Corporate Bodies
LCCS Training Sessions
OSU
Aug. 2007
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Definition
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A corporate body is an organization or group
of persons that is identified by a particular
name, and that acts, or may act, as an entity.
(SCM: Shelflisting, G220)
Examples:
associations
government agencies
religious bodies
conferences*
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Corporate Body as Main Entry
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Classify according to the subject
Cutter for the name of the corporate body
For monographs, add imprint date to make
each call number unique
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Add a work letter to the date if there is more than
one publication within the same year
For serials, add a work letter to the last
Cutter
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begin with “a” and in order of receipt
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Corporate Body as Main Entry
(cont.)
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Assign the same Cutter to all publications by
the same corporate body in the same class,
including translations, editions, etc.
For non-jurisdictional corporate names,
ignore subheadings when establishing the
Cutter
For jurisdictional corporate names, base the
Cutter on the main entry and first subheading
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Example: Non-jurisdictional
Corporate Body
TA157 .A6 1949
American Society for Engineering Education. Committee
on Faculty Salaries of the Engineering College.
A survey of teachers' salaries in engineering schools…
TA157 .A6 1965
American Society for Engineering Education. Ethics
Committee.
Ethical problems in engineering
TA157 .A6 1965a
American Society for Engineering Education.
The engineering profession
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Example: Jurisdictional
Corporate Body
HJ4249.N44 1979
New York (State). Division of Equalization and Assessment.
1978 revaluations ... 1979.
HJ4249.N44 1979a
New York (State). Division of Equalization and Assessment.
Full value programs during the ... 1979.
HJ4249.N444 1979
New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Task Force on School
Finance and Real Property Taxation.
The legislative response to the ... 1979.
HJ4249.N45 1979
New York (State). State Board of Equalization and Assessment.
Educational finance and the New ... 1979.
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Example: Serial
TC425.M7 U54a
United States. Missouri River Basin Commission.
Standing Committee for Development of
Priority Listings.
Annual report : basin priority listing ...
TC425.M7 U54b
United States. Missouri River Basin Commission.
Priorities report - Missouri River Basin ...
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Example: Serial and
Monograph
TK4367 .I37 1991
Illuminating Engineering Society of North
America. Photometry of Light Sources
Subcommittee.
IES approved method for electrical…
TK4367 .I37a
Illuminating Engineering Society of North
America.
IES annual report
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Two or More Bodies with
Same Name
Use different Cutter numbers for 2 or more bodies
with the same name but different qualifiers
Example:
LB2335.7 .L68 1982
Loyola University (Chicago)
Faculty tenure … 1982.
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LB2335.7 .L69 1983
Loyola University (New Orleans)
Faculty tenure … 1983.
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Changes in the Heading
When the name of a corporate body changes
significantly, Cutter for the new heading
When the name change is insignificant, use the
same Cutter (e.g., change of a preposition)
Example:
Maryland State Board for Community Colleges
To
Maryland State Board of Community Colleges
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Works about Corporate Bodies
In a class where there are works both by and
about a corporate body, use the same Cutter
number.
 For the work about the body, add a 2nd
Cutter for the main entry.
Example:
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CT275.F68 M4 1929
Merz, Charles, b. 1893.
And then came Ford. [about Ford Motor Co.]
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