 
 In heading and notes if there is equal authority for more than 
 one SPELLING, prefer the shorter ; e. g. abate, not abbate, Shaks- 
 pere, not Shakespeare."* 
 
 For full names and dates of Greek and Latin authors follow 
 Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography. 
 On subject cards write out author's fore-name if only one, e. g. 
 Phillips, Wendell ; if more than one give simply initials,^ e. g. 
 Beecher, H: W., except in case of autobiography. See i w. 
 The colon abbreviations are used for both full name and initial, 
 H: meaning Henry and being just as brief as H. in giving 
 initials. On author cards give author's full name either written 
 out or in the "Library abbreviations," e. g. Emerson, Ralph 
 Waldo, Beecher, H: Ward, Allen, Jos. H: 
 Enter English and French surnames beginning with prefix (except 
 the French de and d') under the prefix ; in other languages under 
 the word following, e. g. La Fontaine, Voltaire, F. M. A. de, 
 Gothe, J; W. von, Lennep, Jacob van, but enter foreign names 
 anglicized under prefix, e. g. De Peyster, Da Ponte, Van 
 Nostrand. 9 
 
 Or omit this sentence 
 and see 2a, 1st margin- 
 al note. 
 
 Or enter under a 
 shorter ijenerally used 
 form of a name irith 
 reference from fuller 
 form, if tliefuUerform 
 alphabets it where it 
 would iivt be sought by 
 the reader ; e. g. make 
 Miiller, Ma.r, the main 
 entry and write a ref- 
 erence card thus: — 
 Miiller, Fried ricli Max, 
 see Miiller, Max. 
 
 Or enter sovereigns un- 
 der the vernacular 
 form; e. g. Wilhelm 1, 
 king of Prussia: and 
 under the Enalish 
 form, William 1. ii/ig 
 of Prussia, make (iddtd 
 entries with brief titles 
 and call numbers, one 
 line to each entry; or 
 in biography entries, 
 two lines. 
 
 Spell the names of so- 
 cieties, etc. as In Uj^r 
 publications; e.g. N^o-rV, 
 Shakespeare society, 
 wth reference, If nec- 
 essary, from other 
 forms. 
 
 or colon abbreviations 
 which mean more and 
 are just as brief; fol- 
 low same rule for 
 autobiography. Use 
 colon abbreviations 
 only wliere initials 
 would otherwise be giv- 
 en. Write all sur- 
 ttames in full on subject 
 card; e. g. ^Shaftesbury, 
 A. A. Cooper, 1st earl 
 of; Jackson, Mrs H.. 
 M. (Fiske) Hunt. On 
 author card give au- 
 thor's full name, writ- 
 ten out ; e. g. Beecher, 
 Henry Ward, Allen, 
 Joseph Henry. 
 
2 d-k 
 
 Card catalog rules 
 
 1 2j. 
 
 Or enter subordinate 
 bureaus directly under 
 the bureau, and under 
 t/ie department gire a 
 list of all bureaus be- 
 Jonriing to it under 
 icfncli entries have been 
 made. 
 
 IJracket all names and 
 parts of names not 
 found on llie title-page, 
 except in red ink sub- 
 ject headings. S. C. 
 26-27, 38, 40-41, 4344, 46. 
 
 ^^. Enter English compound names under the last part, foreign under 
 the first, with reference from form not chosen, e. g. enter S. Bar- 
 ing-Gould, under Gould, with reference from Baring-Gould, but 
 E. P. Dubois-Guchan under Dubois-Guchan, with reference from 
 Guchan. 
 
 ^ e. Add designations (such as titles of honor, dates of birth and 
 DEATH, residence, ctc.) to distinguish writers of the same name. 
 Omit the article with such added titles, e. g. abate not il abate, 
 abbe not I'abbe. Always add titles that are part of the person's 
 usual designation, as Rev., Gen., etc. ; or a sobriquet, e. g. Jack- 
 son, T: Jonathan, called Stonewall, Stewart, J: called Walking. 
 Do not bracket such added titles. Distinguishing dates follow 
 title affi.xes, and precede the affixes, ed., tr., etc., e. g. Smith, 
 W: ll.d. 1814- tr. Anon, follows distinguishing dates and the 
 words ed., tr., etc. 
 Dates of birth and death are so compact and useful a distinction 
 that they should be put on the cards /;/ all cases if the cataloger 
 has them before him, and should be looked up whenever there is 
 question of identity between similar names. 
 
 \ f. Give names of cities and towns in the vernacular, but larger polit- 
 ical divisions in English, e. g. Wien, not Vienna, (with reference 
 from English form), but Austria, not Osterreich. 
 
 "^ g. When author's name is not in title of first volume, but is in that of 
 any other, make both author and title entries, S. C. IQ and 1 1, 
 but do not enclose author's name in [ ] nor add anon. 
 
 "' h. To avoid confusion with author's initials, etc., letter to resemble 
 print (2-3 size) titles of honor and similar distinguishing words 
 when they precede the fore-name, also letter-titles affixed, as d. d 
 S. C. 23. 
 
 \ i. On ADDED entry cards, write author's name on the second line, 
 with full FORE-NAME if Only one, with initials if more than one, 
 like the form for heading on subject cards. Rule 2b. S. C. 8, 
 9, II, 12, 22, II. On REFERENCE CARDS, Write author's name 
 on the second line, in full. S. C. 19, 23, 35, '}y6. 
 
 For GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS &c. usc the official name, inverting, 
 if necessary to alphabetize by the distinctive word ; e. g. France 
 — Travaux publics, Ministere des. S. C. 5.^ 
 
 In the often abbreviated Italian names use the full form ; e. g. 
 Giovanni Battista, not Giovambattista, or Giambattista ; Giovanni 
 Giorgio, not Gian Giorgio ; Antonio Francesco, not Antonfran- 
 cesco ; Pietro Francesco, not Pier P'rancesco. 
 
 10 
 
Card catalog rules 
 
 3 a-k 
 
 3. — Title. 
 
 a. Make title an exact copy of title-page, neither corrected, trans- 
 lated, nor in any way altered ; but omit mottos, honorary titles, 
 repetitions, and fore-names except initials of editors, translators, 
 etc., and any other matter not essential. Indicate all omissions 
 on main cards (except initial article in English, and author's name 
 and titles in usual position), by tJiree dots . . . which take the 
 place of all punctuation. S. C. 5, 6, 13, etc.^ Titles of books 
 specially valuable for antiquity or rarity give in full, with all 
 practicable precision. Copy exactly the phraseology and spelling 
 of the title. For spelling of heading see 2 a. Punctuation 
 must be supplied if omitted on the title-page and must some- 
 times be changed on account of omissions or to reduce the 
 title to a single sentence. 
 
 ' l>. Indicate misprints, or odd spellings, by three dots underneath, 
 rather than by the common [sic], e. g. Kanzas not Kanzas [sic]. 
 
 ■ c. Follow old interchange of u and v, i and j, only in books before 
 1600 A, D. S. C. 6 and 7. 
 
 ^ d. Punctuate by Cutter's Rules, No. 163I and Bigelow's Punctuation. 
 
 / e. Supply in [ ] in Eng. any additions needed to make the title clear, 
 e. g. Examination of the president's [T : Jefferson] message." 
 
 ^ f. Do not translate into the vernacular proper names occurring in 
 foreign forms in the title, e. g. " ed. a J. G. Amesio," not "ed. 
 a J : W,:.Ames," but give the vernacular form as the heading of 
 the reference card. S. C. 8. 
 
 '^g. Transliterate by A. L. A. rules, titles in foreign characters, ex- 
 cept Greek. If the title does not show it, state language of the 
 book in [ ]. S. C. 32.^ 
 
 ' h. In case of two title-pages in different languages, use the language 
 in which the book is written, if that has the Roman alphabet; 
 otherwise use the title-page having the Roman alphabet, e. g. 
 when a book has both Greek and Latin titles, give the Latin. 
 If the book itself is in two languages and has two titles in 
 the Roman alphabet, use the first. "^ Accent words in Greek, 
 French, etc., regularly, though the title-page be all in capitals 
 without accents. S. C. 10 and 11. 
 i. After title specify appendix of single volumes, e. g. [apx. p. 320- 
 346], but only in exact work. 
 
 j'. Mention frequency of publication of periodicals, e. g. Contempo- 
 rary review ; [monthly]. Do not repeat if mentioned in the 
 title. S. C. 28 and 29. 
 k. Begin periodicals on author cards at left-hand red line for first 
 two lines, using full lines for the rest ; on sulDJect cards, begin at 
 
 II 
 
 Omit honorary titles, 
 author's name and us- 
 ually initial article in 
 English; put serial 
 number, designation of 
 series and imjirint in- 
 formation in Imprint 
 or series note; riive 
 forenames of editors, 
 translators, etc. fol- 
 lowino rule for subject 
 heading; see 26; indi- 
 cate all other omissions 
 on main (?ards, as mot- 
 tos, repetitions, and 
 non-essential matter 
 by three dots . . . 
 which take the place 
 of all punctuation. 
 
 
 ( \T\ e.d 
 
 2 3e. 
 
 Or brief additions may 
 he made in the vernacu- 
 lar. 
 
 3 3g. 
 
 If it cannot be ex- 
 pressed in a singlie 
 word, put it into a 
 note; e. g. " Greek text 
 with English notes." 
 
 
cP T^J^SU^ tlbJU^ ^2,-^...^ 
 
 1-m 
 a-d 
 
 Card catalog rules 
 
 1 3k. 
 
 Or if author cards are 
 irritteii on P size (7.Sx 
 12.ft rni) indent like 
 tubject cards. 
 
 
 right-hand red Hne for first line and left-hand red line for the 
 rest. In both cases begin at top line. S. C. 28 and 29.^ Anony- 
 mous books are to be entered on second line, filling in author's 
 name when found, on first line. S. C. 15 and 16. 
 Omit INITIAL ARTICLE in English except in a few cases where its 
 
 
 ySO^--^ 
 
 .V 
 
 For other " series '* 
 
 Aodtx. A^ j^^^jgmnission would destroy the sense ; e. g. The judgment, a vision. 
 
 -^ ~~~Tn other languages express the article, but alphabetize by 
 
 following word. Inclose initial articles in parentheses. 
 ^vi. Repeat the author's name in the title in those few cases where 
 it is an integral part of the title ; e. g. Monteith's geography. 
 
 V 4. — Imprint. >, u. 
 
 series of periodicals, etc, (in English) 
 
 see 4s. 
 edition (in English), 
 pages (or volumes if more than one). 
 illustrations. 
 
 group of portraits. \ 
 
 .'-. f I Use only in exact work, 
 
 portrait of a group. ) -' 
 
 portraits. 
 
 „ plates. 
 
 photographs. Use only in exact work. 
 
 maps. 
 
 ,;fac-similes. 
 
 tables, 
 
 size (by letter ; maps, broadsides, etc., hight X width, in 
 
 centimeters, e. g. 91 X 71 ^m^, Cv.-2_- -j, , v 4-j;.T]) 
 
 no title-page (if there never was any). 
 
 publisher's last name,, in books before 1600 a. d. S. C. 
 
 6 and 7. ^u\e ^n. 
 date. ,^j£ dL^_J^:HHe-^ ^ {5>~. W^ 
 copyright date, if differing more than a year from date of 
 
 publication. S. C. 3. 
 For full illustration of imprint see S. C. 3. . 
 ^d. Give initial capital to first word of^imprint-tHile a G th e imp rint begins 
 
 with a number. S. C. 26 and T,i^.ovX,U-^^ . V. ] 
 '^ c. Give edition in English in all cases,- and omit all adjectives except 
 new, the number of the edition, and enlarged ;''* e. g. not 2te 
 durchgesehene, vermehrte und verbesserte aufiage but Ed. 2 enl. 
 
 Give extremes of various editions , e. g. Ed. i — 4. 
 ^ d. Give numbers of pages, connecting the last number of each paging 
 with the sign + and adding unpaged matter in [ ] ; but where 
 
 12 
 
 or give in vernacular 
 if it is copied as a part 
 of the title. 
 
 translating equivalent 
 phrases into these ; 
 
Card catalog rules 
 
 4 6-1 
 
 there are four or five pagfinc^s, add the shorter so as not to have 
 
 -^yCt!Z>^Cc-s/' 
 
 "Z^c^^^^ir^^ 
 
 c>€^ ^<y^ -^^?^ - 
 
 
 (^:^ot^^ „.<L.</^^^t^'*'>^ 
 
 
 4^1^^^.-^ ^;;<^^!^ 
 
 number of pages ; e. g. i6 p. + 3202 col. [801 p.]. 
 
 If two or more volumes are paged continuously, give num- 
 ber of volumes and pages in imprint ; e. g. 2 v. 21 + 360 p., and 
 add in a note "Paged continuously." 
 
 "^'■e. When volumes of a set are missing, give number of volumes in 
 complete set ; and specify missing volumes in pencil note, which 
 can be erased as soon as they are secured. S. C. 28 and 29. 
 f. In CURRENT PERIODICALS and continuations, give exact statement of 
 volumes in library if the library contains less than half what has 
 been published; e. g. Atlantic monthly, 1858-75, 1880-81, 
 1884-date v. 21-36, V. 45-48, V. 53-date; if it contains more than 
 half, give in imprint statement of entire work, and missing vol- 
 umes in note. S. C. 28 and 29. Of a set published at inter- 
 vals, like Stephen's "Dictionary of national biography," give in 
 imprint in pencil exact statement of what is in the library, cor- 
 recting pencil entry on receipt of each new volume, and entering 
 in ink when complete. 
 
 '^ g. If a book is incomplete and no more will be published, give in the 
 imprint what has appeared, adding in a note " no more pub- 
 lished," e. g. American archives. 
 
 "^ h. Disregard engraved and illustrated title-pages except in 
 exact work. If no title-page was published, write in imprint n. 
 t-p. [no title-page]. S. C. 3. If the title-page is otherwise miss- 
 ing, add in note t-p. w. [title-page wanting]. S. C. 13. 
 
 '^■i. Except in exact work, give number of plates, portraits, illus- 
 
 13 
 
o^\:£_«^' ^^-e-^-^-t. 
 
 •^ a. Order. 
 
 Card catalog rules 
 
 ^-- fV,, 
 
 2 40. or firirc in vernacular 
 if it is copied as a part 
 uf the title. 
 
 i 4c. translating equivalent 
 phrases into tbese ; 
 
 
 <d. 
 
 illustrations. 
 
 group of portraits. \ 
 
 . ■ •. r I Use only in exact work, 
 
 portrait oi a group. ) ^ 
 
 portraits. 
 
 V plates. 
 
 .photographs. Use only in exact work. 
 
 maps. 
 
 ifac-similes. 
 
 ijtables, 
 
 size (by letter ; maps, broadsides, etc., hight x width, in 
 
 centimeters, e. g. 91 X 71 *=■"). ^- "2-- "b 0,v4-4i.T)) 
 
 no title-page (if there never was any). 
 
 publisher's last name,, in books before 1600 a. d. S. C. 
 
 6 and 7. '^^ £ 'Vn 
 
 date. ^^EE ■^.^^c^t'ft^ V^ ^ 
 
 copyright date, if differing more than a year from date of 
 
 publication. S. C. 3. 
 For full illustration of imprint see S. C. 3. 
 Give initial capital to first word of^imprmt-WHe oG th e impri Rt^begi^s 
 
 with a number. S. C. 26 and T^i^.'y^' .Ur\'\~r>^ Yl- ^ 
 Give EDITION in English in all cases,- and omit all adjectives except 
 new, the number of the edition, and enlarged ;^e. g. not 2te 
 durchgesehene, vermehrte und verbesserte auflage but Ed. 2 enl. 
 
 Give extremes of various editions, e. g. Ed. i — 4. 
 Give numbers of pages, connecting the last number of each paging 
 with the sign + and adding unpaged matter in [ ] ; but where 
 
 12 
 
Card catalog rules 4 e-i 
 
 there are four or five pagings, add the shorter so as not to have 
 more than three groups of figures, usually the main paging 
 preceded and followed by the totals of the shorter pagings. If 
 there are more than five pagings do not count, but write v. p. 
 [various paging], except in exact work. If the book is unpaged, 
 write unp. and for valuable or very thin books count and add 
 pages in [ ]. Give paging of last recto when its verso is 
 unpaged, but last recto unpaged, if printed is + [i]. S. C. 3. 
 
 Disregard advertising pages except when paged in consecu- 
 tively. Do not specify folded leaves paged with the rest, except 
 in exact work. 
 
 Accept the paging of the book unless there is an obvious 
 misprint, e. g. the first page may be numbered 5, but do 
 not deduct the four omitted pages. In books which are only por- 
 tions of other books give inclusive pages ; e. g. p. 611 — 742. 
 
 Write f. (or leaves) instead of p. where the book is foliod, 
 i. e. numbered by leaves instead of pages ; e. g. 75+260 f. 
 
 If columns not pages are numbered, give columns and in [ ] 
 number of pages ; e. g. 16 p. + 3202 col. [801 p.]. 
 
 If two or more volumes are paged continuously, give num- 
 ber of volumes and pages in imprint ; e. g. 2 v. 21 + 360 p., and 
 add in a note "Paged continuously." 
 "^■e. When volumes of a set are missing, give number of volumes in 
 complete set ; and specify missing volumes in pencil note, which 
 can be erased as soon as they are secured. S. C. 28 and 20. 
 J. In CURRENT PERIODICALS and continuations, give exact statement of 
 volumes in library if the library contains less than half what has 
 been published; e. g. Atlantic monthly, 1858-75, 1880-81, 
 1884-date V. 21-36, V. 45-48, v. 53-date; if it contains more than 
 half, give in imprint statement of entire work, and missing vol- 
 umes in note. S. C. 28 and 29. Of a set published at inter- 
 vals, like Stephen's "Dictionary of national biography," give in 
 imprint in pencil exact statement of what is in the library, cor- 
 recting pencil entry on receipt of each new volume, and entering 
 in ink when complete. 
 ^ g. If a book is incomplete and no more will be published, give in the 
 imprint what has appeared, adding in a note " no more pub- 
 lished," e. g. American archives. 
 "^ h. Disregard engraved and illustrated title-pages except in 
 exact work. If no title-page was published, write in imprint n. 
 t-p. [no title-page]. S. C. 3. If the title-page is otherwise miss- 
 ing, add in note t-p. w. [title-page wanting]. S. C. 13. 
 V:«. Except in exact work, give number of plates, portraits, illus- 
 
 13 
 
4 J-s Card catalog rules 
 
 TRATiONS, etc., only when on the title-page or quickly ascer- 
 tainable, 
 t Portraits, plates, maps, etc., included in the regular paginjr are 
 
 ^ 1 4i. In serials and transac ' ^ > r ' » & l e> t> 
 
 tionsdonot.iistinguisii slmplv illustrations.^ 
 
 and ' this *oX^ when ^'. If thcrc is an ATLAS or volumes of plates, write, e. g. v,-* -r— 1 2 v; 
 
 flic serial is "usually /^ i ^a ^i t- -r ^i r ^i • j ' 
 
 uiustrated. O^ and /Ytlas h, or 11 they are 01 the same size, v. 4 .\2^asia 
 
 ^Atlas O. 
 *^k. If volumes of a set have different sizes specify volumes of each 
 size ; e. g. 1 2 v. (v. i — 4 O, v. 5 — 12 O). 
 
