BACLAC - Classification for Canadian Literature - Class PS8000 - Individual Authors

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Individual Authors PS8400-8649

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Individual Authors PS8400-8649

Classification of the author is determined by the first letter of the author’s name and the period of productivity. The Cutter number for the author is determined by the second letter of the name.

First letter of name	Pre-Confederation	1867-1913	1914-1967	1968-2003	2004-
*Anonymous	8400	8450	8500	8550	8600
A	8401	8451	8501	8551	8601
B	8403	8453	8503	8553	8603
C	8405	8455	8505	8555	8605
D	8407	8457	8507	8557	8607
E	8409	8459	8509	8559	8609
F	8411	8461	8511	8561	8611
G	8413	8463	8513	8563	8613
H	8415	8465	8515	8565	8615
I	8417	8467	8517	8567	8617
J	8419	8469	8519	8569	8619
K	8421	8471	8521	8571	8621
L	8423	8473	8523	8573	8623
M-Mab .A1-19 Mac      .A2-.Z	8425	8475	8525	8575	8625
*Mad-Mz	8426	8476	8526	8576	8626
N	8427	8477	8527	8577	8627
O	8429	8479	8529	8579	8629
P	8431	8481	8531	8581	8631
Q	8433	8483	8533	8583	8633
R	8435	8485	8535	8585	8635
S	8437	8487	8537	8587	8637
T	8439	8489	8539	8589	8639
U	8441	8491	8541	8591	8641
V	8443	8493	8543	8593	8643
W	8445	8495	8545	8595	8645
*X	8446	8496	8546	8596	8646
Y	8447	8497	8547	8597	8647
Z	8449	8499	8549	8599	8649

Where odd and even numbers are used for English Canadian and French Canadian literature respectively these numbers will conflict. In these cases the table above can be modified by adding .5 for French.

e.g.

	English	French
Anonyme	8400	8400.5
M-Mab .A1-19	8425	8425.5
Mac .A2-.Z	8425	8425.5
Mad-Mz	8426	8426.5
X	8446	8446.5
Z	8449	8449.5

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