Biography LCCS Training Sessions OSU Aug. 2007
Classifying Biographies n General rule: Class biographical works with the topic most closely identified with the biographee(s) n Biographies may be individual or collective n Use special biography numbers if provided (most common in D (History), N (Art/Architecture), and P (Literature))
Classifying Biographies – 2 n CT (General Biography) is only for works on individuals not identified with a specific topic or an individual’s several careers Example: CT 948. K 37 A 3 1990 Tomorrow will be better : a true story of love and one family's triumph over the horrors of World War II / Zdena Kapral. Tucson : Harbinger House, c 1990.
Travel Accounts and Family Biographies n Do not treat travel accounts as biographical or autobiographical unless 50% or more is devoted to personal details of the life of the traveler n Class biographies of the members of one family as individual biography (unless there is a special provision in schedule) Example: TA 140. R 7 S 4 1931 The Roeblings : a century of engineers, bridge-builders and industrialists : the story of three generations of an illustrious family, 1831 -1931, by Hamilton Schuyler. Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)-Biography--Individual, A-Z [TA 140]
Individuals with Multi-faceted Careers n If work emphasizes one career, class with that topic Examples: Albert Schweitzer as musician: ML Leonardo da Vinci as scientist: Q n If work discusses several careers, class with topic most closely associated with biographee Example: Da Vinci: N 6923 (artists)
General Class Numbers vs. Biography Class Numbers Biography captions appear in broad disciplines throughout LCCS: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)-Biography TA 139 -140 Biography Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)-Surveying--Biography TA 532 -533 Biography
General Class Numbers vs. Biography Class Numbers (cont. ) n Narrower topics often do not have a biography number n Classification in general class numbers is different from biography class numbers
Form of Biography Caption Biography Collective Individual, A-Z Use collective biography for works discussing 2+ individuals if a discrete section on each Use individual biography for works on the life of one person, including autobiography
Biography Table n Works in biography numbers are further subarranged according to an individual biography table [Some schedules (D, N, P) provide their own tables]
Biography Table - 2. x. x. A 25 Cutter for the individual Collected works. By date Selected works. Selections. By date Including quotations. x. A 3 Autobiography, diaries, etc. By date. x. A 4 Letters. By date. x. A 5 Speeches, essays, and lectures. By date Including interviews. x. A 6 -Z Biography and criticism Including criticism of selected works, quotations, autobiography, letters, speeches, etc.
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Example 2 QA 29. B 2 A 3 1864 a Passages from the life of a philosopher / Charles Babbage. QA 29. B 2 H 91 1982 Charles Babbage, pioneer of the computer / Anthony Hyman.
Example 3 QA 29. R 3 A 4 1995 Ramanujan : letters and commentary / Bruce C. Berndt and Robert A. Rankin. 1995. Ramanujan Aiyangar, Srinivasa, 1887 -1920 -- Correspondence.
General Classes Where there is no explicit number for biography… 1. File all works about a person after all works by that person 2. Assign the same 1 st Cutter to all biographies about a person and a 2 nd Cutter for the main entry
General Classes Example 1 TS 245 Powder metallurgy processes and manufactures TS 245. S 65 J 64 2005 John Smith, king of powder metallurgists / Bob Johnson.
General Classes Example 2 TS 886. 5. C 45 Manufactures--Wood technology. Lumber-Wood products. Furniture--Special types of furniture, A-Z--Chairs TS 886. 5. C 45 N 683 2005 A place to sit : a biography of Petr Novak, chair craftsman / Jan Cermak.
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