 If a bound volume of pamphlets has parts of different sizes, 
 give actual size of each part on its own cards ; in accession book 
 give size of outside of bound book. 
 /. Give first place of publication, unless another is knozvn to be the 
 true place, or the book actually was printed in more than one 
 place, when both are to be given. 
 -J m. Give extreme dates where the volumes of a set differ, and also 
 date of V. i. if later than first date; e. g. 1834 — 49 [v. i, '38] 
 If the copyright dates also differ, write, e. g. 1834 — 49/ [v. i 
 '38}[''i824 — 31]. Give all these peculiarities of date only on 
 the main author and subject cards. ^- <ioC Cct* C-o-f*- "i . "^u./^if 
 ^ n. Give place and publisher's name in language of title. S. C. 6 
 and others ; corrections and additions in English, enclosed in 
 [ ] ; e. g. Camb. [Eng.], or Camb. [Mass]. Give publisher's 
 name for Bibles. I -^-cr^^-K^ J^l.*^J& . -^O-^^^y-^^ \ ^ . 
 "* 0. Use only the abbreviations in the print-ed "Library abbreviations 
 compiled by Meivil Dewey." 
 \*' -^w X^c-eNp-VNTA A Write FULL imprint only on the main subject and main author card. '' 
 C5\?=fii o*^ c,o\- . For joint authors, and other' added entries, the date is sufficient. 
 
 co'^'^edi ■^-r-o■rv^ b. C 13 and 14. 
 
 r>^ S> x lew S.VA V>.'i e t V 
 
 t"*"V\ewC.^~>~c>^ ^ Contents and Notes. 
 
 for- ^ T-A O T> y 
 
 "^^eT ip^w ^ ' iV^ Give notes (in English) and contents of volumes in smaller letters 
 (generally only on subject card), when neces.sary properly to de- 
 scribe the work. Notes about the author and on imperfections in 
 ^ ^''' X" w7 8ubjfct''l'aTd the copy go on both cards, other notes only on subject card: 
 
 ""'^' Begin notes, except note abbrcviation.s, with capitals, starting on 
 
 second line after imprint and indenting like title. 
 ^* -- r.T^~r<3^^.\^-yryr. In analytical references when the article is independently 
 oy CA^iverv pased, jrive full imprint of the analyzed part, and in. ( ) write 
 
 \-o^oY T,c:Xr. "in" and title of main work. S. C. 24. If paging is not^fer- 
 
 ^^"^ ■ " tiact, write in ( ) "see," and title, and date of main work, with 
 
 ' ■"■ uZn'^u.nmffn\X pages where analyzed matter is found. S. C. 25. 
 
 «u.,jecu.eadings. See ._y_ Series NOTE follows datc on main cards in ( ).■' Always specify 
 
 14 
 
Card catalog rules 4 t-u 
 
 5 a-f 
 
 volume of series if known, S. C. 31. For "series" of periodi- 
 cals, etc., see Imprint 4a. 
 
 •^Z. In contents and series begin each separate entry on a new line and 
 keep all entries to the right of the right hand red line, putting 
 volume numbers, if they occur, between the red lines.^ ^ ^*- 5r"s MiJiTTouoVmie 
 
 ^u. Note MS ANNOTATIONS if they seem to add to the value of the book. see2b!''^''* headings. 
 
 5. — Capitals. 
 
 These are substantially the rules adopted by the Harvard college library: 
 
 - In titles, notes, and whatever goes on the body of a card, capi- 
 talize as follows : 
 
 ^ a. The first word of every sentence, of every title quoted, S. C. 15 
 and of every alternative title introduced by or. S. C. 10. In 
 quoting titles like the Nation, the Times, etc., capitalize the 
 word following the article and not the article, and do this even 
 in defiance of quotation marks ; e. g. extracted from the Times, 
 extracted from "the Nation." This rule allows capitals to the 
 Bible, the Scriptures, the Book of Mormon, etc. 
 
 ^ b. Names of persons. 
 
 ^ c. Epithets standing as substitutes for personal names: e. g. the 
 Pretender. The epithets. His Majesty, Sa Majeste, His Excel- 
 lency, etc., when not followed by the personal name or by the 
 titles king, president, etc., are substitutes for a personal name, 
 and should be capitalized. But when followed by the personal 
 name, or by the title, such epithets should usually be omitted ; 
 e. g. "the presence of His Majesty at that time," " the coronation 
 of... .George III.," "the favor of... the king." When these 
 epithets occur with superfluous adjectives the latter should be 
 omitted; e. g. not "His Most Glorious Majesty," but "His. . . 
 Majesty." The rule allows capitals to Trinity, the Deity, the 
 Creator, etc., but do not capitalize holy, sacred, divine, etc., ex- 
 cept in Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit. 
 
 ^ d. Mr, Mrs, Miss, Dr, Sir, Lord, Lady, Monsieur, Madame, Mademoi- 
 selle, Signor, Don, Herr, Frau, used as prefixes to names of 
 persons. 
 
 * e. The Great, the Lion-Hearted, le Grand, der Grosse, etc., used as 
 affixes to names of persons. 
 
 '^f. Names of places. These often consist of an individual name joined 
 to a generic name. In such cases capitalize only the former ; 
 e. g. state of Connecticut, Berkshire county, city of Boston, Sus- 
 quehanna river, Catskill mountains, Arctic ocean, south Pacific, 
 east Tennessee, tropic of Cancer, Arctic regions, equator. But 
 there are some cases in which the generic name has come to be 
 
5 S-^ 
 
 Card catalog rules 
 
 1 5j. Or capitalize adjecf ires 
 and nouns denveilfrom 
 names of persons and 
 places, unless reputa- 
 ble usage justifies lower 
 case. 
 
 SO closely united with the individual name that both should be 
 capitalized ; e. g. Niagara Falls, White Mountains, Mont Blanc, 
 Lake Erie, Zuyder Zee, North Carolina, Lundy's Lane, Van 
 Diemen's Land, North Pole, Bull Run, Fall River, Mound City, 
 the steamer " City of Boston," etc. It is not generally difficult 
 to distinguish between these two cases. Ability to use the 
 individual name by itself will usually afford a safe criterion ; e. g. 
 we can say "the Catskills," but not " the Whites." 
 "/ ^. Epithets standing as substitutes for names of places ; e. g. the 
 South, the Orient, United Kingdom, etc. 
 
 "^ h. Arbitrary, undescriptive, fanciful, outlandish, or otherwise purely 
 INDIVIDUAL EPITHETS occurring in the name of a society, corpo- 
 ration, or building; e. g. Vulture insurance company. Pi Eta 
 society. Globe bank. Star and Garter inn, Adelphi, Star chamber, 
 Ex'celsior mine. Court of Oyer and Terminer, Chrestomathic day- 
 school. Old Bailey. Capitalize names of societies or collective 
 bodies, and write Royal society. Board of trade. House of repre- 
 sentatives. First congregational church. Harvard college, Ameri- 
 can academy of arts and sciences. State department, Oxford 
 university. Parliament, College of j^hysicians and surgeons, etc. 
 
 H. The pronoun I ; the interjection O ; a. d., b. c, in dates ; d. d., 
 M. D., etc. ; but not ms., mss. 
 
 ^ j. In English and Latin, but not in other languages, capitalize also 
 ADJECTIVES derived from names of" person's and places; e. g. 
 English, Platonic, etc.^ This rule allows the capitalization of 
 many names of parties and sects which may be regarded as 
 adjectival nouns derived from proper names, as Lutheran, 
 Arminian, Jesuit, Christian, Buddhist, etc. Otherwise do not 
 capitalize such words ; e. g. catholic, episcopal, puritan, whig, 
 democrat, quaker, unitarian, etc. 
 
 "^k. Names of the months, days of the w^eek, and holidays, but only the 
 individual part of the name ; e. g. Shrove Tuesday, Candlemas, 
 4th of July, Fast day. Capitalize also Advent, Lent, Lord's 
 Supper. 
 
 H. Pope, Saint, Bp., King, Earl, Capt., Rev., Hon., Prof., Judge, Gov., 
 etc., used as prefixes to names of persons ; e. g. King George 
 III., Earl Russell, Bp. Colenso, Secretary Fish. Otherwise do 
 not capitalize such w^ords ; e. g. the king of England, the ear) 
 of Derby, the bishop of Lincoln, the secretary of war. 
 
 •^ m. Except in the cases specified above, use small letters exclusively, 
 
 tho local usage require capitals, e. g. nouns in German. But 
 
 do not use capitals if local usage is small letters, e. g. names of 
 
 months in French. 
 
 16 
 
Card catalog rules 
 
 5 n-p 
 6 a-f 
 
 SPACING AND UNDERSCORING. 
 
 "^ )i. Leave space of one centimeter in heading, between author's name 
 and words or dates affixed, but write dates on biography cards 
 at the end of the line. S. C. 26 and 2y} The first Hne (or more 
 if needed, S. C. 13 and 14) is reserved for the author's name, 
 and is left blank if the author is not known. S. C. 15. 
 
 The title begins on the next blank line tho there be vacant 
 space on the author line. 
 "^ But periodicals are entered on the author line. S. C. 28 and 29. 
 
 ' o. Leave also one centimeter between title and edition, between edition 
 and the rest of the imprint, between size and place, and between 
 date and series note, or other matter following date on the same 
 line." 
 
 '/. On main cards singly underscore secondary entries and refer- 
 ences ; on secondary cards doubly underscore main entry, but 
 do not underscore secondary entries or references.''^ S. C. 13 
 and 14. Y ox joint autJiors of series singly underscore the first 
 in series note on main cards, and the others on series card, 
 ''6. — Arrangement. 
 
 a. Surnames when used alone precede the same names with fore- 
 
 names ; initials of fore-names precede fully written fore-names 
 beginning with the same initials, (e. g. Brown; Brown, J. L.; 
 Brown, Ja.). 
 
 b. Prefixes M* and Mc, S., St., Ste., Messrs., Mr and Mrs, arrange 
 
 as if written in full, Mac, Sanctus, Saint, Sainte, Messieurs 
 Mister, and Mistress. 
 V. Works of an author arrange thus : — 
 
 1. Collected works. 
 
 2. Partial collections. 
 
 3. Single works, alphabetically by first word of title. 
 V. Alphabet in order of English alphabet. 
 
 i e. German ae, oe, ue always write a, o, u, and arrange as a, o, u ; e. g. 
 
 Gothe, not Goethe. But in case of several surnames which are 
 
 alike except the umlaut, arrange the umlauted after the plain 
 
 letter ; e. g. all the Miillers after all the Mullers, W., Muller 
 
 coming before A. Muller. 
 f. Names of persons precede similar names of places, and places 
 
 precede titles, e. g. 
 
 Washington, G : 
 
 Washington, (d. c). 
 
 Washington Adams in England. • (Title of book.) 
 
 See also Cutter's Rules^.^NcT.' 169-1964 e.d>. o\ \?j&^ o-^ N'?)'^\ yao 
 2\^- Z5& 17 '' 
 
 3 Sp. 
 
 This space may be 
 sliorteiieil to avoid 
 over-running the line. 
 OrfoUiur the same rule 
 for dates on biography 
 cards. 
 
 If space would come 
 at beginning of Une, 
 leave no space. On aU 
 secondary cards and in 
 series, notes, etc. leave 
 1-2 centimeter in all 
 similar places; e. g. on 
 second line of editor, 
 translator, biography 
 cards, etc. and between 
 title and date, title and 
 volume, etc. 
 iititfss they do not ap- 
 pear on main cards. 
 
7 a-j Card catalog rules 
 
 «^7. — SuHjKCT Cards. 
 
 • a. In general write subject cards like main author cards with author's 
 name on upper line, followed by title and imprint. Name of 
 subject entry is not written (except where divisions more minute 
 than in the printed classification are introduced alphabetically 
 under final class no. see 7 m), but subject is shown by class 
 number in upper left corner of card. Note the following;- points 
 of difference : — 
 
 "^ b. Size. Use P size [7.5 x 12.5 cm] for subject cards, I size [5 .\ 12.5 
 cm] for author and title cards. [This distinction in size is made 
 at Columbia, but is not essential. Many prefer to use P size for 
 
 2 7f. in red ink. 
 
 1 7b. If P size is used for . 
 
 Za^lu/sA'^uX all cards. See Library notes i: 34".]^ 
 
 as llie larijfr card 
 
 uwnolLu'^MTwVr- ^ '■'• Fullness of extrv. On subject cards abbreviate author's fore- 
 iib'''lh:Z;:-i:'^ name and give a fuller title. Rule 2b. S. C. i, 6, etc. 
 
 hariiifj (iiil/mr iiiid sub- , 
 
 ject cards alike. ^{ MARGIN. On subjcct cards leave all space at left of first vertical 
 
 line free for stamping cross reference subject numbers. 
 
 e. Periodicals. Indent subject card of a periodical by Rule 3k. S. C. 
 
 28 and 29. 
 
 ^ f. Biography. Add name of subject of life with date of birth and 
 
 death on upper line.- See Rules iw, ly, and S. C. 26, 27, and 38. 
 
 ■^ g. Stamp call number of every book (thus indicating both its subject 
 and location on shelves) on all its cards ; class number first, and 
 directly under this its book number, in blue ink in upper left 
 corner of card, on first and second lines of main cards, and on 
 second and third of cross reference subject cards. Stamp cross 
 reference number in red ink on upper line of reference card, and 
 on fourth, and (if more than one reference) on succeeding lines 
 of main subject card. S. C. 27, 42, 43, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, and 
 51. Put no cross reference numbers on s4«ftH,,cards^ Add vol. 
 number in blue ink to all cards referring to only part of a set. 
 S. C. 24, 25, and 27. 
 
 There are three forms of cross reference subject cards, each 
 stamped according to Rule 7g. 
 
 *Ji. General ; where the book as a whole treats of more than one 
 subject. Make reference card for the less important subject, 
 giving simply author, brief title, and date. S. C. 48 and 49. 
 
 ^ i. Analvtical. This may be biographical, like S. C. 27, or analy- 
 sis of any other subject of importance. S. C. 50 and 51. 
 
 "^ j. Independent ; pamphlets or books on different subjects bound 
 in one volume. Card each independently, i. e. subject and 
 
 18 
 
Card catalog rules 
 
 7 k-m 
 8 a-b 
 
 I' m. 
 
 author cards, with full imi^rint for each part. Locate book by 
 most important subject, and treat cards of this part as main 
 cards, stamping subject cards for other parts as cross reference 
 cards. Do not stamp these cross reference numbers on'^itialn 
 card. 
 
 Arrange subject cards numerically by class numbers, and under 
 each number by authors, disregarding book numbers ; except 
 for colleges [378.4-9] and authors to whom a spec ial class 
 number is assigned in literature and philosophy, which arrange 
 under each class number, by book numbers instead of by 
 authors. 
 
 Genealogy. In 929.2 alphabet by subject instead of author, 
 writing subject name, e. g. Grant family, on the top line, as in 
 S. C. 26. 
 
 Use " SPECIAL topic card," where an alphabetical arrange- 
 ment of minute subjects is desirable under the class number ; 
 e. g. 974.41 means history of Berkshire county, Mass. ; for his- 
 tory of several towns in that county, write name of each town in 
 red ink above author's name on its subject card, thus making it 
 a " special topic card ; " arrange these alphabetically by red ink — 
 special topics at end of author arrangement under class number, 
 and put a " special topic guide," S. C. 47, containing a list of 
 these towns, at beginning of 974.41. 
 
 8. — Colored Cards. 
 
 To make certain classes of entries more prominent, use cards of 
 distinctive colors for both main and analytical cards. ^ '^ 
 
 colored cards in author CATALOG. 
 
 This makes a name catalog in place of a strict author catalog. 
 
 y^a. Blue cards for author bibliography. S. C. 46. Use these in name 
 catalog instead of subject cards under 012 in subject catalog. [Vnt 
 in 012 a card with this note : — " For bibliography of ajty special 
 author see blue cards standing first under his name in author 
 catalog."'^ ^ 
 
 '^ b. Green cards for biography. S. C. 40 and 41. These duplicate 
 subject biography cards (S. C. 26, 27, 38), but are arranged 
 in the single alphabet of the name catalog, where they may be 
 found without knowing anything but name. The subject cards 
 show biography of any class, though readers know no names. 
 
 19 
 
 Indicate these on main 
 cards by underlining 
 the names under which 
 these entries are made, 
 or by a note, if neces- 
 sary. 
 
 Or let these duplicate 
 in name catalog the 
 white subject cards un- 
 der 012 0/ subject cat- 
 alog. 
 
\ BaD 
 
 3<- U^ El ^3-^ "^ 
 
 Card catalog rules 
 
 Yi'.T.r.ow cards for criticism, i. General criticism of an author. 
 ' S. C. 44. 2. Criticism of an individual work. Make author card 
 similar to S. C. 43. 
 
 Akraxgi-: colored and white cards in name catalog : — 
 Bibliography (blue). 
 l-5iography (green), 
 ^ji;,^;^^^ Complete works (white). 
 General criticism (yellow). 
 Partial collections (white). 
 
 Individual works (white) alphabeted by titles and each followed 
 by: — 7. Criticism of that work (yellow). 
 
 8. Joint author (white). 
 
 9. Added entry cards, ed. tr. etc. (white). 
 
 J., 
 
 COLORED CARDS IN SUBJECT CATALOG. 
 
