Preferred Shelflist Order for Individual Authors

Shelflisting

Tables
  Cutter table
  .A6-.A99 table
  .Z5-.Z999 table
  Biography table
  Table XL

Size symbols
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Translation table

Use of small x

Preferred order for individual authors

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Classification / Shelflisting policy

Preferred shelflist order for individual authors

When the works of an individual author are filed in one class (e.g., BX4700) [See note], they are arranged in the order indicated below:

Collected works.		By date.	.L54 1986
Translations. See: Translation Table		By date.	.L5412-5419 1986
Selected works.		By date.	.L542 1986
Translations. See: Translation Table		By date.	.L54212-54219 1986
Separate works.		By title.
	original work	Cutter and date	.L55 1952
	facsimile or photocopy of original work	Cutter and date with a	.L55 1952a or (.L55 1952aa,ab,etc.)
	edition or reprint	Cutter and date	.L55 1967
	facsimile or photocopy of edition	Cutter and date of edition with a	L55 1967a or (.L55 1967aa, ab, etc.)
	translation See: Translation Table	Cutter expanded by 12-19 and date	.L5513 1963 (English translation)
	Selection, abridgement or condensed version	Cutter expanded by 2 and date	.L552 1980
	translation of selection, abridgement or condensed version See: Translation Table	Cutter expanded by 212-219 and date	.L55213 1982 (English translation)
	adaptations	By adapter, A-Z (Used only for works cataloged during ALA era. Adaptations now classed with works of adapter)
	criticism	Cutter expanded by 3 or 3-39 and date	.L553T5 1976 .S6L5537 1976
Biography and criticism		By author, A-Z	.L56B78 1986

Note: It must be emphasized that the above table should be applied only when it does not conflict with any instructions or provisions in the particular schedule. Most often it will be possible to use only a portion of the table.