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DocuSign Envelope ID: 85813D13-C988-407D-B813-593168504340 IX. CALL NUMBER INFORMATION: A. Adult Fiction: • Put call number in 099 with prefix of FIC followed by author's last name and first initial. For books with no author, use first word of the title as the cutter. B. Adult Nonfiction: ■ Put Dewey number in 092. Cut Dewey number at five places after the decimal. • Put call number in 099: Dewey number followed by cutter of up to the first 3 letters of the author's last name. • For books with no author, do not use a cutter — use Dewey number only. • For authors with less than 3 letters in their last name, use up to 3 letters of the first word of their last name. Ex: 101 De La Cervantes, use 101 DE C. Auto repair: • Use the make of the automobile, first 3 letters, as the cutter. D. Biographies: • In OCLC if the first subject heading is for the person and Biog in the fixed field is coded b make the book a biography. • Do not use tag 092. Use only 099 with Dewey of 92 followed by cutter of the last name first initial of the biographee from the 600 field. • Collective biographies: if the biography is about two or more people with the same last name, use the last name, with no initial. If the book is about two or more people with different names, choose the better known or the more important for the subject of the book. If it is about more than 2 people, class it in the Dewy subject area. E. Civil service books: ■ Class in Dewey 351.3. F. Criticism: • For critical appraisal of artists, architects, authors, film makers, musical performers or groups use the name of the person or group as the cutter, first 3 letters. ■ For critical appraisal of a film, television show, opera, ballet, etc. use the title of the work as the cutter, first 3 letters. G. Computer books: • If using a number in DDC 004-006 or 025.04, for a computer program, language, operating system, use the program, etc. from the subject heading as the cutter, first 3 letters. H. Foreign language: a) Adult Fiction: • Put foreign language prefix in 099 with FIC prefix followed by author's last name and first initial: SP FIC NIX S. b) Adult Nonfiction: • Put Dewey number in 092. • Put foreign language prefix and call number in 099: SP Dewey number followed by cutter of the first 3 letters of the author's last name. I. Graphic Novel: • Use first word of title as cutter. J. Large type: • Use prefix LGE FIC followed by last name first initial for adult large type fiction. Cou 1 �31 OC �71 QlEll76rtiries BRODARTCo*Aawy 24 10/17rZ'02030887 Printed Library Materials