Translations G 150:

A translation is a rendering from one language into another, or from an older form of a language into a modern form, more or less closely following the original. A translation can be identified in a bibliographic record by the presence of a uniform title with the addition of a language or languages at the end. The Library of Congress uses a Translation Table when Cuttering for a translation. Translations generally follow the original work in alphabetical order by language. Prior to 1983, if there was an indication that the work was a translation either in the statement of responsibility in the body of the entry, or the cataloger indicated that a uniform title was not available, the Translation Table was applied. This practice was discontinued in 1983. The G 150 (Subject Cataloging Manual: Shelflisting ) instruction sheet provides guidelines for the proper Cuttering of translations.