and (3) by the number if the volumes in the series bear a consecutive number, as
| International Scientific Series: | |
| v. 74. Stebbing, T. R. R. History of crustacea. | |
| 1898 | 595.3 |
Though allowed for by some of the codes of rules, this latter is a form not to be commended, as it often involves a search through a long list to find a particular book. The only possible advantage it has is that the latest published volumes are to be found at the end of the list, though this would not apply to new and revised editions if they had the old volume numbers. When economy of space is of some moment, as it too often is in the printed catalogues, there being a certain element of doubt as to the utility of these series entries, they can be dispensed with, upon the presumption that a person requiring a book will know either the name of the author or its subject, and the author-entry reveals if it is one of a series. Whatever likelihood there may be of a person wishing to read all the books in the Heroes of the Nations or English Men of Letters Series, it is improbable that anyone will want to read systematically from volume 1 to 74 of the International Scientific Series owing to the variety of subjects. The name of the series should be given in the author-entry even in the brief form of catalogue. A certain amount of discretion has to be exercised in giving lists of series, as many publishers' series, like the Pitt Press Series, Bohn's Libraries, Clarendon Press Series, Everyman's Library, pass unnoticed. If space can be afforded, it serves some little purpose towards indicating the character and scope of books to give the names of such series in the principal entry. There is no place in the classified catalogue for separate lists of series.
The saints and similar personages next claim our attention. The entries will be under their names, and not under "Saint." Examples of the correct form are
| Augustine, St., Bp. of Hippo. | |
| Confessions; with an Eng. transl. by Wm. | |
| Watts, 1631. (Loeb classical lib.) 2 v. | |
| 1912 | 922.1 |
Augustine, St., of Canterbury: | |
| Cutts, E. L. Augustine of Canterbury. 1895 | 922.1 |
Francis, St., of Assisi: | |
| Little, W. J. K. St. Francis of Assisi. 1897 | 922.2 |
| Francis, St., de Sales. | |
| Spiritual letters: a selection, transl. 1880 | 242 |
Francis Xavier, St.: | |
| Venn, H. Missionary life and labours of | |
| Francis Xavier. 1862 | 922.2 |
Only the first and fourth of these are main-entries, and neither of them really needs a subject-entry. The main-entries for the rest are
| Cutts, Edward L. Augustine of Canterbury. | |
| (Leaders of religion.) 1895 | 922.1 |
| Little, W. J. Knox. St. Francis of Assisi: his | |
| times, life, and work. port. 1897 | 922.2 |
| Venn, Henry. The missionary life and labours of | |
| Francis Xavier. 1862 | 922.2 |
The process of canonization does not affect cataloguing so materially that all persons canonized must be entered under their Christian names, indeed, the Francis Xavier at least needs the reference
Xavier, St. Francis. See Francis Xavier.