BACKGROUND:  A commentary is a work that criticizes or comments on another work.  This instruction provides guidelines for shelflisting commentaries on individual works.  For instructions on the classification of commentaries, see F 570 .

PROCEDURES:

1.  General rule

Follow successive Cuttering practices for subarranging separate works by an individual author (cf. G 65).

Note:  If the main entry of the original work is the name of a corporate body, treat the work as a commentary by assigning to it the same call number assigned to the original work followed by the term Suppl. (cf. G 220).

2.  Criticism/commentary on the first Cutter number

Assign the same call number to the criticism/commentary that was assigned to the original text in the original language, plus the digit 3.  Double Cutter by the main entry.

Example:

Original work:

Q125

 

.C67

Cooper, George E.

1984

History of scientific theories and ... 1984.

 

 

Criticism:

Q125

 

.C673B76

Brown, Robert C.

1986

A critical analysis of history ... 1986.

 

 

1. Cooper, George E. History of scientific theories and ...

3.  Criticism/commentary on the second Cutter

Assign the same call number to the criticism/commentary that was assigned to the original text in the original language, plus the digit 3.  Add a digit or digits to represent the main entry.

Example:

Original work:

QA76

 

.U6C65

Comens, Charles.

1982

Computers in the United States ... 1982.

 

 

Criticism:

QA76

 

.U6C6537

Smith, Frank.

1983

A criticism of computer usage ... 1983.

 

 

1. Comens, Charles. Computers in the United States ...

4.  Criticism of original work not in LC collections

a.  Criticism on first Cutter.  If the original work would appear as part of the first Cutter, assign the Cutter number and add the digit 3.  Double Cutter by main entry.

b.  Criticism on second Cutter.  If the original work would appear as part of the second Cutter, apply the same procedures described in section 3 above.

5.  Criticism/commentary of a criticism/commentary

Cutter for the original criticism.  Add the digit 3 for the second criticism and add a digit for the main entry of the second criticism.

Example:

Original work:

BQ1955

 

.A8

 

1972

[Asanga]

<Asian

Abhisamayalankara ... [1972]

Tib>

 

 

 

Original criticism:

BQ1955

 

.A83T76

Tson-kha-pa Blo-bzan-grags-pa, 1357-1419.

1977

[Legs bsad gser phren]

<Asian

Ses rab kyi pha rol ... [1977]

Tib>

 

 

 

1. Asanga. Abhisamayalankara.

 

 

Criticism of criticism:

BQ1955

Blo-gros-rgya-mtsho.

.A83T7633

Dran ba dan nes pai ... [1982]

1982

 

<Asian

 

Tib>

 

 

 

1. Tson-kha-pa Blo-bzan-grags-pa, 1357-1419. Legs bsad gser phren.

2. Asanga. Abhisamayalankara.

 

 

On SLIC:

Cuttered from .A83T76-763 Tson-kha-pa Blo-bzan-grags-pa, 1357-1419. Legs bsad gser phren.

To return:

General