YALE COLLECTION OF WESTERN AMERICANA
Zc17-19 -- Railroads
(Approved for use 9/20/2000)
Scope |
Classification |
Table of Railroads
Scope
- Class here works about railroads
and their development in the West.
- Works describing the exploration
of possible routes are classed with the place described since their value
lies more in the description of the country rather than in the railroad data
they contain.
- Works published by a railroad
that describe a particular locality are classed with that locality. For
example, works issued by the railroad which promote the sale of its lands
are classed with the locality. Works issued by the railroad which promote
tourism in the locality it serves are classed with that locality.
Classification
The call numbers for railroad materials are created like those in the rest of
the Western Americana collection. The primary difference is the use of
a cutter for the name of the railroad or a geographic area before the last line
of the call number. The one exception are works classed in Zc17.
Zc17 -- General works
- Use for works about railroads
including their construction, regulation, etc. that are too broad to class
either by locality or a specific railroad.
- Land grant material, if general
in content, classes here if limited to legal questions, charges of misuse,
unethical acquisition, etc. Otherwise class by location.
- For monographs the second line
is a three digit date followed by the first two letters of the main entry.
- Beginning in 2000, for books
first published after 1999, use all four digits of the date for the third
line.
- For serials the second line is
a cutter based on main entry.
Example
Whitney, Asa. National railroad connecting the Atlantic and Pacific, [1845].
| Zc17 |
General work about railroads |
| 845wh |
Year of publication of the
first edition followed by first two letters of main entry |
Zc18 -- Railroads by locality
- Use for works about railroads
in a particular geographic area that are not about a single railroad.
- The second line uses a standard
Yale numbers for states,
Canadian provinces,
or the following regions.
| A11 |
Mississippi-Missouri Valley |
| A12 |
Southwest |
| A13 |
Pacific Coast |
| A14 |
Canadian Northwest |
- For monographs the third line
is a three digit date followed by the first two letters of the main entry.
- Beginning in 2000, for books
first published after 1999, use all four digits of the date for the third
line.
- For serials the third line is
a cutter based on the main entry.
Example
Laws of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota, relating to rates for services or railroads,
1874.
| Zc18 |
Work about railroads in a
specific locality |
| A11 |
Work pertains to railroads
in the Mississippi Valley |
| 874La |
Year of publication of the
first edition followed by first two letters of main entry |
Zcl9 -- Individual lines, A-Z
- Use for works by or about a particular
railroad.
- Land grant material, in order
to class here or in Zc17 (if general) must be limited to legal questions,
charges of misuse, unethical acquisition, etc. Otherwise class by location.
- The second line is a cutter from
the table of railroads
followed by the letter from the table below.
| a |
Charters, acts
of incorporation, and works related specifically to them |
| b-g |
Serials. There is no third line in the call number. |
| h |
Miscellaneous
pamphlets that don't fit elsewhere |
| i |
Surveys of route
and other engineering material (See scope
note at top) |
| j |
Timetables.
Always use a collection level record for timetables for each railroad. The piece is marked with the date of the timetable, and a sequential number on the last line. If appropriate, a cataloger may create an individual record. |
| k |
General works,
history, finance, investigations, the railroad's land grants, etc. |
| m |
Guides.
Guides are limited to the railroad itself; descriptions of the country
the railroad passes through are classed with the geographic area |
- The third line is a three digit
date followed by the first two letters of the main entry. Do not use for serials
or timetables.
- Beginning in 2000, for books
first published after 1999, use all four digits of the date for the third
line.
Examples
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company. Map of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and its leased lines, 1881.
Text, map, and timetables on one side, with map on verso.
Collection level record
| Zc19 |
Work about a specific railroad |
| C43j |
Timetable of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad |
Item level record
| Zc19 |
Work about a specific railroad |
| C43j |
Timetable of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad |
| 881 |
Year of publication |
| 1 |
Sequential number |
Crawford, S. J. (Samuel Johnson). Argument before the Commissioner of the General Land Office in the matter of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe land grant, 1883.
| Zc19 |
Work about a specific railroad |
| At3k |
Work about the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad's land grant |
| 883cr |
Year of publication of the first edition followed by first two letters of main entry |
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company. In the desert sun 'round Phoenix this winter, 1937.
"Again this winter, from December 14 to March 5, the Chief will carry a through air-conditioned Phoenix Pullman four times each week"
| Zc19 |
Work about a specific railroad |
| At3m |
Guide fromthe Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe. |
| 937m |
Year of publication of the
first edition followed by first two letters of main entry |
Obsolete Practice
This policy became effective 7 October 2009. Formerly Timetables and Guides were classed together with a "j" on the second line following the date. Items already cataloged will not be reclassed.
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