 V. Blue cards for bibliography. 
 
 I. "Best book" cards to show most desirable treatises or articles, 
 both popular and exhaustive. S. C. 45.^ Arrange at beginning 
 of subject, preceded only by special topic guide, if any. 
 ♦^ 2. " Subject bibliography " cards. These take the place of white 
 subject cards in 016 and its subdivisions. Enter e. g. a bibliog- 
 raphy of mathematics on a blue card in black ink, in form of an 
 ordinary subject card and arrange after "best book " card, if any, 
 in 510.- 
 
 f. Green cards for biography. S. C. 42.'* These are practically " best 
 
 book" cards on biography illustrative of the subject. Enter on 
 
 green cards o;i/y tJie best lives, as full lists can be found under 
 
 LJL. \v^ /=J-^*-fl>A Q-^^ \A>v>0^'920. Arrange after blue bibliographical cards and before white 
 
 For fullness of aiitli- 
 or's name follow rule 
 for subject headings. 
 See 2b. 
 
 Or let these duplicate 
 irliite xiibjtct cards in 
 016 and itssub-dirisions. 
 Kilter, e. rj. a bibliog- 
 rapliij (if iiKilliciiKitics 
 on (I irhile curd and 
 tirriiiiijc III OHi.Sl ; also 
 on a blue card and ar- 
 ranije in 510. 
 l'"or fullness of Inogra- 
 ]iliee follow rule for 
 subject, lieadings, see 
 2b; give only surname 
 of author. 
 
 -Ai^-r-«JiL~-^ o-y^~^ -^^r^y-r co,-X^^rds. 
 
 Yellow cards for criticism, i. 
 mainly confined to literature. 
 S. C. 44. 
 2. Criticism of an individual work. 
 erf -^>-!:3 • ^ -^^^ouUv-O works criticised. 
 K-^J^^^^ tr^-^ fSvv^ h. Arrange cards in subject catalog 
 
 
 
 General criticism of an author, 
 Make subject card similar to 
 
 S. C. 43. Arrange next after 
 
 
 A ^^^ o^cU^^^jt 
 
 1. Special topic guide (white). 
 
 2. Best book card (blue). 
 
 3. Subject bibliography cards (blue). 
 
 4. Best lives card (green). 
 '5. General works (white). 
 
 6. Special topics (white), alphabeted by words on top line. 
 
 Criticism cards (yellow) are arranged next after works criticised. 
 
Card catalog rules 9 a-d 
 
 9. — Miscellaneous. 
 
 f'a. In adding- another entry to a card, — indicates omission of heading 
 
 of heading and title. Add later to earlier editions in this 
 
 way, giving full imprint of second and part of title if it differs 
 from the earlier edition. S. C. 32 and 33. 
 
 ^ b. Use Arabic figures for all numbers, but in the title follow the form 
 given after names of rulers and popes. S. C. 26. Thus, use 
 figures for numeral adjectives and nouns in any language ; but 
 not ior n\xn\&r^\ adverbs e. g. "printed for the ist time," but 
 " now first printed." 
 c. Confine author, and subject entry if possible, without omitting im- 
 portant information, to one card each. 
 ''d. When more space is needed, number and tie on "extension 
 CARDS " and indent them as if all on one deep card, leaving 
 space for call number in the upper left corner of author cards. 
 On series cards only, give an abbreviated heading on the back 
 to identify if misplaced. 
 
 Book numbers. The letters (or letters and figures) on the 
 second line of the left upper corner of the sample cards are 
 the book numbers as used at Columbia. This determines order 
 on the shelves, but does not affect the card catalog rules. For 
 explanation see shelf list rules. 
 
 If preferred titles (of periodicals, anonymous and other books widely 
 known by their title) may be scattered through the name catalog 
 instead of being kept in a separate alphabet. No change whatever is 
 required in the cards. Cards can be found quicker if names and titles 
 are kept separate, as on an average only half as many cards occur 
 under any word, but careless readers may look in the wrong alphabet 
 or forget that there are two. If they are kept separate, guard against 
 mistakes by very plain labels on each catalog. 
 
 The subject catalog is to be used with the printed index. Readers 
 need not know anything of its arrangement. This Relativ Index has 
 some 20,000 topics plainly printed for the easiest possible reference. 
 Each is followed by a simple arable number. Reference to the 
 subject catalog, arranged in simple numerical order, shows the 
 library's resources in that topic. This reference is found by long 
 trial to be much quicker than to the common catalog arranged 
 alphabetically by topics. This enables us to combine the great ad- 
 vantages of classed and dictionary catalogs. 
 
 For full explanations see preface to " Decimal Classification and 
 Relativ Index by Melvil Dewey," publisht by Library Bureau, 146 
 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
S. C. 1-3 
 
 Sample cards 
 
 SAMPLE CARDS ILLUSTRATING THE CATALOG RULES. 
 
 The italics in S. C. 4, 5, 28, 29, 3U and ;>_' indicate that the matter thus printed is 
 to be written in i)encil on the cards. 
 
 Xumbers in liair line type above and below the regular call number are reference 
 numbersj and should be stamped or written in red ink. S. C. 27, 42, 4."], 45, 47-")L 
 
 Names and titles in hair-line type at the top of colored cards are written in red 
 ink. S. C. 20, 2", :!8, 40, 41, 43, 44 and 46. 
 
 ^i. Simple subject car d. Rules la. 2 — 6,9. 
 
 330.4 Mill, J: S. da,Ve-. 
 
 M59 
 
 Essays on some unsettled questions of political 
 
 economy. 
 
 Ed.o. C + [li + 164p.O. L. 1877. 
 
 o 
 
 / 
 
 2. Simple author card. Rules la, 2 — 6,9. 
 
 330.4 
 M59 
 
 economy. 
 
 Mill, J; Stuart. 
 
 Essays on some unsettled questions of political 
 
 Ed.3. 6 + ^lj + lG4p. 0. 
 
 ^f^77. 
 
 o 
 
 3. Order of imprint. Imaginary book. Rule 4a. 
 
 jWorks. Ed.2 enl. 340 + ^l^p. il. {gv. of por.^ 
 
 Smith, JbY\x\ 
 
 
 A 
 
 (^por. of gr) 1 por. pi. \phot.^ 7maps, fac-sim. tab. 
 n.t"^^^^ ^ N.Y. 1879^ f75j. 
 
 0. 
 
Sample cards 
 ^4. Main entry unc^er editor. Rules ib.ih. 
 
 S. C. 4-9 
 
 973 
 W73 
 
 il. pi. ma 
 
 ed. 
 
 Winsor, Justin, 
 
 Narrative & critical history of America. 
 .s, Q. B}^?886y 
 
 V,2-^, 
 
 1/5. Official body made author. Rules ic,ii,iffi,*n,2{. 
 
 027.073 IT. S.— Ii^terior, Dept. of— Education, Bureau of. 
 U Public libraries in the U. S... their history, condi- 
 
 W.1876. 
 
 tion & manageilnent. Special report. //./,0. 
 
 +3>-, 
 
 875.1 
 J2 
 
 *^6. Subj ect card with editor. Rules ig,ik,im.it,iy,iz,4ni,4q. 
 
 Cicero, M. T. a^^ces. 
 
 "^ Opera omnia qvae exstant; a D, Lambino ... 
 emendata & avcta ... eiusdem D. Lambini annotationes. 
 2v. in 1, F. P. in aedibus Rouillij, 1565-66y[V.l,'66j. 
 
 jv.2 apud Bernardum Tunisanum. 
 
 ^a, 
 
 Vy. Author card with editor. Rules ig,ik,im,it,iy,iz^4m,4q . 
 
 8751 Cicero, Mrarcus^ TuUius. daVes. 
 
 JL ^ Opera omnia qvae exstant; a D, Lambmo ... 
 
 -^ 
 
 emendata] & iivcta ... eiusdem D. Lambini annotationes. 
 in 1, F. I P, in aedibus Rouillij, 1565-66,^v.l,'66j. 
 
 2v 
 
 jv. 2 apud Bernardum Turrisanum. 
 
 872.3 
 K 
 
 i/'s. Editor car d. Rules ig.ik,im,it,iy,iz,4m,9a. 
 
 di. ;a -V e & : 
 
 875.1 I ^ ILambin, Denis, ^ed. fe-eemftt. 
 J2 Cicero, M. T. 
 
 I • lOpera omnia. 1565-66. 
 
 '^g. Partial transl ator card. Rule ik. 
 
 Warner, Ricvxardir. 
 
 Pladtus, T. M. 
 
 iComedies. 1769-74. v. 3-5. 
 
 23 
 
S. C. 10-15 Sample cards 
 
 •^lo. Author card with title entry. Rules iu,iv,iz,2g. 
 
 370.1 Rousseau, J! Jacquesj^ aa-Ve=.. 
 
 "'^ I JEmile; ou, De reducation. 2v.sq.Q. Geneve 
 
 1780. 
 
 II. Title card. Rules iu,iv,iz,2g, 4111,93. 
 
 370,1 Emile; ou, De Tcducation. 1780. 
 
 ^^^ Rousseau, J! J. 
 
 ^ 12. Partial title card. Rules iz,4m. 
 
 P817.39 Biglow papers. 
 
 B Lowell, J. R. 
 
 Meliboeus-Hipponax ; the Biglow papers. 1848-67. 
 
 i"^ 13. Joint author card. Rules ik,il,4p,5p,4q. 
 
 832.62 Schiller, ^jf lOliristoph fI voii] & G"6the, [J; 
 
 " 
 
 W. voii]. 
 
 t 
 
 Briefwechsel in...l794-1805. 6v. in 3, S. 
 
 Stut. 1828-29. 
 
 
 i 
 
 V.4 has t.-p.w. 
 
 14. Joint author c ard. Rules ik,il ,4p,5p. 
 
 o\■^ok-\■^Y^ rV.=^c 
 
 832.G2 Gothe, [JP Wolf gang vonj & Schiller, ^J; C. 
 ^ jF; vonj. 
 
 I Briefwechsel. 1828-29. 
 
 I 
 
 -^15. Anonymous title card. Author not found. Rules if.ak. 
 
 823.89 
 
 "30 Whitecross & the bench ; a reminiscence of the past, 
 
 by the author of Five years penal servitude... 10 + 282p.D. 
 
 L;'1879. 
 
Sample cards. 
 
 S. C. 16-22 
 
 1/. 
 
 16. Anonymous author card. Author found. Rules if,2g,3k,4q. 
 
 \ c~rr\ 
 
 Chambers, Rob.j . .aiwnf ^' 
 
 j Vestiges of the natural history of creation. Ed*. 10 
 12 + 325+67p.iLO. L, 1853. 
 
 i iSee Athenaeum 1884, 83:535. 
 
 '17. Anonymous title card. Author found. Rules if,2g,3k. 
 
 P560 
 A 
 
 jVestiges of the natural history of creation. 1853. 
 
 [Chaimbers, Rob,, 
 
 e-r V. 
 
 •^18. Author's initials card. Author not found. Rule id. 
 
 811.49 O, G.^E. 
 014 
 
 Thurid & other poems. 123p.O. B'. 1874. 
 
 19. Author's initials. Reference card. Rule id. 
 
 O, G. E. see 
 
 Otis, G: Edmu-ncK, c^s^^e?^. 
 
 '^20. Pseudonym author card. Real name unknown. Rule le. 
 
 320.1 Cov^rdale, Sir H:^l;andish, pseud. 
 
 Cg3 
 
 Fall of the great republic, 1886-88. 226p. S. 
 
 N.Y.1895/-B.1885i 
 
 '21. Pseudonym author card. Real name found. Rule le. 
 
 P823.82 [Thackeray, W; Makepeace.] 
 
 Z2 
 
 sc^O. 
 
 
 Mrs Perkins's ball, by M. A. Titmarsh. 46p.il.pl. 
 
 *^22. Pseudonymous book. Real name found. Added entry card. Rule le. 
 
 P823.82 
 Z2 
 
 I Titmarsh, MJchael, A^gelo^ 
 r Thabkeray, W: M.^ 
 
 !Mrs Perkins's ball. n.d. 
 
 25 
 
 pseud, of 
 
 <p 
 
 
 ;?- 
 
 
 fli 
 
 :^ 
 
 > 
 
 
 
 
 OJ 
 
 -a 
 
 -6 
 
 -6 
 
 
 
 i 
 
 0- 
 
 oi 
 
 
 4= 
 
 •s. 
 
 % S 
 
 -, -r>ae 
 
 s>p^ee <9i'o 
 
 No 
 
 e^^^)ee.T^ 
 
 "U" S. \?>'S)T 
 
 \T^ S. C \^. 
 
S, C, 23-28 Sample cards 
 
 '23. Several books under same pseudonym. Reference card. Rule le. 
 
 Eliot, G: pseud. 
 
 see 
 
 Cross, Mrs M. . Ann (Evans) Lewes. 
 
 "24. Author analytical "in" card. Rules ix,4r. 
 
 330.8 Hasbach, W}\ pgV^ta, -Vave- 
 
 "'''J? Das englische arbeiterversicherungswesen; geschichte 
 
 ¥•0 
 
 seiner entwickeliing & gesetzgebimg. 16+447p.O. Lpz. 
 
 1883. ^in Schinoller, G^stav.Staats & social wissenscliaftliche 
 forschnngen. 1883. v.5, pt.l.) 
 
 25. Author analytical " see " card. Rules ix,4r. c^. SC • 5i 
 
 827.7 Milton, J^r^CN, d^3.-\-es. 
 
 n4Q ^T-t. 
 
 "^X Mask of Comus ... (see Deverell, Eob. Discoveries 
 
 V.6 ^ — "" 
 
 in hieroglyphics. 1813. v.6, p.81-230.) 
 
 ^'26. Biographical subject card. Rules iw,5n,7f. 
 
 P923.144 Louis 14, kms of France, 1638-1715. 
 
 ^p James, G: P. R. 
 
 X Life & times of Louis the fourteenth. New ed. 
 
 2v. 2por. D. 0851. 
 
 ^^27. Biographical analytical subject card. Rules iy,5n,7f,i. 
 
 928.33 Richter, Jean Paul /vr\eci>-r .ch^ 1763-1825. 
 
 833.62 Carlyle, Tinox^e.^, cs^^^^. 
 
 Y.l Biographical sketch of ... Eichter. (see Richter, J.' P. Fj 
 
 Plower, fruit & thorn pieces. 1863. v.l, p.1-67.) 
 
 '^2 8. Periodical subject card. Rules if,it,iu,iz,3j,3k,4f,4q,7e . 
 
 051 Nation; a weekly journal devoted to politics, 
 
 '' literature, science & art, V6^h-date. v.i-date. sq.F. 
 
 N.Y. l^^b-date. 
 
 V.J4-J7, iSSs-Sj u'lUit'uKj. 
 
 26 
 
Sample cards s. C. 29-32 
 
 '29. .Periodical title card. Rules if, it, lu, iz, 3J, 3k, 4f, 4q, ye. 
 
 051 Nation; a weekly journal devoted to politics, litera- 
 
 N i . 
 
 " ture, science & art, lSQ6-daie. v.i-date. sq.F. 
 
 N.Y. 1865-6Za4. 
 
 I ■ z'-J^-j'/, 1SS2-8J luaiitiiig. 
 \ •30. S eries card. Rules if,iv,2k,4s,4t,5p. 
 
 \ l ut o f g c ards. q1 ^ ^^o^ 
 
 Van Nostrand, Dj^Mvd.^ed. -* 
 ! ^Science ser. 
 628.8 ^'-^ Butler, W. F. Ventilation of buildings. 1873. 
 
 N3 ! f^=^ 
 
 622.41 ^-1^ Atkinson, J. J. Friction of air in mines. 1875. 
 
 NO ' See next card. 
 
 o\oe^V 
 
 621.5 ^-^^ Zahner, R. Transmission of power by compressed 
 
 N8 ' air. 1878. 
 
 621 5 ^-^^ Ledoux, Cf Ice-making machines. 1879. 
 
 N9 ,— = 
 
 ^ 31. Author card with series note. Rules if,4S,5p. 
 
 621.5 Ledoux, [CSp.a-r\a^» a^^+as.. 
 
 ''" Ice-making machines, theory of, |-their] action ... tr. 
 
 fr. the French.^ 150p. il.S. N.Y. 1879. (Van Nos- 
 trand, D: ed. Science ser. v.46,) 
 
 ^^32. Author card showing added edition. Rule 4q,9a. 
 
 I 888.5 AristoteleSj c^o^^es. 
 
 Y" I Ethicsj [Greek] il^ with essays & notes by Sir A\e|^s^c^e- 
 
 Grant, bart. Ed.2. 2v. 0. L ."1866. 
 
 ^S^s \ 1 Ed.3. 2v.O. £1874. 
 
 V.2 of ed. J wanti)ig. 
 
 27 
 
S. C. 33-38 
 
 Sample cards 
 
 
 
 "33 
 
 . Editor card showing added edition. Rul 
 
 e ga. 
 
 y 
 
 888.5 
 Q6 
 
 Q7 
 
 \.c. 
 
 Grant, Sir Alex^T^de ^ bart. 
 Aristoteles. 
 
 %!""' 
 
 
 
 Ethics.^""1866. 
 1874. 
 
 P297 
 B 
 
 '34. Title card for sacred books. Rule li. 
 
 Kor 
 
 ^n. 
 
 Koran... tr. into English ... by G; Sale. - - New ed. 
 
 with a m emoii of the translator. 16 + 516p. pi. majDS, 0. 
 
 ^^35. Reference card. Rule 2a. 
 
 y 
 
 Groot, Hugo van, see 
 Grotius, Hugo. o 
 
 36. Reference card. Rule 10. 
 
 V ■' 
 
 Sidney, H: see ^^ 
 
 Romney, H: Sidney, 1^* earl of^ 
 
 ^S7- Title analytical card. Rule iz. 
 
 Julius Ccesar; a tragedy. 1824. 
 
 ci:^\e^. 
 
 ,■&• 
 
 
 822 
 
 '"2 Shakspere, W: fin' 'inchbald, Mrs EiV-^ British 
 
 V.D - 
 
 theat re^ 1824. v. 6.) 
 
 ^38. Biographical subject card. Rules iw,5n,7f. 
 
 923.144 
 N1614 
 
 Napoleon /, cmpcro}' of France^ 1769-1821, 
 
 Jomini, A. H!. baron de. 
 
 da\e2>" 
 
 A 
 
 j Life of Napoleon... tr. fr. the French with notes bv 
 
 H: W. Halleck. 4 v. & Atlas obi. 0. N. Y. 1864. 
 
 28 
 
923.144 Ijomlni, 
 N1614 i 
 
 Sample cards 
 "39. Author card for biography. Rule iw. 
 
 S- C. 39-43 
 
 AnI/ 
 
 \ c ro 
 
 Life of Napoleo n.-, tr. fr. the French Avith notes 
 by H: W/ Halleck. 4 v. & S^tlas obi. 0. N.Y. 1864. 
 
 ^40. Green card for biography in author catalog. Rule 8b. 
 
