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Zc96 -- Belles-Lettres by Location
(Approved for use November 1, 2000)

Scope

Use for belles-lettres about a specific locality.

Classification

• The second line uses a standard Yale number for states, Canadian provinces, or one of the following regions:

• The third  line is a cutter for the author using C.A. Cutter's three figure author table.
• The fourth line is one-digit, made up cutter number for the title.
• The fifth line is the four-digit imprint date. Add a letter (b-z) designation to distinguish works issued in the same year.
• For translations, the conventional translation letters are used after the cutter number for title.

Example

Norris, Frank. McTeague, a story of San Francisco, 1899.

Pseudonymous works

• Class all works by an author who writes under multiple names in one location.
• Use the existing author cutter if the author has been classed previously in Zc96.
• If the author is new to Zc96, use the basic heading, if one exists, as defined by LCRI 22.2B.
• If there is not a basic heading, use the name as it appears on the item. Class all new material by this author at this location.

Anonymous works

If a work is by an anonymous author create a Cutter number using the first word of the title.

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