TYPE OF MATERIAL

ALTERNATE NUMBER

Belles lettres

General works number under History and criticism in class P, as appropriate for the language, form, and period of the bibliography

Children’s literature

PN 1009, and numbers in specific P subclasses

Dissertations from a single institution

AS11+

Dissertations from many institutions, not limited to a specific topic

None

Government publications, not limited to a specific topic or agency

Appropriate number in subclass J

Government publications on a specific topic or limited to a specific agency

Appropriate topical number

National bibliography with no topical focus, e.g. list of imprints of a specific country

None

Newspapers

PN4700+

Personal bibliography

Number for biographies of the person

Subject bibliography, including topical bibliographies classed in national bibliography numbers

General works number for the topic in classes A-J, L, N-V, Z1-1200

University bibliography, i.e. publications issued by a university, not limited to a specific topic

AS11+