If the call numbers used in the Classics Library for works by Latin and Greek authors look different than the call numbers you may have seen used in other university libraries, it\u2019s because they are<\/em> different. The Classics Library separates works according to to the language they were originally written in\u2014Latin or Greek\u2014and then alphabetizes them by the author\u2019s last name. Thus, each Latin and Greek author has a section of the library devoted solely to his or her works. In each section, copies of the complete works of the author are shelved before copies of individual works by the author. That means, for example, that Platonis Opera<\/em> (the complete works of Plato) will be on shelf before Plato\u2019s Republic.<\/em><\/p>\n Here\u2019s how the Classics Library system of call numbers works:<\/p>\n The call number of an edition of the complete works of an author usually has three lines. The first line of the call number contains the classification number which identifies whether the work is by a Latin or Greek author; 871<\/strong> is used for Latin authors, and 881 <\/strong>is used for Greek authors. The second line of the call number contains the particular number assigned to each author, such as P5 for Plato and O8 for Ovid; the authors are thus arranged alphabetically on the shelves. The third line indicates the date of new or revised editions of the complete works of an author.<\/p>\n Example 1 871 (Classification number for Latin authors)<\/p>\n C7 (Author number for Cicero)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Example 2 871 (Classification number for Latin authors) The classification used for the individual works of an author is much like that used for complete works, with two exceptions. First, each particular individual work is represented by a letter or two called a work mark<\/strong> which goes between the author number and decimal. Secondly, instead of using a date, the initial of the editor\u2019s last name indicates a new or revised edition.<\/p>\n Example of first edition of individual work 881 (Classification number for Greek authors) Example of treatment of individual work 881 (Classification number for Greek authors) Works which have been rendered by a scholar in some way are called treatments<\/strong>; the most common treatments are translation and criticism. Treatments, which are indicated in the second line of a call number, are separated from the author number by a decimal and represented by a capital letter. Following the treatment symbol is the scholar\u2019s mark<\/strong>, the lower-case initial of the last name of the scholar responsible for the treatment.<\/p>\n Here are the treatment symbols:<\/p>\n Translations<\/strong> indicated by first letter(s) of language of translation:<\/p>\n A<\/strong>=Arabic; D<\/strong>=Dutch; DA<\/strong>=Danish; E<\/strong>=English; F<\/strong>=French; G<\/strong>=German; GR<\/strong>=Modern Greek; H<\/strong>=Hebrew; I<\/strong>=Italian; L<\/strong>=Latin; R<\/strong>=Russian; S<\/strong>=Spanish; SW<\/strong>=Swedish<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Bibliography<\/strong> indicated by letter V<\/strong><\/p>\n Biography<\/strong> indicated by letter W<\/strong><\/p>\n Fragments and selections<\/strong> indicated by letter X<\/strong><\/p>\n Criticism or commentary<\/strong> indicated by letter Y<\/strong><\/p>\n Lexicons and concordances<\/strong> indicated by letter Z<\/strong><\/p>\n Example 1<\/em> 881 (Classification number for Greek authors) Example 2<\/em> 871 (Classification number for Latin authors) Classics Library Call Numbers If the call numbers used in the Classics Library for works by Latin and Greek authors look different than the call numbers you may have seen used in other university libraries, it\u2019s because they are different. The Classics Library separates works according to to the language they were originally written in\u2014Latin […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":0,"parent":580,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-663","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/litlang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/litlang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/litlang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/litlang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/litlang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=663"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/litlang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":664,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/litlang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/663\/revisions\/664"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/litlang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/litlang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}COMPLETE WORKS<\/h3>\n
First line of call number: Classification number<\/h4>\n
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Second line of call number: Author number<\/h4>\n
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Third line of call number: Date of edition<\/h4>\n
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\n<\/em>First edition of the complete works of Cicero
\nCitation: Cicero. Opera Omnia<\/em>.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>Revised edition of the complete works of Cicero<\/p>\n
\nC7 (Author number for Cicero)
\n1963 (Date of edition)<\/p><\/blockquote>\nINDIVIDUAL WORKS<\/h3>\n
\nCitation: Plato\u2019s Phaedo<\/em>, edited with introduction and notes by John Burnet<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nP5ph.b
\n(Plato\u2019s author number, work mark for Phaedo<\/em>, b for Burnet.)<\/p>\n
\nCitation: Reeve, C.D.C. Philosopher Kings: the Argument of Plato\u2019s Republic<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nP5r.Yr
\n(Plato\u2019s author number, work mark for Republic<\/em>, Y for commentary, r for Reeve.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\nTREATMENTS<\/h3>\n
\nCitation: Plato. The Dialogues of Plato<\/em>, translated into English with analysis and introductions by Benjamin Jowett<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nP5.Ej
\n(Author number for Plato, E for English translation, j for Jowett, the translator.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nCitation: Concordance of Statius<\/em> by Roy Deferrari<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nS7.Zd
\n(Author number for Statius, Z for concordance, d for Deferrari, the concordance<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"