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Library of Congress Cutter and Translation Table

Library of Congress Cutter and Translation Table

LC Classification Cutters
After initial vowels
  for the second letter: bdl-mnprs-tu-y
  use number: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

After initial letter S
  for the sec ond letter: a ch e h-i m-p t u w-z
  use number: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

After initial letters Qu
  for the second letter: a e i o r t y
  use number: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
  For initial letters Qa-Qt, use: 2-29

After other initial consonants
  for the second letter: a e i o r u y
  use number: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

For expansion
  for the letter: a-d e-h i-l m-o p-s t-v w-z
  use number: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
 For authors or titles starting with Arabic numbers use A 12-19.


Library of Congress Translation Table
.x Original work .L25
.x12 Polyglot (written in several languages).L2512
.x13 English translation .L2513
.x14 French translation .L2514
.x15 German translation .L2515
.x16 Italian translation .L2516
.x17 Russian translation .L2517
.x18 Spanish translation .L2518

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