CUTTERING & YEARS                
 
J. McRee (Mac) Elrod                               24 July 2008

The LC Cutter table is used by SLC.

The following differences are observed: 

Mc and Mac are Cuttered M1 followed by a number representing the capital 
letter after Mc or Mac. 

"A" is Cuttered "2" unless it is the final number, in which case it is 
"3".  (In the LCC table A is 3.) 

The final number is never "1"; "1" is used with LCC Cutters for a 
translation followed by a number for the language, e.g. "14" for French, 
"15" for German.  "2" is appended for an accompanying item or critique; 
otherwise a Cutter should never end in "2". 

Following LCC class numders, the first two numbers are from the 2nd
and 3rd letters of the main entry, (and for SLC) the third number from
the first letter of the title (if 1XX) not an article, or the next
meaningful word (if 245 main entry). In congested areas, a fourth and
rarely a fifth number may be used.

In DDC, the first two numbers are from the 2nd and 3rd letter of the
main entry.  If 1XX, the first letter of the title (not an article) is
added in lower case; use upper case for "L".

Biographies are Cuttered by the biographee.  In DDC, add the first
letter of the author's surname as workmark.  Cutter criticism to stand
with the work being critiqued.  For LCC, add the number "2".  For DDC,
add the workmark "x" and the first letter of the author's surname in
upper case.

Where there are many main entries beginning with the same word in a 
number, e.g., "Canada", use sequential numbers, i.e., 110 1 C24 
(government main entry), 110 2 C25 (organization main entry), 245 C26 
(title main entry). 

For acronyms with spaces, code the first space as "1", e.g. U N U15. 

SLC continues the earlier practice of Cuttering numbers as if spelled
in the language of the text, e.g., "50" in an English text would be
Cuttered "F53".  Some prefer to follow computer filing, e.g., "50"
would be Cuttered "A15" (1 followed by the number being Cuttered),
unless that number has been assigned a different meaning in the
schedule, in which case the first available number would be used,
pushing "Aaron" further down.  (This taking up numbers needed for main
entry Cuttering, as well as being consistent with earlier practice, is
why SLC continues Cuttering as if spelled out.)

Except for open entries (having year as part of holdings), year is
always added*. For loose-leaf services append "+" to the year.  For
law serials classed as REPORTS, STATS, etc. use the jurisdiction
abbreviation (e.g., CAN, ONT, B.C., U.S., CALIF) followed by the
beginning year with "+".

For literary authors where LCC class number represents a certain
letter, and no number has been established for the author, use the
second letter of the surname, two numbers from the 3rd and 4th letters
of the surname, and a third from the first letter of the given name,
plus a second Cutter based on the title.

A memory trick is that usually a vowel is one less if following another 
vowel, e.g., Put P88 but Out O78.  Skip "u" after "Q", e.g., Quit Q58. 

When a letter falls between letters in the tables, use the number of the 
letter before, e.g., Story = S76, Aaron = A27. 

After initial S 
 for the second letter:  A  C  E  H  L  R  U  X 
 use:                    2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 

After initial Qu 
 for the third letter:   A  B  E  I  O  R  U  X 
 use:                    2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 

After consonants 
 for the second letter:  A  B  E  I  O  R  U  Y 
 use:                    2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 

After vowels 
 for the second letter:  B  D  L  N  P  R  S  U 
 use:                    2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 

**The year follows the final Cutter except as noted below, and for 
serials (the year forms part of the call number of individual volumes; 
see below). For monographs add the year from 260$c.  For conference 
proceedings, add the year from 110 or 111 $d.  For sets published over a 
span of years, give the span, e.g., 1956-89 (DLC gives year of v.1). For 
sets still being published and loose-leaf services, add a "+" to 
beginning year, e.g., 2000+ (DLC gives year of v.1 for sets in progress, 
and no year for loose-leaf services).  Some LCC class numbers are 
divided directly by year with no Cutter.  SLC adds a Cutter following 
the year for such numbers (customers assume they are incomplete 
otherwise). 

