Cataloging Department
         University Libraries @ The University of Akron

Cuttering for Library of Congress Classification Numbers

Overview

Cutter Table

1. After initial vowel
for the second letter: b d l-m n p r s-t u-y
use #: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
2. After initial letter S:
for the second letter: a ch e h-i m-p t u w-z
use #: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
3. After initial letter Qu:
for the third letter: a e i o r t y  
use #: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
For initial letters Qa-Qt, use 2-29
4. After initial consonants:
for the second letter: a e i o r u y  
use #: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
5. For expansion:
for the second letter: a-d e-h i-l m-o p-s t-v w-z  
use #: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  

Old Cutter Table

First Condition Second Condition Letter with Number Replacements
After the initial letter S for the second letter: a-cg ch-d e-g h-l m-q r-s t u-z
use #: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Examples: Sears → S4 ; Stapleton → S8
After the initial letters Qu for the third letter: a-d e-h i-n o-q r-t u-x y-z  
use #: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
Examples: Quiet → Q5 ; Quadraphonic → Q3
After other initial consonants for the second letter: a-d e-h i-n o-q r-t u-x y-z  
use #: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
Examples: Bates → B3 ; Lofton → L6 ; Wyse → W9
After initial vowels (a,e,i,o,u) for the second letter: a-c d-k l-m n-o p-q r s-t u-z
use #: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Examples: Aleutian → A4 ; Omnivore → O5 ; Yak → Y2
EXPANSION:
For additional numbers		 for the third letter: a-d e-h i-l m n-q r-t u-w x-z
use #: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Examples: Aleutian → A438 ; Lofton → L637 ; Quadraphonic → Q327