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TSD / Cataloging and Metadata Management: Fundamentals of the NLM® Classification

Bibliographies and Related Materials

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Biobibliography

  • Biobibliographies are works consisting of biographical information about a person as well as a substantial list of works by the person
  • Biobibliographies are classified like biographies rather than bibliographies, i.e., in WZ 100-150 for persons in medically related fields or in the appropriate LCC number for persons in non-medically related fields (Cf. Module 4—General Principles)

Abstracts and Indexes

  • Follow the same rules for Bibliography
  • Examples:
    • An annotated bibliography on Parkinson disease
      • 060 00 $a ZWL 359
      • 650 12 $a Parkinson Disease
      • 655   2 $a Abstracts
    • An index to health science literature in public health
      • 060 00 $a ZWA 100
      • 650 12 $a Public Health
      • 655   2 $a Index


Last Reviewed: April 16, 2021