Classification
main
Princeton
artist file
Procedure
Hints
for searching
Numbers by country
Special
decision req.
Annex
locations
ML410-ML429
Dates
in call nos.
Region/country
table
U.S. and Canada cutters
Literary
author nos.
K
class
Order
for ind. authors
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Hints for Searching the Princeton Artist File
- Always look at the Note. The notes contain information
necessary for proper assignment of the number and/or interpretation
of the heading.
- Diacritics are included, where the program could handle them.
The Note will always indicate when diacritics are missing.
Some diacritics were deleted because they affected searching.
For example, Ch'ang was input as Chang so it wouldn't
file before all the Ch's.
Apostrophes were left in names, so they must be included in the
search.
Search O'Hara as O'Hara, not OHara.
- Truncation is implicit, so a search for Picas will find
Picasso.
- If you don't find a heading, try checking Voyager and
reformulating your search, if necessary.
- A quick search in the LC catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov/) for the artist as a subject could result in a number already established by LC.
- Headings alphabetize differently in this system. Porter
family will file before Porter, Anne, and
Porter, Anne Marie will file before Porter, Anne.
- Be careful with family names. Be sure your artist
a) belongs to the family
b) doesn't have his or her own number
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