 For biography of * 
 
 Napoleon 7, emperor of France^ I'j6g-i82i. 
 
 923.144 Jomini, A. H' baron de^ ^.v^vt^. 
 
 N1614 
 
 Life of Napoleon... tr. fr. the French with notes 
 
 by H: W.iHall^ck. 
 
 uK 
 
 4 V. & Atlas obi. 0. 
 
 N.Y. 1864. 
 
 '^4i. Green card for autobiography in author catalog. Rule 8b. 
 
 1 • 
 
 for biography of 
 
 
 Carlyle, 7>icrwxa&, ^ t-w. 
 
 -^ ^795-^38 1^ see 
 
 928.24 Carlyle, Tk.w.^s i^c^ b- tti i 
 
 piqi ' 
 
 " ' " ' Reminiscences; ed. by J. A. Fronde. 
 
 10+^2]+ 536p.O. 
 
 N. Y. 1881. ^ 
 
 ^ A 
 
 
 Lfar.K 
 
 ^42. Green card for biography in subject catalog. 
 
 37^'9:\ f'^'" valuable matter bearing on this subject see 
 
 ^'^^'l ! Biography of education. 
 
 Among othdr lives note specially: — 
 
 Call number, 
 
 Life of 
 
 By 
 
 923.74 ;Ar62 Arnold, Tk^^w^^ 
 
 923.743 P43 Pestalozzi,^ H' 
 
 923.77 i M31 Mann, Horace. 
 
 923.77 L992 Lyon, M^^Y 
 
 Stanley. 
 Biber. 
 Mann, Mrs 
 Fiske. 
 
 43. Yellow card for criticism in subject catalog. Rule 8g. 
 
 For criticism of 
 
 215 
 
 Seeley, J: lisb. dc^tt-b 
 
 Natural religion. i z,-^-^ see 
 
 824.89 Myers, F: W. H. ^^^^ . 
 
 New Eirenicon, (see Myers, F: W. H. Essays, modern. 
 1883. p. 289-311.) 
 
 M99 
 
S. C. 44-46 Sample cards 
 
 44. Yellow car d for criticism in author catalog. Rule 8c. 
 
 For criticism of 
 
 Brownings Robe.y\. , '-^^ 
 
 see 
 
 821.83 iNettleship, J: T. cXrxt^^ . 
 
 Essays on ...Browning's poetry. 6 + ^1] + oOSp.D. 
 
 D 
 
 
 "^45. Best book card in subject catalog. Rule 8e. 
 
 335 
 
 For popular treatises see 
 
 335 El 9 Ely, R:T. Fr. &' Gor. socialism. 
 
 335 L381 Laveleye, E.\l.v.i.e Socialism of to-day. 
 
 335 R12 Rae, J0A-.^ Contemporary socialism. 
 
 335 W88 Woolsey, T. D. Commimism & socialism. 
 
 For scholarly or exhaustive treatises see: — 
 
 335 M57 Meyer, R. \-\ Emancipations-kampf. 
 
 335 M73 Molinari, Gjjt^tAyt^Mouvement socialiste. 
 
 335 R33 Reybaud,^L^ Socialistes modernes. 
 
 335 Schi Schaffle, A. E.V- Kapitalismus. 
 
 Revised U?/ t^.' ^^ c-^ <^- 
 
 •^ 46. Blue card for bibliography in author catalog. Rule 8a. 
 
 ^or bibiiography of 
 
 ^arfy/e, TVio^as ^^^^^ ^ ^"^ s 
 
 012 [Shepherd, R: H.J ^inon. covv^p. ^ 
 
 C I '^ 
 
 I Bibliography of Carlyle ; a ... list ... in chronological 
 
 ,order_of^ [hisj published writings ... 1820-81. ll + 60p. D. 
 
 L-^ref^881, 
 
 ^ 30 
 
Sample cards 
 
 S. C. 47-51 
 
 gj4.4I. Cards 
 Bibliographi 
 Special topic 
 
 on this subject stand in this order : — 
 
 cal (blue cards); Biographical (green); General works (white); 
 5 (white); alphabeted by words on top line, in red ink, as follows 
 
 ■^47. Special topic guide. Rule 7m. 
 
 Great Bdrrington. 
 
 Lee. 
 
 Lenox. 
 
 Pittsfield. 
 
 Stockbriage. 
 
 i 
 
 Williamstown. 
 
 •^8. Main subject card showing general subject reference. Rule 7h. 
 
 813.49 Wallace, LeW[iSj. 
 
 citix^e-^D 
 
 W15 
 
 Fair god ; or, Last of the 'Tzins, a tale of the con- 
 
 quest of Mexico... 
 972.014 ISSG^frS]. 
 
 Ed.25. 14+586p. 0. N.Y. 
 
 '49. General reference subject card. Rule yh. 
 
 9J2.0I4 
 
 Wallace, LeW[iS]. 
 
 cVo^te-i^ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 81349 
 
 Fair god ; or, Last 
 
 of the 
 
 'Tzins, 
 
 a tale 
 
 of 
 
 the 
 
 con- 
 
 W15 
 
 quest of Mexico. 1886. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 •^o. Main subject card showing analytical subject references. Rule 71. 
 
 917.8 Ludlow, F. H. ^^-^^ 
 
 '■^" Heart of the continent; a record of travel across 
 the plains & in Oregon, with an examination of the 
 917-9 Mormon principle. 6+568p. pi. 0. N.Y. 1870. 
 
 298 I : 
 
 *-5i. Analytical reference subject card. Rule 7!. ScE O .C.2-4- ^fe>-z_- ^tct-C^^^-t 
 
 298 Ludlow, F. H. cx^c^^ 
 
 917,8 Utah's life principle & destiny, (see his Heart of 
 
 LSG the continent. 1870. p. 503-568.) 
 
 31 
 
S. C. 52 
 
 Sample cards 
 •^52. Cards showing contents. 
 
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 NoTB ON FIRST TITLE. The cataloger supplies in 
 hard pencil on tlie title page lines 3, 5 and 6. Also the 
 " ichael " and " ngelo" written at an angle for lack of 
 room between initials. Line 3 gives the author's real 
 name. L is the regular sign for London, and n . d for 
 n« dt t i af publ ica ti o n . 
 
 FLOWER, FRUIT, AND THORN 
 PIECES 
 
 ■^OK THE 
 
 MARRIED LIFE, DEATH, AND WEDDING 
 
 OF 
 
 'THE ADVOCATE OF THE POOR,; 
 Firinian Stanilaus Siebenkas.i 
 
 BY 
 
 Jean Paul Friedrich Richter. 
 
 Translated from the German 
 
 By Edward Henry Noel, 
 
 With a Memoir of the Author, 
 
 By Thomas Carlylk. 
 
 'in tna/o volumes. 
 
 BOSTON: 
 
 TlCENOB AND FIELDS. 
 
 1863. 
 
 32 
 
Library abbreviations 
 
 Compiled by Melvil Dewey. 
 lOO FORENAMES. CUTTER ABBREVIATIONS. 
 
 Ab. 
 
 Abraham 
 
 F..S. 
 
 Frances 
 
 Alex. 
 
 Alexander, Alexandre 
 
 F: 
 
 Frederick, Friedrich, ' 
 
 Alf. 
 
 Alfred 
 
 
 Fre'de'ric 
 
 And. 
 
 Andrew, Andreas, 
 
 G: 
 
 George, Georg, 
 
 
 Andre 
 
 
 Georges 
 
 A.. 
 
 Anna 
 
 Gert. 
 
 Gertrude, Gertraud 
 
 Ant. 
 
 Anthony, Anton, An- 
 
 Gilb. 
 
 Gilbert 
 
 
 toine 
 
 Gi. Bat. 
 
 Giovanni (Giam) Bat- 
 
 Arch. 
 
 Archibald, Archam- 
 
 
 tista 
 
 
 baud 
 
 G.. 
 
 Grace 
 
 Art. 
 
 Arthur 
 
 Greg. 
 
 Gregory, Gregor, Gre- 
 
 A: 
 
 Augustus, August, 
 
 
 goire 
 
 
 Auguste 
 
 Gu. 
 
 Guillaume, Gulielmus 
 
 A: a. 
 
 Augusta 
 
 Gst. 
 
 Gustavus, Gustav, 
 
 A: in. 
 
 Augustin 
 
 
 Gustave 
 
 A: inus. 
 
 Augustinus 
 
 H.. 
 
 Helen 
 
 Bart. 
 
 Bartholomew, Bartho- 
 
 H: 
 
 Henry, Heinrich, 
 
 
 lomaus, Barthelemi 
 
 
 Henri 
 
 B.. 
 
 Beatrice 
 
 Hrm. 
 
 Herman, Hermann 
 
 B: 
 
 Benjamin 
 
 Hip. 
 
 Hippolyte, Hippolytus 
 
 Bern, 
 
 Bernard, Bernhard 
 
 Hu. 
 
 Hugh, Hugo, Hugues 
 
 Cath. 
 
 Catherine, Catharine 
 
 Ign. 
 
 Ignatius, Ignaz, 
 
 C: 
 
 Charles, Carl 
 
 
 Ignace 
 
 C. 
 
 Charlotte 
 
 I: 
 
 Isaac, Isaak 
 
 Chris. 
 
 Christopher, Chris- 
 
 I.. 
 
 Isabella 
 
 
 toph (f), Christophe 
 
 Jac. 
 
 Jacob, Jacques 
 
 Clar. 
 
 Clarence 
 
 Ja. 
 
 James 
 
 Dan. 
 
 Daniel 
 
 J.. 
 
 Jane 
 
 D: 
 
 David 
 
 J: 
 
 John, Johann, Jean 
 
 D.. 
 
 Delia 
 
 Jos. 
 
 Joseph 
 
 Edg. 
 
 Edgar 
 
 Jose. 
 
 Josephine, Josephe 
 
 Edm. 
 
 Edmund, Edmond 
 
 Jul. 
 
 Julius, Jules 
 
 E: 
 
 Edward, Eduard, 
 
 K: 
 
 Karl 
 
 
 Edouard 
 
 K.. 
 
 Kate 
 
 E.. 
 
 Elizabeth 
 
 Kath. 
 
 Katherine 
 
 Ern. 
 
 Ernest, Ernst 
 
 Lr. 
 
 Lawrence, Laurence, 
 
 Eug. 
 
 Eugene, Eugen 
 
 
 Lorenz, Laurent 
 
 F.. 
 
 Fanny 
 
 L: 
 
 Lewis, Ludwig, Louis 
 
 Fer. 
 
 Ferdinand 
 
 L.. 
 
 Louisa 
 
 Fits W; 
 
 Fitz William 
 
 L:e. 
 
 Louise 
 
 35 
 
Library abbreviations 
 
 Marg. 
 
 M argaret, M argarethe 
 
 Rob. 
 
 Robert 
 
 
 Marguerite 
 
 S: 
 
 Samuel 
 
 M: 
 
 Mark, Marcus, Marc 
 
 S.. 
 
 Sarah 
 
 M.. 
 
 Mary- 
 
 Seb. 
 
 Sebastian, Sdbastien 
 
 Mat. 
 
 Matthew, Mathaus, 
 
 Ste. 
 
 Stephen, Stephan 
 
 
 Mathieu 
 
 Thdr. 
 
 Theodore, Theodor 
 
 N.. 
 
 Nancy 
 
 T.. 
 
 Theresa 
 
 N: 
 
 Nicholas, Nikolaus, 
 
 T: 
 
 Thomas 
 
 
 Nicolas 
 
 Tim. 
 
 Timothy, Timotheus, 
 
 Ol. 
 
 Oliver, Olivier 
 
 
 Timothde 
 
 o.. 
 
 Olivia 
 
 U: 
 
 Ulrich 
 
 O: 
 
 Otto 
 
 U.. 
 
 Ursula 
 
 Pat. 
 
 Patrick 
 
 V: 
 
 Victor, Viktor 
 
 P.. a. 
 
 Paulina 
 
 v.. 
 
 Victoria 
 
 P.. 
 
 Pauline 
 
 Wa. 
 
 Walter, Walther 
 
 P: 
 
 Peter, Pierre 
 
 Wash. 
 
 Washington 
 
 Ph. 
 
 Philip, Philipp, 
 
 W.. 
 
 Wilhelmina 
 
 
 Philippe 
 
 W: 
 
 William, Wilhelm 
 
 R.. 
 
 Rebecca 
 
 Zach. 
 
 Zachary 
 
 R: 
 
 Richard 
 
 Z.. 
 
 Zenobia 
 
 Where : and .. is 
 
 used in EngUsh names, use ; and ., 
 
 for the German form, 
 
 and t and ,. for the French, e.g., 
 
 J: John, J; Johann, 
 
 , Jt Jean. 
 
 
 
 
 FOR HEADINGS. 
 
 
 
 Besides the preceding lOO forenames. 
 
 abr. 
 
 abridger 
 
 Gt. Br. 
 
 Great Britain 
 
 aftw. 
 
 afterwards 
 
 pseud. 
 
 pseudonym 
 
 annot. 
 
 annotator 
 
 pub. 
 
 publisher 
 
 anon. 
 
 anonymous 
 
 supy 
 
 superintendent 
 
 b. 
 
 born 
 
 tr. 
 
 translator 
 
 col. 
 
 collector 
 
 U. S. 
 
 United States 
 
 comnt. 
 
 commentator 
 
 & 
 
 and 
 
 CO. 
 
 company 
 
 ( ) include maiden name of married 
 
 comp. 
 
 compiler 
 
 woman. 
 
 
 contin. 
 
 continuer 
 
 [ ] include words or parts of words 
 
 dept. 
 
 department 
 
 supplied 
 
 
 d. 
 
 died 
 
 ? after a word or figure means /r^^ 
 
 ed. 
 
 editor 
 
 ably, perhaps. 
 
 Use also the common abbreviations for political, military', professional and honorarj' titles. 
 
 FOR IMPRINTS AND NOTES. 
 
 Use the size symbols, F Q O D S T Tt Fc, given at the end. 
 
 c 
 
 copyright, e. g., i 
 
 ;882 
 
 [' 
 
 •80] 
 
 fac-sim. 
 
 fac-similes 
 
 cm 
 
 centimeter 
 
 
 
 
 gr. of por. 
 
 group of portraits 
 
 col. 
 
 columns 
 
 
 
 
 il. 
 
 illustrated — ions 
 
 ed. 
 
 editions 
 
 
 
 
 1. 
 
 leaves 
 
 f. 
 
 folios 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 36 
 
Library abbreviations 
 
 mut. mutilated por. 
 
 n. t-p. no title-page pt. 
 
 p. page or pages ser. 
 
 p. published, e. g. 1882 tab. 
 
 [P'8o] t-p. 
 
 phot. photographs v. 
 
 pi. plates V. p, 
 
 por. portraits w. 
 
 of gr. 
 
 ■w. 
 
 portrait of group 
 
 part 
 
 series 
 
 tables 
 
 title-page 
 
 volumes 
 
 various paging 
 
 (before words) with 
 (after words) wanting 
 
 In notes, the abbreviations in all these lists may be used. 
 
 FOR BOOK TITLES. 
 
 Besides the abbreviations for honorary and other designations. 
 
 account med. 
 
 additions — al mem. 
 
 America — n misc. 
 
 analysis — tical ms. mss. 
 
 appended N.A. 
 
 appendix nouv. 
 
 biography — ical pref. 
 
 chronology — ical pub. 
 
 compiled rel. 
 containing, contents rept. 
 
 continuation, rev. 
 
 continued S. A. 
 
 corrected sep. 
 
 department soc. 
 
 edited — or — ion sup. 
 
 English theol. 
 
 enlarged tr. 
 
 French trans. 
 
 from U.S. 
 
 geography — ical vocab. 
 
 geology — ical & 
 
 geometry — ical [ ] 
 history — ical 
 
 herausgegeben — 
 German — y 
 
 Greek — cian . . . 
 
 improved — ments ? 
 
 including || 
 introduction — ory 
 
 Italian ( 
 Latin 
 library 
 
 acct. 
 
 ad. 
 
 Am. or Amer. 
 
 anal. 
 
 ap. 
 
 apx. 
 
 biog. 
 
 chron. 
 
 comp. 
 
 cont. 
 
 contin. 
 
 cor. 
 
 dept^ 
 
 ed. 
 
 Eng. 
 
 enl. 
 
 Fr. 
 
 fr. 
 
 geog. 
 
 geol. 
 
 geom. 
 >hist. 
 
 hrsg. 
 kier. 
 ter. 
 
 impr. 
 
 incl. 
 
 introd. 
 
 Ital. 
 
 Lat. 
 
 lib. 
 
 lit. literature — ry 
 
 Never use title abbreviations for specially prominent words. 
 
 medical 
 
 memoir 
 
 miscellaneous 
 
 manuscript — s 
 
 North America 
 
 nouvelle 
 
 preface, prefatory 
 
 published — rs 
 
 relating — ive 
 
 report — ed — er 
 
 revised — ion 
 
 South America 
 
 separate 
 
 society 
 
 supplement — ary — ing 
 
 theology — ian 
 
 translated, traduit,etc. 
 
 transactions 
 
 United States 
 
 vocabulary 
 
 and, in all languages 
 
 words or part of words 
 supplied 
 
 to and including, or 
 continued 
 
 matter omitted 
 
 probably, perhaps 
 
 transition to another 
 page 
 
 end of line on title 
 page. Used in ex- 
 act bibliographical 
 work. 
 
 Vi.cl- VU5 da,\je- 
 
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Library abbreviations 
 
 FOR PLACES OF PUBLICATION. 
 
 
 Or use fuller form on 
 cards. 
 
 Use frrtt on 
 
 cards. In accession a>ii, 
 
 f all official rccor 
 
 ds 71 se shorter form. 
 
 
 
 Alb. 
 
 Albany 
 
 L,pz. 
 
 Leipzig 
 
 
 
 Amst. 
 
 Amsterdam 
 
 Lug. Bat. 
 
 Lugduni Batavorurri 
 
 
 
 B. or Bost. 
 
 Boston 
 
 Mil. 
 
 Milano 
 
 
 
 Bait. 
 
 Baltimore 
 
 Miin. 
 
 Miinchen 
 
 
 
 Ber. 
 
 Berlin 
 
 N. O. 
 
 New Orleans 
 
 
 
 Brns. 
 
 Braunschweig 
 
 N. Y. 
 
 New York 
 
 
 
 Camb. or Cb. 
 
 Cambridge 
 
 Ox. 
 
 Oxford 
 
 
 
 Chic, or Ch. 
 
 Chicago 
 
 P. or Par. 
 
 Paris 
 
 
 
 Cin. 
 
