Background:

This instruction sheet provides guidelines for assigning class numbers to bibliographies and catalogs of dissertations and theses. For instructions on the assignment of subject headings, see H 1570.

Procedures:

1. Class general bibliographies of dissertations or theses limited neither to a topic nor to an individual university in Z5053+. Do not assign a bracketed alternative number.

2. Class general catalogs of dissertations or theses from an individual university not limited to a topic in Z5055+ and assign a bracketed alternative number in AS11+.

3. Class bibliographies and catalogs of dissertations or theses on a topic with the topic in class Z and assign a bracketed alternative number from the regular classes.

See also:

Special Topics, Categories of Material, Etc.