Substitute "0" for - and and a "z" for decades in 260$c, e.g., 
260$c[199-?]  = 1990z. 

In giving years in holdings statements (they print on labels), show a 
split year with a backward slash, e.g., [1998\99] (a backward slash 
prints as a forward slash in the SLC label printing program, while a 
forward slash starts a new line); show a span of years with a hyphen, 
e.g. [1995-98] (there is a maximum of eight spaces). 

Sometimes in LCC tables you are instructed to Cutter by title A-Z using 
a limited range of numbers, e.g., table N6 instructs one to use Cutters 
A.6-79. 

You pick a number in the same relative position in the range as the 
first letter of the title. 

Thus if you have has a title beginning "I", the Cutter would be .A68. 

A6    A 
A62   B 
A63   C 
A64   D 
A65   E 
A66   F 
A67   G-H 
A68   I 
A69   J-K 
A7    L 
A72   M-N 
A73   O 
A74   P-Q 
A75   R 
A76   S 
A77   T-U 
A78   V-W 
A79   X-Y-Z 

Numbers might vary slightly from the above, depending on what is 
already in the shelf list (as is true for all Cutter tables).  You could 
add a 3rd number for H, K, N. Q, Y, W, and Y-Z. If you had two works 
beginning with the same letter, you would also add a 3rd number. 

Sometimes there is a range of only ten numbers, i.e.,  A4-A49: 

A4    A 
A42   B 
A425  C 
A43   D 
A435  E 
A44   F 
A445  G 
A447  H 
A45   I 
A455  J 
A457  K 
A46   L 
A465  M 
A467  N 
A47   O 
A475  P 
A477  Q 
A48   R 
A485  S 
A49   T 
A493  U 
A494  V 
A495  W 
A496  X 
A497  Y 
A498  Z 

As with any other table, numbers might vary slightly from the above, 
depending on what is already in the shelf list.   One may add a 3rd or 
4th number if there are two works beginning with the same letter.  If a 
low use number, One could use only the first two numbers.
 
For a translation, add "1" to the Cutter of the original, and a number
for the language of the translation, e.g., 3 for English and 4 for
French.

NB: This table is not suggested for libraries outside Canada.  Other 
countries outside the United States with states or provincies might 
find such a table helpful for their own countries' material. 

Canada also has expansions of the LCC tables: FC Canadian history, KF 
Commonwealth law (in order to interfile commonlaw jurisdictions by 
topic), and PS 8000 Canadian literature.  Some Canadian libraries use 
the earlier Moys K, which also interfiles commonlaw jurisdictions.   
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) records have these numbers in MARC 
055 along with LCC numbers.  (SLC changes standard LCC numbers in LAC 
records to 050 4 when contributing to a bibliographic utility, but 
leaves these uniquely Canadian numbers in 055.)  Libraries using LAC 
records need to check that the 055 number is in fact an LCC number. 

CUTTERS FOR CANADIAN PROVINCES 

Cutters before the names of the provinces are to be used when  
cuttering A-Z by country or region.  Cutters following the  
names of the provinces are to be used when cuttering A-Z by  
province. 

C2    Canada             N/A 
C25   Alberta            A4 
      Atlantic Provinces A8 see C39
C26   British Columbia   B7 
C28   Manitoba            M3 
C3    New Brunswick      N4 
C31   Nfld. & Labrador   N5 
      NWT see C39        N6 see C39
C32   Nova Scotia        N7 
      Nunavut            N8 see C39 
C34   Ontario            O6 
C36   P.E.I.             P7 
C37   Saskatchewan       S3 
C38   Quebec             Q4 
C39   Other 
      Western Provinces  W37 see C39
      Yukon              Y8  see C30

This will occasinally require adjusting numbers assigned at LC for 
Canary Islands C23 - Central Europe C36,  to C423 - C436.  (The first 
C4 number in the LC Regions and Countries Table is C45 for Chad.)