 Cincinnati 
 
 Ph. or Phil. 
 
 Philadelphia 
 
 
 
 Copng. 
 
 Copenhagen 
 
 San Fran, or 
 
 S. F. San Francisco 
 
 
 
 Dub. 
 
 Dublin 
 
 St/L. 
 
 Sy Louis 
 
 
 
 Edin. or Ed. 
 
 Edinburgh 
 
 St, Pet. or St 
 
 . P. Stx Petersburg 
 
 
 
 Eng. 
 
 England 
 
 Stut. 
 
 Stuttgart 
 
 
 
 Fir. 
 
 Firenze 
 
 U S. 
 
 United States 
 
 
 
 Glasg. or Gl. 
 
 Glasgow 
 
 Ven. or V. 
 
 Venice 
 
 
 
 Got. 
 
 Gottingen 
 
 W. or Wash, 
 
 . Washington 
 
 
 
 Kjob. 
 
 Kjobenhavn 
 
 Also tlie common a 
 
 bbreviatinns for the states. Use 
 
 
 1 
 
 L. or Lond. 
 
 London 
 
 for all languages when the equivalent name contains 
 these letters. 
 
 
 
 Ley. 
 
 Leyden 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 TITLES, STATES, ETC. 
 
 
 
 
 A. B. 
 
 bachelor of arts 
 
 C. S. N. 
 
 C. S. navy 
 
 
 
 abp. 
 
 archbishop 
 
 Ct. 
 
 Connecticut 
 
 
 
 A. D. 
 
 year of our Lord 
 
 D. C. 
 
 District of Columbia 
 
 
 
 adjt. 
 
 adjutant 
 
 D. C. L. 
 
 doctor of civil law 
 
 
 
 adm. 
 
 admiral 
 
 D. D. 
 
 doctor of divinity 
 
 w, 
 
 j^c,. Kvt^sWcx 
 
 Ala. 
 
 Alabama 
 
 Del. 
 
 Delaware 
 
 
 
 A. M. 
 
 master of arts 
 
 dist. 
 
 district 
 
 
 
 Am. or Amer 
 
 . American 
 
 D.T. 
 
 Dakota territory 
 
 
 
 A. R. A. 
 
 associate of the royal 
 
 Eng. 
 
 England 
 
 
 
 A>-N-\-L. 
 
 Av,i.o-A2\ academy 
 
 Fla. 
 
 Florida 
 
 
 
 Ark. 
 
 Arkansas 
 
 F. R. S. 
 
 fellow of the royal 
 
 
 
 atty. 
 
 attorney 
 
 
 society 
 
 
 
 B.A. 
 
 bachelor of arts 
 
 Ga. 
 
 Georgia 
 
 
 
 bart. 
 
 baronet 
 
 gen. 
 
 general 
 
 
 
 B.C. 
 
 before Christ 
 
 gov. 
 
 governor 
 
 
 
 bp. 
 
 bishop 
 
 Gt. Br. 
 
 Great Britain 
 
 
 
 brig. gen. 
 
 brigadier general 
 
 la. 
 
 Iowa 
 
 
 
 Cal. 
 
 California 
 
 Id. T. 
 
 Idaho territory 
 
 
 
 capt. 
 
 captain 
 
 111. 
 
 Illinois 
 
 
 
 card. 
 
 cardinal 
 
 Ind. 
 
 Indiana 
 
 
 
 Col. 
 
 Colorado 
 
 Ind. Ter. 
 
 Indian territory 
 
 
 
 C. S. A. 
 
 Confederate States of 
 
 jr. 
 
 junior 
 
 
 
 
 America or C. S. 
 
 Kan. 
 
 Kansas 
 
 
 
 
 army 
 
 
 
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Library abbreviations 
 
 Ky. 
 
 Kentucky 
 
 N. Y. 
 
 La. 
 
 Louisiana 
 
 O. 
 
 L. L 
 
 Long Island 
 
 Or. 
 
 LL. B. 
 
 bachelor of laws 
 
 Pa. 
 
 LL.D. 
 
 doctor of laws 
 
 pres. 
 
 It. 
 
 lieutenant 
 
 R. A. 
 
 maj. 
 
 major 
 
 Rev. 
 
 marq. 
 
 marquis 
 
 R.I. 
 
 Mass. 
 
 Massachusetts 
 
 R.N. 
 
 M. A. 
 
 master of arts 
 
 S. A. 
 
 M. C. 
 
 member of Congress 
 
 S. C. 
 
 M. D. 
 
 doctor of medicine 
 
 so. 
 
 Md. 
 
 Maryland 
 
 -r 
 seft. 
 
 Me. 
 
 Maine 
 
 S. T. D. 
 
 Messrs. 
 
 plural of Mr. 
 
 
 Mich. 
 
 Michigan 
 
 sup^t/ 
 
 Minn. 
 
 Minnesota 
 
 Tenn. 
 
 Miss. 
 
 Mississippi 
 
 Tex. 
 
 Mile. 
 
 mademoiselle 
 
 U.S. 
 
 Mme. 
 
 madame 
 
 U. S. A. 
 
 Mo. 
 
 Missouri 
 
 
 M.P. 
 
 member of Parliament 
 
 U.S.N 
 
 Mr. 
 
 mister 
 
 U.T. 
 
 Mrs 
 
 mistress 
 
 Va. 
 
 N. A. 
 
 North America 
 
 vise. 
 
 N. B. 
 
 New Brunswick 
 
 Vt. 
 
 N. C. 
 
 North Carolina 
 
 Wis. 
 
 Neb. 
 
 Nebraska 
 
 W. T. 
 
 N. H. 
 
 New Hampshire. 
 
 W. Va, 
 
 N.J. 
 
 New Jersey 
 
 W ^ 
 
 N.M. 
 
 New Mexico 
 
 N.S. 
 
 Nova Scotia 
 
 
 
 MONTHS. 
 
 $).3^. ^0^ 
 
 cVi A\i\W'atcx 
 
 New York ^- ^~"^-^ • <^^^^'^^- '^V v\t- 
 
 Oregon 
 
 Pennsylvania 
 
 president 
 
 royal academician 
 
 reverend 
 
 Rhode Island 
 
 royal navy 
 
 South America 
 
 South Carolina 
 
 sculpsit, engraver 
 
 senior 
 
 doctor of sacred 
 
 theology 
 superintendent 
 Tennessee 
 Texas 
 
 United States 
 U. S. of America or 
 
 U. S. army 
 U. S. navy 
 Utah territory 
 Virginia 
 viscount 
 Vermont 
 
 Wisconsin ^,^,'w. \Afr.^Wvv.p\:o^ 
 
 Washington territory ' 
 
 West Virginia. ^'^ - WovtVx "Slc^kotc. 
 
 ^A.o•v^t . tWowVawzx 
 
 Y c>>v\^ ^"*'\5, 
 
 Ja 
 
 Mr 
 
 Ap My Je Jl Ag 
 
 N D 
 
 DAYS. 
 
 Sn 
 
 M 
 
 Tu 
 
 W 
 
 Th 
 
 St 
 
 Use in this order "W 9 S 85" for "Wed. Sept. 9th, 1885." 
 Do-iKO. lise abbreviations for days and months on catalog cards. 
 
 FIGURES. 
 
 Never use roman numerals. Use arable figures, a half larger than the ^ Kr exc«.o\:-^o>T.5j 
 script, for all numerical expressions. "h^-f^ ^b . ^ 
 
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Library abbreviations 
 
 
 Size Notation. 
 
 
 
 FOLD SYMBOL. 
 
 SIZE LETTER. 
 
 OUTSIDE HIGHT. 
 
 Never use for size. 
 
 Na'er use for fold. 
 
 /;/ centimeters. 
 
 48° 
 
 Fe 
 
 Up 
 
 to 10 
 
 32° 
 
 Tt 
 
 10 
 
 " 12.S 
 
 24° 
 
 T 
 
 12.5 
 
 "15 
 
 16° 
 
 S 
 
 15 
 
 " 17-5 
 
 12° 
 
 D 
 
 17-5 
 
 " 20 
 
 8° 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 "25 
 
 4" 
 
 Q 
 
 25 
 
 "30 
 
 f 
 
 F 
 
 30 
 
 "35 
 
 
 F^ 
 
 35 
 
 "40 
 
 
 F'' 
 
 40 
 
 "50 
 
 
 F« 
 
 50 
 
 " 60 
 
 For all books over 35cm high the superior figures show in which locm of hight the book falls, e. g., F8 is be- 
 tween 70 and 8ocm high. 
 
 Prefix nar. if width is less than \ hight. 
 " sq. " more " 4 " 
 
 " ob. " more than hight. 
 
 These dividing lines will be remembered by the three threes 5, % %. 
 
 ACTUAL SIZE METHOD. 
 
 Give all sizes in cm (for great accuracy add decimals), leaving the old sys- 
 bols and names, 8° and Octavo to indicate fold only. Give hight first, fol- 
 lowed by h, or by x and width, e.g., 23** or 23 x 14. 23** means between 22 
 and 23, i. e., in 23** cm. All measures are taken outside the cover. Width is 
 from hinge to edge not including the round. To measure paper or letter-press 
 prefix p(aper) or t(ype) to figures, including in type neither folio nor signature 
 lines; e.g., 23x14, P22X14, tiyxio, 8° describes a book with size of 
 cover, of paper, of letter-press, and fold. 
 
 Library Colors. 
 The day colors are used, e. g., on Inspection Shelves, to mark by a colored 
 thred the day on which each book is to go to its regular place in the library ; or, 
 they mark the day of a loan or mem., if the slips used are changed daily, 
 as in some libraries. They are : — 
 
 Sn. M. Tu. W. Th. F. St. 
 
 Pink. Blue. Green. White. Red. Fawn. Salmon. 
 
 The language colors used, e. g,, in bindings are : — 
 
 1. American, Light Brown. 6. Spanish, Olive. 
 
 2 
 3 
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 4 
 5 
 
 English, Dark Brown. 7. Latin, Light Green. 
 
 German, Black. 8. Greek, Dark Green. 
 
 Minor Teutonic, Dark Blue. 91. Minor Aryan, Light Blue. 
 
 French, Red. 92. Semitic, Yellow. 
 
 Italian, Maroon. 93-99- Hamitic, etc., Light Drab. 
 
 ABBREVIATIONS FOR BINDINGS. 
 
 bds. boards dk. duck rox. roxburghe 
 
 buck buckram mor. morocco rus. russia 
 
 of. calf pap. paper sh. sheep 
 
 cL cloth, muslin ro. roan veL vellum 
 
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 imprimes. Catalogue de I'histoire de France. 1855. v. i, pref. p. 23-24.) 
 
 1855 Seizinger, J; G; liibliothekstechnik; mit einem beitrag zum archivswesen, nebst 
 
 44 formularen. [4] + 102 p. + 45 f. O. Lpz. 1S55. 
 
 Reprinted 1S60. P. 20-54 give detailed i 1 tructions for author, classed, & subject catalogs, p. 60-94 
 for alphabetical arrangement of titles. " Formularen " are 44 folios of sample titles. 
 
 1856 [Crestadoro, Andrea. J Art of making catalogues of libraries. 60 p. O. 
 
 L. 1S56. 
 1856 Petzholdt, Julius. Von der verzeichnung & aufstellung der bibliothek. (see his 
 Katechismus der bibliothekenlehre. 1856. p. 63-129.) 
 Contains specimen pages of catalog. Ed. 2, i87i,ed. 3, 1877. 
 
 1859 Edwards, E: Classification c^ catalogues; difficulties, rules & details, (see his 
 
 Memoirs of libraries. 1859. v. 2, p. 832-S50.) 
 1859 Sobolstchikoff, B. De la maniere de dresser les catalogues, (see his Principes 
 
 pour I'organisation & la conservation des grandes bibliotheques. 1859. p. 47-65.) 
 
 Gives 27 rules for cataloging & 4 for alphabeting. They agree in the main with the A. I.. A. rules. 
 
 Advocates fixed location for shelving books; is admirably condensed & contains much valuable 
 
 instruction. C: A. N. 
 
 1863 Harvard college library. Illustrations of the new catalogues, [by Ezra Abbottj. 
 
 (see its Report of the committee of the overseers for 1863. p. 69-76.) 
 
 Consists of specimen cards. 
 1866 British museum, see 1841. 
 
 1869 Cutter, C: Ammi. The new catalogue of Harvard college library, (see North 
 
 Amer. review. 1869.108:96-129.) 
 
 Discusses difficulties of author entries (periodicals, societies, &c.) ; of classed & dictionary catalogs & 
 
 shows how Kzra Abbot's plan, still used at Harvard, combines alphabeting & classification. 
 
 1869 Perkins, see 1884. 
 
 1870 Boston — Public library. Points to be considered in cataloguing, revising & 
 
 proof-reading. 8 p. Q. n. t.-p. [B.j 1870. 
 
 Only 200 printed & long ago out of print. 
 
 1870 Valentinelli, Giuseppe. Cataloghi alfabetici di libri per nomi di autori. /see 
 
 Giornale delle biblioteche. 1S70. v. 4, no. 4.) 
 
 1871 Petzholdt, see 1S56. 
 
 42 
 
1872 Zenti, Ignazio. Elenienti di bibliografia, ossia regole per la compilazione del 
 catalogo alfabetico di una pubblica biblioteca. 11 -f 584 [i] p. S. [Verona] 
 
 1872. 
 
 Of some value because it discusses the entry of Italian & mediaeval names. W: C. L. 
 
 1874 [Barack, K; A;] Regeln fiir die verzeichnung der biicher. A. Zettelcatalog. 
 
 13 p. O. Strassburg 1874. 
 
 An unusually interesting & in many respects original set of rules for the use of the university library 
 in Strasburg. Brief, but clear & direct. W: C. L. 
 
 1874 Biadego, Gius. Dei cataloghi di una pubblica biblioteca e in particolare del catalo- 
 go reale. 31 p. O. Verona 1874. 
 1874 British museum, .see 1841. 
 
 1876 Cutter, C: Ammi. Rules for a printed dictionary catalogue. 89 p. O. (in U. S. — 
 
 Interior, Dept. of — Education, Bureau of. Public libraries in the U. S. 1876.pt. 2.) 
 Indispensable in making dictionary catalogs; the standard authority, often spoken of as the 
 " cataloger's bible." New edition about Dec. '8g can be had free 071 application to U.S.Bureau 
 0/ education, Washington. 
 
 Italian translation in preparation by G. Biagi for Bib. di bibliog. & paleog. 
 
 1877 Harvard college library. Rules for the use of capitals, [compiled by J: Fiskc] 
 
 I p. O. [Camb. 1877 }-[ 
 
 1877 Petzholdt, see 1856. 
 
 1877 Hjaltalin, Jon Andrjesson. Remarks on rules for an alphabetical catalogue. 
 
 (see Conference of librarians in London. Transactions. 1877. p. 93-96.) 
 
 1878 23 p. T. L. 1878. 
 
 1879 Amenduni, Giuseppe. Dell'ufficio del bibliotecario; appunti. O. 
 
 Nap. 1879. 
 1879 Cambridge (Eng.) university — Library. Rules to be observed in forming the 
 alphabetical catalogue of printed books, (see Cambridge university reporter. 
 1S79. P- 768-771.) 
 49 rules. 
 
 1879 Dimmock, G: Directions for preparing the bibliographical record for publication 
 
 in Psyche, organ of the Cambridge entomological club, by the editors. 
 [3]+ 21 p. T. Camb. [Mass.] 1879. 
 
 1880 Bailey, Ja. Blake. Some points to be considered in preparing catalogues of trans- 
 
 actions & periodicals, (see Monthly notes. 1880. i : 12-16.) 
 Noted in L. j. 5 : 44. Read at monthly meeting of L. A. U. K. 6 F 18S0. 
 
 1880 [Thomas, Ralph.] [Cataloguing.] (see his Aggravating ladies. 1880. p. 9-39.) 
 
 Contents^ How to describe a book ; — Cataloguing; — Different descriptions of books; — Matters to 
 
 be attended to in cataloguing ; — Style of printing; — Punctuation ; — The beginning & the end; 
 
 Errors ; — Means of identifying the authors of anon. & pseud, publications. 
 
 Sensible & helpful but not systematic or extensive enough for independent use. W: C. L. 
 
 1881 Firenze — Biblioteca nazionale centrale. Istruzione per la compilazione e la copia 
 
 del catalogo alfabetico [by Giuseppe Fumagalli.] (see its Regolamento per il 
 servizio. 1881. p. 23-28.) 
 Not on the market. 
 1881 Library assoc. of the United Kingdom. Cataloguing rules, (see Transactions. 
 i88i.p. 83-84.) 
 
 (see Monthly notes. 1881. 2:81-84.) 
 
 (see Library journal. 1S81. 6:315-316.) 
 
 [As revised at Liverpool, 1S83.] (see Library chronicle. 1885. 2: 
 
 25-28.) 
 
 Regies pour la redaction des catalogues, (see Bibliotheque de I'ecole des 
 
 chartes. 1881. 42 : 601-605.) 
 
 Katalogisierungs-regeln. (see Neuer anzeiger fiir bibliographic & bibliothek- 
 
 wissenschaft. 1885. 46:166-172.) 
 
 Preliminary reports of the L.A.U.K. committee, also discussion, changes, &c. Lib. assoc. of the 
 U. K. Transactions. 1879. p. 8-10; 1880. p. 5-8, 135-136, 174-178; L. j. 4: 416-17, 5: 271-73. 
 Notes on L.A.U.K. rules by a German librarian, L. j. 1884.9:190-191. 
 
 In L.A.U.K. Trans. 18S1, in Neuer anzeiger & in Library chronicle, 1S85, 48 rules are given ; in 
 Monthly notes, L. j. and in the French translation, 49 rules. Rule no. 19 of the former is separated 
 into 19 & 20 in the latter. 
 
iS82 Bodleian library. Compendious cataloguing-rules for the author catalogue. 
 
 Broadside. 35.SX55<='" n. p. 1882. 
 
 (see Monthly notes. 1883. 4:5-9, 31-33.) 
 
 (see Library journal. 1883. 8:298-301.) New edition, 1885. 
 
 1882 Cousin, Jules. Catalogue alphabetique-methodique. (see his De I'organisaation 
 & de I'adniinistration des bibliothcques. 1882. p. 37-97.) 
 
 1882 Milchsack, Gustav. \Vie soil man inkuna])eln verzeichnen .■* (see Neuer anzeiger 
 
 fUr bibliographie und bibliothekswissenschaft. 1882. p. 15-25 & 49-53.) 
 Suggests rules to be followed, & gives about 20 titles as examples. G. W. H. 
 
