Rules for a Dictionary Catalogue / U. S. Bureau of Education Special Report on Public Libraries—Part II, Third Edition

by Charles A. Cutter

CATALOGUE.

• A. AUTHORS.
  • (a.) PERSONAL.
    • (i.) Under whom as author.
      • Author, [1]. Anonymous, [2]. Joint authors, [3], [4]. Theses, [5]. Pseudonyms, [6]. Illustrators, [7]. Designer, Cartographer, Engraver, [8]. Musical works, [9]. Booksellers and auctioneers, [10], [11]. Commentaries, [12]. Continuations and indexes, [13]. Epitomes, [14]. Revisions, [15]. Excerpts and chrestomathies, [16]. Concordances, [17]. Reporters, translators, and editors, [18]. {16}
    • (ii.) Under what part of the name.
      • Christian name, [19]. Surname, [20]. Title, [21]. Changed names, [22]. Compound names, [23]. Prefixes, [24]. Latin names, [25]. Capes, lakes, etc., [26].
    • (iii.) Under what form of the name.
      • Vernacular, [27]. Several languages, [28]. Masculine and feminine, [29]. Various spellings, [30], [31]. Forenames, [32]. Places, [33]–35. Transliteration, [36]–38.
  • (b.) CORPORATE.
    • General principle, [39]. Places, [40]. Governmental bodies, [41]. Laws, [42]. Calendars, [43]. Works written officially, [44]–46. Articles to be inquired after, [47]. Reports, [48]. Congresses, [49]. Treaties, [50]. Parties, denominations, orders, [51]. Their conventions, conferences, etc., [52]. Ecclesiastical councils, [53]. Reports of committees, [54]. Classes of citizens, [55]. Societies, [56].
• B. SUBSTITUTES.
  • Parts of the author’s name, [57]. Pseudonyms, [58]. Collectors, [59].
• C. REFERENCES, [60], [61].
• D. ECONOMIES, [62]–67.

A. AUTHORS.

1. Make the author-entry under (A) the name of the author whether personal or corporate, or (B) some substitute for it.

In regard to the author-entry it must be remembered that the object is not merely to facilitate the finding of a given book by an author’s name. If this were all, it might have been better to make the entry under the professed name (pseudonym), or under the form of name mentioned in the title (Bulwer in one book, Lytton in another, Bulwer Lytton in a third; Sherlock, Th., in that divine’s earlier works; Bangor, Th. [Sherlock], Bp. of, in later ones; Salisbury, Th. [Sherlock], Bp. of, in the next issues; London, Th. [Sherlock], Bp. of, in his last works; Milnes, R. Monckton, for “Good night and good morning,” and the nine other works published before 1863, and Houghton, Rich. M. M., Baron, for the 1870 edition of “Good night and good morning,” and for other books published since his ennoblement), or under the name of editor or translator when the author’s name is not given, as proposed by Mr. Crestadoro. This might have been best with object A; but we have also object D to provide for—the finding of all the books of a given author—and this can most conveniently be done if they are all collected in one place.

2. Anonymous books are to be entered under the name of the author whenever it is known.

If it is not known with certainty the entry may be made under the person to whom the work is attributed, with an explanatory note and a reference from the first word, or the book may be treated as anonymous and entered under the first word, with a note “Attributed to ——,” and a reference from the supposed author. The degree of doubt will determine which method is best. {17}

(a.) PERSONAL.

(i.) Under whom as author.

3. Enter works written conjointly by several authors under the name of the one first mentioned on the title-page, with references from the others.