 1883 Amer. library assoc. Condensed rules for an author & title catalog, (see Library 
 
 journal. 1S83. 8:251-254. 263-264.) 
 
 Same printed separately. 
 
 L. j. 1S7S. 3:12-20 gives report of the committee on uniform title entries, containing condensed rules 
 witli tlic committee's reasons & the sub-report on sizes. 
 
 1883 Bodleian library, see 1882. 
 
 1883 Grassauer, Fcr. Beschreibung des bibliotheksbestandes. (see his Handbuch fiir 
 
 (isterreichische universitats und studien-bibliotheken. 1883. p. 86-124.) 
 
 C.italog rules for tlie Austrian state libraries. W: C. L. 
 
 1883 Rettig, G; Katalog. (see his Leitfaden der bibliothekverwaltung, hauptsachlich 
 fiir jugend-und volks-bibliotheken. 1883. p. 21-37.) 
 Very elementary & based mainly on Petzholdt's Katechismus. G. W. H. 
 
 1883 Robert, Ulysse. Instruction pour proceder a la confection du catalogue de chacune 
 
 des bibliothcques sur lesquelles les directoires ont dii ou doivent incessamment 
 apposer les scelles. (see his Recueil de lois decrets... circulaires... concernant les 
 bibliothcques publiques... universitaires, &c... 1883. p. 11-19.) 
 
 1884 Blackburn, C: F. Hints on catalogue titles, & on index entries, with a rough 
 
 vocabulary of terms and abbreviations... io-|-[i]-f-i8i p. Q, L. 1884. 
 
 Reviewed in Library chronicle. 1884. 1:78. 
 " " Bibliographer. 1884.6:18. 
 A ,s;ossipy, entertaining book, well worth reading, but not to be implicitly trusted. A. N. B. 
 
 1884 Laschitzer, Simon. Wie soil 'man kupferstich-& holzschnittkataloge verfassen ? 
 (see Mittheilungen des Instituts fiir osterreichische geschichtsforschung. 18S4. 4 : 
 565-617.) 
 
 1884 Note sur la redaction des catalogues de manuscrits. 20 p. O. P. 1884. 
 
 4 p. of text & 50 sample titles, published by a government commission ; see Centralblatt fiir 
 bibliothekswesen. 1887. 4: 447. 
 
 1884 Perkins, F: Beecher. San Francisco cataloguing for public libraries ; a manual of the 
 
 system used in the San Francisco free public library. 53 p. O. San 
 
 Fran. 1S84. 
 
 He published a modification of Jewett's rules in Amer. publisher, iS6g. jSIr Perkins was many 
 years in the Boston Pub. Lib. & is one of the most experienced library and literary workers. These 
 rules with the accompanying " rational classification " are very suggestive & one of the first 
 publications to be read by every student of cataloging. The Library Bureau now supplies tlie two 
 volumes for $1.00. M. I). 
 
 1885 Christiania (Norway) — Universitet. Regler for katalogisering af Norsk literatur. 
 
 (see its Year-book. 1884. p. 8-ic.) 
 
 1885 Keysser, Adolf. Uberdie einrichtung deralphabetischen hauptkataloge offentlicher 
 bibliotheken. (see Centralblatt fiir bibliothekswesen. 1S85. 2 : 1-19.) 
 Criticised by Mecklenburg, p. 91-96. One of his points defended against M. by Grienberger, p. 
 327-328. Supplemented by Steiff, see 1885. 
 
 1885 Library assoc. of the United Kingdom, see 1881. 
 
 1885 Mecklenburg, IL B. Uber alphabetishe anordnung. (see Centralblatt fiir biblio- 
 thekswesen. 1885.2:345-382.) 
 P. 345-34'' urge importance of catalog rules & give a brief bibliography. 
 
 1885 Meier, Gabriel. Wie sollen handschriftenkataloge beschaffen sein .' (see Central 
 blatt fiir bibliothekswesen. 1SS5. 2: 463-471.) 
 
 1885 Ottino. Giuseppe. La biblioteca e il catalogo. (see his Manuale di bibligrafia. 
 1885. p. 83-146.) 
 Brief rules for cataloging. W: C. L. 
 
 44 
 
1885 Steiff, K; Uber die einrichtung der alphabetischen haupt-kataloge offentlicher 
 
 bibliotheken. (see Centralblatt fur bibliothekswesen. 1885. 2: 173-181.) 
 Supplementary to Keysser's rules. 
 
 1886 Condensed rules for a card catalog, (see Library notes. 1886. 1:111-131.) 
 
 A. L. A. rules enlarged, sli<;htly altered, & illustrated by 36 fac simile sample cards. 
 See also iSSS and 1889. Dewey, Melvil. 
 
 1886 Delisle, Leopold. Listructions pour la redaction d'un inventaire des incunables con- 
 serves dans les bibliotheques publiques de France, (see Bulletin des bibliotheques 
 & des archives. 1886. 3: 2-40.) 
 
 39 p. O. Lille 1886. 
 
 116 specimen titles are appended. The general catalog of incunabula in French libraries for publica- 
 tion by the government is now being made by these rules. 
 
 1886 Dziatzko, C; Instruction fUr die ordnung der titel im alphabetischen zettelkatalog 
 
 der Konigl. & universitats-bibliothek zu Breslau. 11 + 74 p. O. Ber. 
 
 1886. 
 
 Regole per il catalogo alfabetico a schede della reale biblioteca universitaria di 
 
 Breslavia. Prima versione dal tedesco, con aggiunte & correzioni dell' 
 
 autore, a cura di Angelo Bruschi. 7+iiip. O. Fir. 1887. 
 
 (Biblioteca di bibliographia & paleografia.) 
 
 Reviewed in Centralblatt fiir bibliothekswesen. 1SS6. 3:289-295. 
 Noted in L. j. 1886. 11:172 & 192. 
 
 1886 Kohler, C; Sylvio. Die autorschaft & katalogisierung der akademischen disserta- 
 
 tionen. (see Neuer anzeiger fiir bibliographic & bibliothek-wissenschaft. i8S6. 
 47: 225-250.) 
 
 Criticized by Roquette in Centralblatt, 18S7. 4: 335-342. For Kohler's reply & Roquette's answer, 
 see p. 466-469. 
 
 1887 Dziatzko, see 1886. 
 
 1887 Fumagalli, Giuseppe. Cataloghi di biblioteche & indici bibliografici. 
 
 19-I-199P. O. Fir. 1S87. (Biblioteca di bibliografia & paleografia.) 
 
 Reviewed in L. j. 12 : 547-48. 
 
 Obtained prize offered by Italian minister of instruction for most rational rules for the preparation of 
 
 catalogs & indexes. 
 
 Its voluminous rules for carding follow Cutter closely. It treats briefly of alphabetical, classed & 
 
 dictionary catalogs. Goes largely into history & general principles. Its bibliographies are full & 
 
 valuable. D: C. G. 
 
 1887 Roquette, A. Zur frage der autorschaft iilterer dissertationen. (see Centralblatt 
 
 fiir bibliothekswesen. 1887. 4 : 335-342.) 
 
 Criticism of Kohler's article in Neuer anzeiger, 1886, 47: 225-250. For Kohler's reply & Roquette's 
 answer, see Centralblatt. 1887. 4 : 466-469. 
 
 1888 Jewett, C: Coffin. Della compilazione dei cataloghi per biblioteche 8: del modo di 
 
 pubblicarli per mezzo di titoli separati stereotipati, regole <S: esempi. Prima 
 
 versione dall' inglese a cura del G. Biagi... 9+120 p. O. Fir. 1888. 
 
 (Biblioteca di bibliografia &. paleografia.) 
 
 1888 Dewey, Melvil. Rules for author & classed catalogs as used in Columbia College 
 
 Library with 52 fac-similes of sample cards ; with bibliography of catalog rules, 
 
 by M.. S. Cutler. 48 p. O. B. 1S88. 
 
 These are the A. L. A. Rules, as applied and enlarged in the Library School. They were in dailv 
 use by a large force of catalogers, and under revision for three years; we then printed and used two 
 years, as a text book in the School. They are now brought out with many additions, illustrations, 
 and clearer statement of points that caused difificulty to learners. It is intended to make these rules 
 the best possible, and wherever improvement in statement or illustration is suggested or discovered, 
 it will be incorporated in the next edition. 
 
 1889 ...Library school card catalog rules ; with 52 fac-similes of sample cards for 
 
 author and classed catalogs, with bibliography of catalog rules by M.. S. Cutler; 
 
 2d ed... with marginal alternative rules. 48 p. O. B. 1S89. 
 
 This edition differs from that of 18S8 in containing marginal explanations, amplifications and varia- 
 tions from the previo.us rules, for which there is good authority. 
 
 In preparation : — Cutter, C: A. Rules for a printed dictionary catalog. New 
 
 edition. See 1876 Cutter, C: A. 
 
 In preparation: — Cutter, C: A. Regole per un catalogo a dizionario. Trans, by 
 
 Guido Biagi. 
 
 The Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston, has become American publishers for this and all the 
 
 Italian series now appearing as the BibUoteca di bibliografia and paleografia. 
 
 45 
 
A 
 
 INDEX 
 
 Figures followed by letters refer to rules; S. C to sample cards. 
 
 Abbreviations, 2I), k, 40, 7c, 90! ; see S. C & p. 
 
 35-40. 
 Acadeinical thesis, ij. 
 Academies, is. 
 Accent, 3h ; S. C. 10 & 11. 
 Accession book, od, 4k ; see p. 38'. 
 Added edition, 9a; S. C. 32 & 33. 
 Added entry, eg, id, e, f, g, i, k, 1, m, n, t, u, 
 
 X, z, 2i, 3f, 4p, 5p, 8d; S. C. 8, 9, 11, 12, 
 
 14, 17, 22, 24, 25, 30, 33, 37, 40, 41, 43, 44 
 
 &46. 
 Additions to title, 3e, 4n ; S. C. 31, 32 & 46. 
 Adjectives, 4c, 5c, j, 9b; S. C. 3, 26, 34, 36 
 
 iS: 50. 
 Adverbs, 9b. 
 
 Advertisements, Paging of, 4d. 
 Affixes, How capitalized, 5e. 
 Almanacs, it. 
 Alphabeting, 2] ; S. C. 5, Rule 3I j S. C. 24, 
 
 Rule 6, 7k, m. 
 Alternative title, 5a ; S. C. 10, 11, 48 & 49. 
 Alumni proceedings, in. 
 Amer. lib. assoc. Catalog rules, p. 3 ; Rule 
 
 38- 
 Analyticals, oh, ib, x, 4r, 71, 8; S. C. 24, 25; 
 
 27. 37, 43 & Si- 
 Annotations, 4u. 
 Anonymous books, of, id, f, h, w, 2e, g, 3k , 
 
 S. C. 15, 16, 17, 18 & 19. 
 Apocrypha, ih. 
 Appendix, 3!. 
 
 Arrangement of cards, 6, 7k, m, 8d, h. 
 Article, Use of the, if, s, 3a, 1, 5a ; S. C. 24. 
 Atlases, 4] ; S. C. 38, 39 & 40. 
 Author & title cards, 1-6, 8 & 9 ; S. C. 2-5, 
 
 7-25, 29-37, 39-41, 44, 46 & 52, 
 Author cards, No reference numbers, 7g. 
 Author cards omitted, ih. 
 Author cards. Size of, p. 3^, Rule 7b. 
 Autobiography, i\v, 2b; S. C. 41. 
 " Best book " cards, 8e, h ; S. C. 45. 
 " licst lives " cards, Sf, h ; S. C. 42. 
 Bible, ih, 411, 5a. 
 
 Bibliography, 8a, d, e, h ; S. C. 45 & 46. 
 Bigelow's Punctuation, 3d. 
 Binding, see p. 40'. 
 Biographical analyticals, ly, 71, Sb, d ; S. C. 
 
 27. 
 Biography, om, iw, y. 5n, 7f, 8b, d, f, h; S. C. 
 
 26. 27, 3S-42. 
 
 151 ue cards, 8a, d, e, h ; S. C. 45 & 46. 
 
 Bodleian library, Catalog rules, p. 3'. 
 
 Book numbers, oq, iv, 7g, k, 9d ; see S. C. 
 
 Brackets, if, 2e, g, 3e, g, 4d, n ; see S. C. 
 
 Broadsides, 4a. 
 
 Call numbers, 7g, 9d; see S. C. 
 
 Capitals, p. 3'; Rule 3h, 4b, q, 5 ; see S. C. 
 
 Cards revised, 00. 
 
 Cards written, on. 
 
 Catalogs, im. 
 
 Centimeter, .Space of, if, 5n, o; see S. C. 
 
 Centimeters, .Size by, 4a. 
 
 Change cf name, ir, u; S. C. 23. 
 
 Check marks, o & p. 32. 
 
 Cities, ic, 2f. 
 
 Civil cases, il. 
 
 Class numbers, op, iv, 7g, k, m; see S. C 
 
 Collections, ib, 6c. 
 
 College societies, in. 
 
 Colleges, in, s. 
 
 Colleges, Special numbers for, 7k. 
 
 Colon abbreviations, 2b; see S. C. & p. 35- 
 
 36'-5. 
 Colored cards, 8 ; S. C. 40-46. 
 Columns, 4d. 
 
 Commentaries, ig; S. C. 6-8. 
 Commentator, og, iz; S. C. 8. 
 Compiler, im. 
 Compound names, 2d. 
 Contents, iv, 4q, t ; S. C. 52. 
 Continuations, 4f. 
 Continuous paging, 4d. 
 Copyright, 4a, m; S. C. 3, 4, 48 & 52. 
 Cost of book, ob. 
 Countries, ic, 2f. 
 Criminal cases, il. 
 
 Criticism ca;ds, 8c, d, g, h ; S. C. 43 & 44. 
 Cross reference cards, 7d, g, h, i, j. 
 Crown cases, il. 
 
 Cutter abbreviations, p. 35-36'"^ 
 Cutter's Rules, p. 3^; Rule if, 3d, 6f. 
 Cyclopaedias, it. 
 Dashes, 9a; S. C. 32 & 33. 
 Date of carding, on. 
 Date of publication, p. 3'; Rule ix, 4a, m, 
 
 p, r, s ; see S. C. 
 Dates of birth & death, iw, 2a, e, 5!, n; 
 
 S. C. 26, 27, 38, 40& 41. 
 Days of the week, 5k; see p. 39*. 
 Debates, ik. 
 
 46 
 
Index 
 
 Decisions, il. 
 
 Dewey, Melvil, Library abbreviations, 40 ; 
 
 see p. 35-40. 
 Diaries, iw. 
 
 Dictionary catalog, p. 3^ 
 Directories, it. 
 
 Dots, cd, e, g, h, o, 3a, b ; see S. C. 
 Duplicates, oa. 
 
 Ecclesiastical dignitaries, ip, z. 
 Edition, p. 3* ; Rule 4a, c, 9a ; S. C. i, 2, 
 
 3, 16, 26, 32, 33, 34 & 48. 
 Editor, Added entry under, eg, ig, i, t, v, 
 
 y, z, 8d; S. C. 8,9, 30, 31 & 33. 
 Editor, Main entry under, oe, lb, h; S. C. 4. 
 Editor of collections, ib. 
 English language, 2c, d, 5J. • 
 Engraved title-pages, 4h. 
 Epithets, 5c, g, h. 
 Exact work, 3a, i, 4d, h, i. 
 Extension cards, 9d; S. C. 30 & 52. 
 Fac-similes, 4a; S. C. 3. 
 Family name, 10, z; S. C. 36. 
 Figures, p. 3^ ; Rule 9b ; see p. 39'. 
 First name, iq, 2b, i, k, 3a, 5c, 7c* see S. C. 
 First word of names of societies, is. 
 First word of sentence, 5a. 
 First word of title, if, h. 
 Fold symbol, see p. 40'"^ 
 Folios, 4d. 
 Fore name, iq, 2b, i, k, 3a, 5c, 6a, 7c; see S. 
 
 C. & p. 35-36'-^ 
 Fraternities, in. 
 French language, 2c, 3h, 5J, m. 
 Frequency of publication, 3] ; S. C. 28 & 29. 
 Friars, iq. 
 
 Full imprint, 4p, r, 9a; see S. C. 
 Full name, ik, w, 2a, b, i, k, 7c; see S. C. 
 Fullness of title, 3a. 
 Galleries, is. 
 Genealogy, 7I ; S. C. 26. 
 General reference, 7h ; S. C. 48 & 49. 
 German nouns, 5m ; S. C. 24. 
 Gilding, os. 
 
 Government departments, 2] ; S. C. 5. 
 Government publications, if. 
 Greek authors, 2a; S. C. 32 & 33. 
 Greek titles, 3g, h. . 
 
 Green cards, 8b, d, f, h ; S. C. 40, 41 & 42. 
 Heading, 2, 3a, f, 5n, 9a, d ; see S. C. & p. 
 
 36=-^ 
 Historical societies, is. 
 Holidays, 5k. 
 
 I & j. Interchange of, 3c; S. C. 6 & 7. 
 Illustrated title-pages, 4h. 
 Illustrations, 4a, i; S. C. 3, 4, 16, 21 & 31. 
 Illustrators, iz. 
 
 Imperfections, 4q ; S. C. 13, 28, 29 & 32. 
 Imprint, p. 3'; Rule lu, 4a-p, r, 50, 7a, 
 
 9a ; see S. C. esp. S. C. 3 & p. 36' & 37'A 
 Incomplete set, 4f, g ; S. C. 4. 
 Indention, 3k, 4q, t, 7d, e, 9d ; see S. C. 
 Independent reference, 7J. 
 Initials of authors, oi, id, z, 2b, 3a; S. C. 18 
 
 & 19. 
 Initials of cataloger and order clerk, oa, n ; 
 
 S. C. 2. 
 Inspection, or ; see p. 40'. 
 Inversion of name, la, 2J ; see S. C. 
 Italian names, 2k. 
 
 J & i. Interchange of, 3c; S. C. 6 & 7. 
 Joint authors, oe, ik, 1, 4p, 8d; S. C. 13 & 14. 
 Joint editors, ik, 5p. 
 Koran, li; S. C. 34. 
 Language colors, see p. 40^ 
 Language of book, 2c, d, 3g, h, 5J, m ; S. C. 
 
 32- 
 Latin form, 2a. 
 Latin language, 2a, 3h, 5J. 
 Leaves, 4d. 
 Letters, iw. 
 Libraries, ic, m, s. 
 Library abbreviations, 2b, 40 ; see S. C. & p, 
 
 35-40. 
 Library assoc. United Kingdom, Catalog 
 
 rules, p. 3'. 
 Library of Congress, Catalog rules, p. 3^-* 
 Literature, Special authors in, 7k. 
 Lives, iw, y; S. C. 26, 27, 38-42. 
 Main entry, oe, f, i, 5p, 7g, j, 8, 9c; S. C. i- 
 
 7, 10, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 26, 28, 29, 31, 
 
 3-. 34, 38, 39. 48, 50 & 52- 
 Maps, 4a, i ; S. C. 3, 4 & 34. 
 Margin, 7d. 
 Marine cases, il. 
 Married women, ir; S. C. 23. 
 Misprints, 3b, 4d. 
 
 Missing volumes, 4e, f ; S. C. 28, 29 & 32. 
 Months, 5k, m ; see p. 39*. 
 Mottos, if, 3a. 
 Name catalog, Sa-d. 
 Noblemen, 10; S. C. 36. 
 Notes, 2a, 4q, s, u, 5; S. C. 6, 7, 13, 16, 28, 
 
 29, 32 & p. 369 & 37'.^ 
 Nouns, 9b, m. 
 Novels, iz; S. C. 48. 
 OflEicial bodies, ic, m, n, s ; S. C. 5. 
 Omission, oj, k, 3a, 4c, 9a, c. 
 Order checks, oa, b, c, d. 
 Order of imprint, 4a; S. C. 3. 
 Oriental writers, Iq. 
 Pages, 4a, d, r; see S. C. 
 Pamphlets, 4k, 7J. 
 
 47 
 
Index 
 
 Parenthesis, ol, 4r, s; S. C. 24, 25, 27, 31, 
 
 37, 43. 51 & 52- 
 I'artial collections, 6c, 8d. 
 Partial title, it, z; S. C. 12. 
 Pencil entry, i f , 4e, f ; S. C. 4, 5, 28, 29, 30 & 32. 
 Periodicals, oe, if, t, u, z, 3], k, 4a, f, s, ye ; 
 
 S. C. 28 & 29. 
 Persons, Names of, 5I), c, j, 6f. 
 Philosophy, Special authors in, "k. 
 I'hotographs, 4a ; S. C. 3. 
 Pin hole, oc. 
 
 Place, Capitalization, 5f, g, j. 
 Place, Entry under, is. 
 Place, Name of. Arrangement, 6f. 
 Place of publication, p. 3' ; Rule 4a, I, n, 
 
 50; see S. C. & p. 38'-^ 
 Plates, 4a, i, j ; S. C. 3, 4, 21, 34, 50 & 52. 
 Plays, iz; S. C. 37. 
 Pleas, li. 
 
 Popes, p. 3'; Rule ip, q, 5I, 9b. 
 Portraits, 4a, i; S. C. 3, 26 & 52. 
 Prefixes, 2c, 5d, 1, 6b; S. C. 13, 14,35,38, 
 
 39 & 40- 
 Princes, iq. 
 
 Print, 2h ; S. C. 20, 23, ^3 & 37- 
 Proceedings, in, u. 
 Pseudonyms, p. 3' ; Rule oi, le, z ; S. C 
 
 20-23. 
 Public schools, is. 
 Publication, Date of, p. y ; Rule 4a, ni, r ; 
 
 see S. C. 
 Publication, Place of, p. 3' ; Rule 4a, 1, n. 
 
 50; see S. C. & p. 3S'-5. 
 Publisher, eg, it, 4a, n ; S. C. 6 & 7. 
 Punctuation, 3a, d. 
 Rare books, 3a, 4d. 
 Reference cards, author, oi, id, e, n, o, r, s, 
 
 V, z, 2a, d, f, i, 3f, sp ; S. C. 19, 23, 35 & 36. 
 Reference cards, subject, 7d, g, h, i, j ; S. C. 
 
 27, 42, 45, 49 & 51. 
 Repetition of author in title, 3m. 
 Roman alphabet, 3h. 
 
 Rulers, p. 3' ; Rule ip, 9b ; S. C. 26, 38 & 40. 
 Sacred books, li; S. C. 34. 
 Saints, iq, 5I. 
 Sample cards, p. 22-32. 
 Sample title-pages, p. 32. 
 Schools, IS. 
 Series, ol, if, v, 4a, s, t, 5p, gd ; S. C. 30, 31 
 
 Shelf list, 0(i, gd. 
 
 Ships, il. 
 
 Single works, 6c. 
 
 Size, 4a, j, k, 50 ; see S. C. & p. 36' & 40'A 
 
 Size of cards, p. 3^; Rule 7b. 
 
 .Sobriquet, le. 
 
 Societies, p. 3* ; Rule ic, s, u, 5h. 
 
 Source of book, ob. 
 
 Sovereigns, ip, q, 9b; S. C. 26, 38, 39 & 4a 
 
 Spacing, 5n, o; see S. C. 
 
 " Special topic " cards, 7m, 8h. 
 
 " Special topic " guide, 7m, 8h ; S. C. 47. 
 
 Spelling, 2a, 3a, b. 
 
 Stamping cards, 7d, g, j. 
 
 State, I'^ntry under, is. 
 
 States; see p. 38" & 39'"^ 
 
 Striking titles, iz ; S. C. 10, 11, 12, 37 & 48. 
 
 Subject bibliography cards, 8e, h. 
 
 Subject cards, Rules, esp. nv, y, 2b, 3k, 4q, 
 
 7, 8e-h ; S. C. i, 6, 26, 27, 28, 38, 42, 43, 
 
 45, 47, 48, 49, .50 & 51. 
 Subject cards. Size of, p. 3-; Rule 7b. 
 Subject reference cards, 7d, g, h, i, j ; S. C. 
 
 27, 42, 45, 49 & 51. 
 Surnames, la, p. 
 Tables, 4a; S. C. 3. 
 Talmud, li. 
 Theses, ij. 
 
 Thread, Color of, or; see p. 40'. 
 Title, IX, 3, 4r, 5a, o, 6f, 9a, b; see S. C. esp. 
 
 10, II, 12, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 30. 
 Title, Added entry under, og, id, e, f, t, u, 
 
 z; S. C. II, 12, 17 & 37. 
 Title,. How treated on card. Rules, esp. le, 
 
 3, 4r, 5, esp. a, o, 6f, 7a, 9a, b ; see S. C. & 
 
 p. 37'-' ■ 
 Title, Main entry under, of, ih, t ; S. C. 15, 
 
 28 & 29. 
 Title-page, oe-m, if, z, 3a, h, 4a, h ; S. C. 3. 
 Titles of honor, 10, z, 2e, h, 3a, 5c, d, e, i, 1, 
 
 6b ; S. C. 20, 33, 36, 38, 39 & 40 & p. 38^9 
 
 & 39'/. 
 Towns, 2f. 
 Transactions, lu. 
 Translations, ig. 
 
 Translator, og, ig, h, i, z, 8d; S. C. 9. 
 Transliteration, 3g. 
 Trials, il. 
 
 U & V, Interchange of, 3c ; S. C. 6 & 7. 
 Umlaut, 6e ; S. C. 13 & 14. 
 Underscoring, 5p ; see S. C. 
 Unpaged, 4d. 
 
 V & u. Interchange of, 3c; S. C. 6 & 7. 
 Vcdas, li. 
 Vernacular, 2a, f, 3f ; see S. C. esp. 6, 7, 8 & 
 
 35- 
 Volume numbers, 7g ; S. C. 24, 25 & 27. 
 Volumes, 4a, e, f , s ; S. C. 4; 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 
 
 -4-3-. 37-40 & 52. 
 Yellow cards, 8c, d, g, h ; S. C. 43 & 44. 
 
 48 
 
Library School 
 
 Accession Book Rules 
 
 With sample pages 
 
 BY 
 
 MELVIL DEWEY M. A. 
 
 Director New York State Librar}-; President American Library Association 
 
 BOSTON 
 
 Library Bureau 146 Franklin St. 
 
 2. 
 
A. L. A. Standard Accession-book. 
 
 First of all records to be filled, and by no means last in importance, 
 is the book of accessions, the history of the growth of the library. 
 To this the librarian turns for final reference in doubtful cases. Here 
 is the complete story of each volume, fully told, but in the most com- 
 pact form. It is the official indicator for the whole collection. Each 
 line is a separate pigeonhole, in which, if not exactly the book, all the 
 condenst facts about the book are placed. Thence they are never 
 removed ; they are not stolen, or loaned, or condemned, or withdrawn, 
 or sent to the binder, or lost. The card is never misplaced, the entry 
 does not mysteriously disappear, a new edition never supersedes. Once 
 written, "it is enough," til the paper grows thin with wear and the 
 binding crumbles with age or the ink-lines entirely fade out of ken. 
 He may turn to his book of accessions to learn what, and where, and 
 when, and whence, and Jiozv much, and feel sure of his answer. A 
 well-made accession-book has an element of mathematical exactness 
 unknown to any other catalog. It is the editio princeps. 
 
 Every volume has a line, and the book is thus an indicator for the 
 entire collection. By this complete, unchangeable record the additions 
 for every day, week, month, and year are shown at a glance ; also the 
 total number of volumes which the library has had ; and its present num 
 ber by subtracting the total withdrawn and lost. This book is the most 
 permanent of library records. There is no danger of losing or misplac- 
 ing entries, as sometimes happens in card catalogs, nor of being 
 compelled to rewrite them, as often happens in the shelf list. 
 
 The name catalog should not be applied to the accession-book or to 
 the shelf list, but is restricted to the author, title, and subject catalogs, 
 made primarily for the use of readers, while these are chiefly for official 
 use. Commonly "accession" is used also as an activ verb. Some 
 object to this, and prefer entry-book and "to enter;" or record-book 
 and "to record" or register and "to enter." "To register" confuses 
 with the registration of readers. Additions or addition-book and "to 
 add" is perhaps best, as entry on this record is technically the only way 
 to " add " a book. 
 
 For this essential book many forms have been used, but the best feat- 
 
urcs of all were finally combined in the A. L. A. Model, made by a 
 committee of experts who compared thuroly all the various forms col- 
 lected, made and tested samples, and finally agreed on all the details of 
 materials, ruling, printing, and binding. 
 
 The double page is divided by double lines into three groups. First 
 on the left, after the date of addition, are the three numbers assigned 
 by each library, viz., accession, class or shelf, and book, followed by 
 the volume number. Next come author, title, and imprint entries, 
 which belong alike to every book of the edition regardless of any 
 library. Lastly come the notes of binding, source, cost, changes, loss, 
 rc-binding, sale, etc, this third group like the first pertaining solely to this 
 copy and library : or in brief, the line is filled with the title, preceded 
 by the special library numbers, and followed by the special library notes. 
 
 The desirability of the location number in the accession-book has 
 never been questioned, but the frequent changes in that number as 
 ordinarily used made its use impracticable. The best managed libra- 
 ries now assign permanent numbers to their books, so that they may 
 be called for from the oldest edition of the catalog as readily as from 
 the latest. With such a system it is a great convenience to refer 
 directly to the shelf where the book may be found without consulting 
 intermediate catalogs, also to glance down the column of numbers and 
 see in what proportion the various departments, as indicated by those 
 numbers, are receiving additions. The decision of the A. L. A. Com- 
 mittee was unanimous in favor of these columns, for it is believed that 
 every library will sooner or later adopt a relativ location and so need 
 them. 
 
 The old arrangement had the vohiDie coluvin with the other imprint 
 entries on the second page. Here, the volume immediately precedes 
 the author column, and at the first glance it is apparent what the entry 
 is ; e. g., v. 47, Harper's Magazine, is vastly more convenient than to 
 follow across an entire page to the former place of the volume, with 
 the attendant danger, both in entering and consulting, of getting on 
 the line above or below, and thus making serious blunders. Practical 
 use will convince those doubtful of the utility of the change. A still 
 stronger reason is, that the volume-number is an essential part of the 
 call-number or press-mark by which the book is found, and it is incon- 
 venient to have the first part of this number at the beginning of the 
 long line of entries, and the last part at the other end. 
 
 The colored lines help the eye in passing across the page, following 
 one or two above or below, and thus avoiding the danger of getting off 
 the line in crossing the fold. 
 
It is economy to have a leather or canvas cover for the accession book 
 while it is being filled. The cover is readily transferred to the next 
 volume and lasts for many years, and as the volumes are filled they 
 come out fresh and clean for preservation on the shelves, while without 
 the cover they become very shabby and soiled in the course of neces- 
 sary handling while entering 5,000 or 10,000 volumes. 
 
 It is cheaper to use the book with 10,000 lines for a library that 
 expects to attain that number of volumes within any reasonable time ; 
 and for libraries of over 20,000 it pays to have a wood leger case with 
 partitions making a pocket for each book, to preserve it safely and con 
 veniently. A steel leger clip should also be used, to save needless 
 handling in finding the place for current entries. 
 
 RULES FOR ENTERING. 
 
 In the following rules a choice of two or more ways is given in several 
 cases. Each user should, before making the first entry, read these 
 rules thru carefully and cancel all the forms mentioned, except those 
 to be used, and add neatly in manuscript any added rules that seem 
 desirable, and a " List of special abbreviations used in this book," which 
 will show names of agents, funds, etc., local in character, but occurring 
 so often as to need contraction. 
 
 This done, a glance at the preface will for all time show what the 
 rule was for entering in that volume, and explain any abbreviations not^ 
 on the printed list. 
 
 I. Enter each book immediately after it is collated and agreed with 
 order-book and bill. 
 
 a. The official business record of additions should be kept as strictly 
 up to date as a cash account. If more books com.e in than can be written 
 up at once, and some are wanted in special haste, they may be entered 
 first, but under no circumstances should leave the hbrary til properly 
 added. Once bearing the accession-number, other facts are readily 
 found ; but a book without this guide is easily lost or confused with 
 books from other sources or coming in on other dates. The accession- 
 book corresponds to the invoice-book of a business house. As a pack- 
 age is opened, collate it with order-book and bill, to see that it is what 
 was ordered, that the book is complete and in proper condition, and 
 that the price is right. Check the price on bill, and enter it on order 
 record, thus " agreeing " them. Then, if correct, enter the book at once 
 on the invoice or accession-book. If incorrect or imperfect, do not entet 
 it at all, for this fact decides that it is not to be "added" to the library. 
 
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b. Pictures, statuary, maps, and all articles added to the library should 
 be accessioned and numbered, so as to record the date, source, cost, 
 and any other items of interest. Cards may also wisely be added 
 under the names of artist and subject in the catalogs. It is well to 
 have a special book of additions for these articles, if they are likely 
 to be numerous ; otherwise lOO or more numbers may be saved in a 
 block at the front or back of the accession-book, thus keeping these 
 peculiar articles together. To distinguish them and their numbers 
 from books, prefix A, marking the first work of art A i, and so on, the 
 last number showing the extent of the collection. If wisht, a similar 
 list for scientific specimens can be made under S i, for maps under 
 M I, etc. 
 
 c. Maps, charts, etc., not in book form are stampt in the lower right 
 corner, or near the title of the map. In the size column, length 
 and bredth are given in cm ; e. g., 41 x 52 cm. 
 
 2. Use all the standard library abbreviations in all entries. 
 
 These include dates, authors' forenames, place, size, binding, etc. 
 See Library Abbreviations appended to these rules for full lists. So 
 many facts are given in so little space, that it is important to save 
 room by using abbreviations ; and, as only those familiar with them use 
 ^this book, the objection against their use in public catalogs does not hold 
 good. All obvious contractions may be used in this book, specially in 
 titles; e. g., "geog." for geographical, "hist." for history, "biog.," etc., 
 etc. The compact L. B. dates are best for all library uses. 
 
 3. Give day, month, and yearin the upper left margin of each left-hand 
 page, and the day and month before thefit'st entry of each day. 
 
 The running date at the top is used in turning to find books by dates. 
 It applies to all entries til a new date is prefixt to the accession num- 
 ber. If a whole page or more are received the same day, the date in 
 top margin is enough. Sometimes only a single book is added, but its 
 date must be given as carefully as for the pageful, for dates, like other 
 figures, are almost worthless if not exact. This date shows when the 
 book came into the library ; and, if the accessions were written up daily, 
 it would also be the date of entry. A large number coming at once 
 should be entered under the same date, to show that they came to- 
 gether, even if the entry takes several days. It is less account what 
 day the line is written, than what day the book was received into the 
 library. Some however give the date of entry rather than reception 
 when different, as being easiest. Others note both dates. This shows 
 
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one reason for strict observance of Rule i. If delay is necessary put 
 the date on the cover where it will be covered by the book-plate, unless 
 the order clerk puts, as he ought, the date on the inner margin of the 
 first recto. If books accumulate they should be kept in order of 
 reception ; and, if any are specially wanted before the others, the lines 
 may be counted off so as to accession in proper order. 
 
 4. Give to each volume the next conseciitiv number on the first blank 
 line of the accession-book, and ejtter this number on the lower margin of 
 the first recto, after the title page of each volume received, and never assign 
 the same number to another volume, even if the original be lost, sold, 
 exchanged, or C07idemned, and an exact diiplicate obtained. 
 
 a. An accession-number is given each separate volume, and not to 
 \^orks, or sets, or lots, or series, or collections. Numbering zvorks, 
 in however many volumes they may chance to be, always leads to con- 
 fusion. The last number should show how many volumes the library 
 has received from the beginning. Books are often issued in parts and 
 at intervals, like periodicals. If an effort is made to number books 
 or works, rather than volumes, the first volume received in continuation 
 makes trouble ; e. g., v. 4 comes in to-day and should be numbered 
 1347; but V. I, 2, and 3 are numbered 975. That entry must be 
 found and altered to show that v. 4 is here. When v. 5 comes in, it 
 must be again altered, and so on to the end. Such constant changes 
 and erasures make a slovenly book, and are sure to beget confusion. 
 
 b. To number each lot as it comes, without trying to keep all the vol- 
 umes of a set together, is a little better, as it saves changes ; but, if an 
 accession-book is kept at all, it is best to keep it properly, and let it 
 show what it professes — the additions of each day in the exact order of 
 their reception, without classification in any form. • 
 
 c. In assigning call-numbers or shelfjnarks by which readers call for 
 what they want, books, and not volumes, are numbered. In the acces- 
 sion-book, volumes, not books, bear the number. 
 
 d. The rule gives a separate line to each volume. Some catalogers 
 have put sets of 50 or 60 volumes all on one line. The only gain is a 
 little paper ; for the apparent saving of labor proves no economy in the 
 end. The entries, if the same, are dittoed with labor too trifling for 
 mention. One serves for the whole line, insted of dittoing each word ; 
 and even this is done only once in the life of the book. A single 
 accession-book has 10,000 lines, or pigeon-holes for 10,000 distinct vol- 
 umes. Trial of various plans proves it best to assign one of these 
 pigeon-holes or lines across the book to each volume. 
 
e. The rule assigns a given line to a given volume, and forbids its use 
 for any other than that identical volume. There is no trouble then in 
 recording titles, imprints, cost, source, binding, etc., for the different 
 volumes of a set. If any volume is lost, or re-bound, or requires any 
 note or comment to preserve its history and the record of its present 
 state, the way is perfectly simple. If two or more volumes are put on 
 a single line, confusion is sure to arise sooner or later, while by this 
 rule any fact concerning any volume can be entered and found with the 
 least possible labor. 
 
 f. Some libraries in replacing a lost book give it the same accession- 
 number as the original. This is convenient and best for shelf-numbers, 
 but is all wrong for accesswu-numhers. Lost books often come back after 
 many years, and some day a wearisome effort to agree accounts dis- 
 closes iwo books bearing the same accession-number. A book put in 
 the library to-day in place of one lost five years ago was added to-day^ 
 and not at the time of the first purchase. It is e. g., the 1374th volume 
 added to the library, and is to take the place oi 975, which some one 
 has lost. 
 
 g. Pamflets not previously accessioned, when bound, are entered the 
 same as new books, on the date when they come in from the bindery, 
 
 / which is the time of their reception as books. In the source column 
 the word " Binding," in place of the agent's name, shows that the 
 pamflets had been in the library, but not entered. 
 
 h. In binding together two or more books already accessioned, the 
 number of the first may be retained as the number of the collection, 
 as it is the identical book, and all of it, with additions. In the Remarks 
 
 column opposit each of the other volumes enter "Bound in No. " 
 
 with date. 
 
 i. This number as soon as assigned is stampt on the first recto after 
 the title. When the book is re-bound, the number is preserved for 
 immediate reference or identification after the book comes back from 
 the binder. This is the most convenient place for this number, after 
 the title itself, which it would deface, and the reverse of the title where 
 the ink often shows thru or blots, and where it is harder to get a smooth 
 surface for stamping. Even if given on the book-plate, it is repeated 
 here as the plate is lost in re-binding. 
 
 j. If a numbering machine is used, stamp the accession number on 
 the back of main author and subject card bottoui-side up, so as to be read 
 from the front when lockt in the catalog drawers, or crosswise of the back 
 on the reverse of the upper left corner of the front. This number on the 
 card often saves a double reference, and, the machine being set, it is 
 
no appreciable labor to give the number wherever wanted. On the 
 back it takes no space available for title or notes, and is just as conven- 
 ient, if stampt bottom-side up. When at the accession machine it is 
 not known how many cards will be written, so only the one main 
 author and one main subject card is stampt. This is also an advantage, 
 in that a card not stampt on the back is thus recognized at a glance as 
 an "added entry " or secondary card. The numbering machine, tho 
 costly at first, is a real economy in a library, where it saves its cost in 
 time of clerks and catalogers, beside giving compact printed numbers 
 of the highest legibility. 
 
 k. Numbers when in column are quicker to write and easier to read 
 if only the last two digits are given except for each loth number. For 
 6oc. a looo extra, the book can be had with the numbers all printed in 
 advance. This is much the neatest and in the end the cheapest way. 
 
 1, Numbers cannot be printed in advance if dates of entry or receipt 
 of books are given on a separate line. This is sometimes done because 
 a blank line (with only the date in the center) above and below the list 
 of books received together sets them off distinctly as a group by 
 themselves. This plan, however, besides making the very desirable 
 printed numbers impracticable, breaks up the uniformity of numbers 
 beginning each page, and reference is less ready. By our rule of a 
 line to a number, and dates in the left margin, every page begins 
 with an even 20, and the eye is greatly helpt in quick reference. 
 
 5. Enter tJie class, book and volume juunbers as soon as assigned, in ink 
 if pevmanent, in pencil if liable to alteration. 
 
 a. Some libraries are so numbered, or liable to so frequent changes in 
 their shelf-numbers or press-marks^ that it is best to give only volume- 
 numbers, which remain fixt. Others give the press-marks in pencil, so 
 that they can be readily altered. The columns can be left blank if the 
 system does not admit of their satisfactory use. They are of very 
 great value to libraries that have a shelf-number not liable to frequent 
 changes, i. They refer directly to the shelves and shelf lists without 
 consulting the catalogs ; 2. They make analysis and statistics vastly 
 easier. They are the best check to show that all books paid for 
 really get on the shelves, insted of disappearing by accident or design 
 before getting on the inventory [shelf list] and catalogs. 
 
 b. If the old fixt system is used, alcove, range, and shelf, insted of 
 class, will go in the first column, for which the heading class was 
 chosen, for its brevity and applicability to almost any system. Nearly 
 all libraries agree in using a book-number between this and the volume- 
 
number. Where the alfabetical arranj^cment is followed wholly or in 
 part, these columns will be used for the words or letters and figures 
 which detcrmin the location of the book. These two columns are 
 left blank til the book is cataloged, clast and shelf listed ; for it is 
 impossible to give the numbers accurately, til the shelf list is consulted. 
 Even in the alfabetical systems there is a chance that the identical com- 
 bination has occurred before, and must be differentiated. 
 
 c. In the volume column, two volumes bound in one would be entered 
 I & 2, 3 & 4, etc. One volume bound in two parts would be entered 
 I.', I.-, etc., each part on a separate line'. 
 
 ^ d. Give the number of the volume if more than one. If in only one 
 volume, leave this column blank as i indicates that it is the first of a 
 set of two or more. Make all entries of facts perfectly definit, 
 
 6. Give the aiitJior s name and the title, as fn tJie brief-title finding 
 index. {For detailed rules see Library Notes, v i., p. 1 1 i-i 3 1.) 
 ' a. Space allows only a brief title, and other facts are given with so 
 much fulness that the book is readily identified. If the work is anony- 
 mous, leave the author column blank, to be filled when authorship is 
 discovered. The line separating author and title is faint, so as to be seen 
 only when lookt for to guide in making the titles line accurately one 
 under the other. When author's name or title is very long, this line is 
 simply disregarded, but in most entries there will be a little space 
 between the author and the beginning of the title. 
 
 b. The form of author's name to be used, or the heading which takes 
 its place in the author column for transactions and various other books, 
 mu.st correspond with the entry in the other catalogs ; and, as it must be 
 decided from them, a careless heading should not be written here at the 
 risk of error. With this as with the class number, if in doubt, and the 
 book must be entered at once, leave the author column blank, and fill 
 in after the heading is decided for the other catalogs. A volume of 
 pamflets is entered under the heading used on the main card with a 
 note ; e. g., "& 9 other pam." 
 
 • 7. Give the place, publisher, date, pages, and siae, in accordance zuith 
 rules for full titles, except that more abbreviations may be safely icsed. 
 ^ a. If several places or jniblishers arc printed, give only the first named 
 on the title ; or the most important if the main publisher is given in 
 large type with fine type names preceding. Some omit the publisher, 
 but it should be once recorded somewhere" to help identify each book or 
 find a duplicate if needed. The publisher differentiates two editions of 
 same place and date, and is often used in replacing, tracing, etc. If 
 
 10 
 
omitted from all other records, give it here. Leave space between abbre- 
 viation for place and publisher, so it shall not look like a name and 
 initials ; e. g., L. MacMillan, not L. MacMillan. 
 
 b. If something must be omitted to save labor, perhaps the publisher 
 can be spared easiest, or the pages, if given on the cards. 
 
 c. Give the date of publication in years of the common*, calendar, and 
 in Arabic figures. Never, here or elsewhere, use Roman numbers. 
 
 "^ d. If it differs more than a year from publication date, always give year 
 of copyright with c prefixt. The line headed date is wide enough for 
 six figures, so this important item specifying the real date of publication 
 can be added. 
 
 e. The extent of a book depends on pages and size, so that both should 
 be given. The paging is the most useful item that can be given in so 
 small space ; as it is on the cards it can be filled in with the class and 
 book numbers without looking it up twice. It is one of the most useful 
 items in identifying similar editions. A pamphlet is only a thin book, 
 and is best described by giving paging ; e. g., "37 p. O." All the sizes 
 (binding, paper, and type), as well as fold, in case it should be 
 desirable, can be given by interlining, but except in rare books, the size- 
 letter is sufficient. Give the size by the A. L. A. book-size rule. If it 
 is on the line, call it the larger if it has been trimmed in re-binding; 
 if untrimmed call it the smaller. For books paged in fragments, do 
 not substract, but give the first and last ; e. g., p. 613-1120. 
 
 f. An admirable help in quick and accurate sizing is Cole's Size 
 Card, publisht by the Library Bureau. It gives by diagonal lines the 
 proper prefix nar, sq, or ob, without separate measurement. It is kept 
 inside the cover ; some mark the size lines inside the front cover of the 
 accession-book or paste in a Cole card, tho it is less handy to lay the 
 book accurately on the card than to insert the card under the cover, 
 which serves as an automatic guide to hold it in exact position. 
 
 g. The size of type is rarely given, tho to many an important item in 
 choice of editions for reading. It is a part of size or extent, but is 
 more useful on the catalogs than here. 
 
 8. Give the binding material, indicating half binding by prefixing )A, 
 or better a superior V e. g., "^inor. "If the book has leather corners also, j^, 
 or a superior ^ zvill indicate it. <f If by a famous binder, or otherwise 
 remarkable, note in Remarks. 
 
 9. Under source write the name of the giver, if a gift ; the name of 
 tJie fund if bdt from the income of a special fund ; or the name of the 
 ■firm or library agents, of whom bo't, if from the getieralfund. 
 
 II 
 
Some give the name of the supplying agents in all cases, prefixing 
 the initials of the fund in the second case. The funds of each library 
 are so well known that the initials are ample, so the column for source 
 allows room for both agent and fund. Enter at least the initials of the 
 agent in all cases. 
 
 lo. Under cost give in dollars and cents t/ic actual cost of the book, 
 iticluding exchange on foreign books. 
 
 a. A ruling for pounds, shillings and pence is not needed. So few 
 books among the mass in the library will be so billed, that it is waste 
 of space to devote three whole columns to these headings. Even in 
 these cases convenience requires that cost be given in ordinary denomi- 
 nations, so that a moment tells an inquirer the cost of any book. If 
 the exact amount in foreign money must be kept, interline it in the 
 cost column, or better, to allow footing the cost for statistics, enter it 
 in Remarks, next to cost column. If list price is given, it is useless to 
 repeat the net price also in foreign terms. 
 
 b. If the list price is recorded, put it at the right of the source column, 
 next to the left ruling of the cost column, using fr, m, and s for francs, 
 marks, or shillings, and unmarkt figures for dollars. If, because of 
 rarity or net list price or special terms from auction or second-hand 
 dealers, the price paid is more or less than usual for a book of that list 
 price, prefix "n" (net) to the cost given, to show it is not an error in 
 entry. Some wisely do not stop to look up list prices, but enter them 
 only when already known. 
 
 c. When several volumes are bo't at once, give cost of the series 
 opposit the first entered, followed by a note of the number of vol- 
 umes included ; e. g., v. 4, 5, and 6 of some work come in together, and 
 cost together $13.44. Insted of dividing this up, and entering $4.48 
 against each volume, make the entry against the first {v. 4) in this 
 way: 3 V. $13.44. Or (a more difficult entry to make neatly), con- 
 nect the lines of the different volumes by a bracket, and write the cost 
 against the center. For convenience in identifying what came on 
 each bill, the date and total may be given in Remarks opposit the first 
 entry; e. g., on line 10,431 the remark for a bill covering 30 v. would 
 be "To 10,460 is bill of 19 N. $110.^-." The date of the bill is always 
 earlier than that of reception. 10,460 shows the line of the last entry 
 included in the bill, as does the remark of the next bill, unless it is 
 for a single volume, and so not recorded. It is often handy to check 
 off special bills in this way, and the labor is trifling to thus indicate 
 the extent of large bills. Mark gifts " g " in cost column, and if cost 
 
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is known add it in [ ] ; e. g., g [1.75]. For convenience in footing 
 amount paid out for books and amount of gifts, it is well to enter the 
 cost value assigned to gifts in red ink, as being more distinct than the 
 [ ], and showing more grafically the proportion of gifts to each page. 
 Some even write the entire line in red. Give items of cost carefully, 
 thus making the accession-book for all practical purposes the invoice- 
 book. 
 
 1 1. Mark the cost of each book in inner jnargin of first recto after date 
 of reception, wJien collating with the bill. 
 
 From this place it is copied in the accession-book, and is often found 
 of great convenience in determining value without consulting records 
 or bills. The cost written in the inner corner of some special page 
 agreed on in each library, serves to identify books with labels removed, 
 or covers taken off in binding, or by accident, or by design where theft 
 is intended ; but any reader may wish to know the cost, and it is 
 unwise to use it as a detectiv mark, of which the place cannot be told 
 to all interested. A much safer private mark is a perforation with an 
 awl or pin in a secret place ; e. g., a pin hole thru the center of the 
 fifth o used in the paging. This can hardly be found by accident or 
 removed, if known, so as not to be detected by an expert. 
 
 12. Under RY.UA'R.Y.s indicate any re-binding, sale, loss, exchange, with- 
 drawal as duplicate, binding in with anotJier volume, or any change or 
 disposition. 
 
 The preceding entries tell what the book was when it came into the 
 library. Remarks tell of any changes, and of the final disposition in 
 case the book is no longer in its accustomed place. This rule requires 
 less labor than at first appears, and saves more than it costs. When 
 books come in from the bindery, it is a very brief matter to open to their 
 numbers, and note the new dress, with its cost. Then if the volume 
 be lost and the reader wishes to pay for it, there is a means of knowing 
 whether it was in paper as at first bo't for 25 cents, or in half morocco 
 as re-bound, at an added cost oi $1. The accession-book is the book 
 of final reference for these technical facts, that appear on no other 
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I^ibrary School 
 
 Shelf List Rules 
 
 With sample pages 
 
 BY 
 
 MELVIL DEWEY M. A. 
 
 Director New York State Library; President American Library Association 
 
 BOSTON 
 Library Bureau 146 Franklin St. 
 
Shelf list rules 
 
 These rules have been worked out by long experience in the use of shelf sheets 25 x 20 cm, the size in 
 common use among libraries. Variations necessary for a sheet 10 x 25 cm are specified. A sample page of 
 each size is appended. 
 
 Arrangement of entries. Arrange entries as books are arranged 
 on the shelves — first, by class number, treated decimally; second, by 
 book number, arranged (a) alphabetically by the capital letter (b) 
 numerically by numbers following the capital, treated decimally. 
 
 Number of subjects on page. In beginning a new shelf list, or a 
 new sheet, never enter more than two subjects on a page, (or one 
 subject on a sheet if lo x 25 cm sheets are used), thus allowing for 
 intercalation, but leave no lines between book entries. 
 
 Large subjects. Begin all divisions like no, 220, 370, 450, and 
 such sections as 511, 512, etc., also in Literature, 811.49, 813.49, etc., 
 and any subject on which you are likely to have a large number of books, 
 on a new sheet, and leave the rest of the sheet blank, beginning the 
 next subject on a fresh sheet. 
 7 Periodicals. In case of periodicals and transactions of societies 
 like 052, 305, 906, etc., put not more than ^twe- entri£^ on a page of 
 periodicals still being published. Leave room for accession numbers 
 of volumes to be added, arranging these in three columns, thus : — 
 36723-4 V. 1-2 50002 V. 14 69467 v. 26 
 
 44321 V. 3 6%'^-]6 V. 15 73125 V. 27 
 
 If 10 X 25 cm sheets are used, put one entry on a sheet, and arrange 
 accession numbers in four columns. 
 
 Class number. Write class number in blue ink on upper line after 
 "class," and, if a second subject occurs on the same page, put its class 
 number on outside margin of sheet on the line above entries to which 
 it belongs. 
 
 Book number. Write book number in its column in black ink, and 
 in heavier figures to make it more prominent. 
 
 Accession number. Write accession number in its column in black 
 ink, with -between inclusive figures ; e. g. 3342-7. 
 ^y Size. If a book is over O size, put its size, O, F, etc., in red ink in 
 upper right corner of space belonging to accession number. If size is 
 incorporated in the book number, no other size designation is needed. 
 
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Volumes. Put number of volumes, if more than one, in "vol." 
 
 column in black ink ; if the library contains part of a set, write ; e. g. 
 
 V. I, or, V. 2-6; write also 2 in i ; 6 in 3 ; v. 9', v. 9-. In case of 
 
 annuals where there is no volume number, use the year in volume 
 
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 ^z. cd-oc a.\v.o^^ needed designation. ^ or sta.-Yr\^ 
 
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 V = V Ao aLV)\e. ^y ^^^ index, and mark it with volume number o. If more than one, 
 mark them thus, o', O", ol Add in -fertk column, years or volumes cov- 
 ered"; e. g. Index, 1840-50. 
 
 Several copies. When there is more than one copy of a book, 
 give a separate line to each, indicating the number of the copy in red 
 ink in volume column ; e. g. 49725 cop. i 
 
 49772 cop. 2, unless the accession num- 
 bers are consecutive ; e. g. 33968-69 2 cop. If the work has more 
 than one volume, write number of copy in volume column above volume 
 number. 
 
 Author. Write author's surname in black ink in its column, using 
 no punctuation. Do not give forename except to distinguish from 
 another author of same name in same class number. In case of two 
 joint authors write surname of, each ; if more than two, write surname 
 of first and "& others." 
 
 Title. Write brief title in its column in black ink with no punctua- 
 tion. This title can be shortened from title page, or taken from run- 
 ning title, or from back of book, if the book is known by that title. If 
 the shelf list is to be used chiefly as a stock-taking book, use binder's 
 title. If used mainly as a subject catalog, use any well-known title or 
 a shortening of the title page, taking great care in abbreviating title 
 that it may be at once clear, short, and comprehensive. Add in brief- 
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 Editions. In case of two editions of the same book, add date of 
 each, or number or name of edition, or editor's surname after title. In 
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 line vacant after the continuous alphabet, and add new entries as they 
 come, with no attempt at alphabeting. As often as expedient rewrite 
 the sheet and combine into one alphabet. 
 
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 of rewriting; e. g. 13 Je 83-17 Ap 90. 
 
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 through it, and write in red ink in author column the new class and 
 book number, and enter like a new book in its new place, changing the 
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 number alone is changed, draw red line through it, and write in red ink 
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