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W2 and WX 2 Cuttering for the NLM Historical Collection

• W2 and WX 2 materials shelved in the NLM historical collection receive a double cutter in 060 $b for the city and the name of the institution plus a lower case workmark for the first letter of the title

• The city and institution cutters are taken from the LC cutter tables

WX 2 Example (Historical Collection)

• 110 2_ $a Mount Sinai Hospital of Greater Miami.
• 245 10 $a Annual report.
• Call number breakdown:
  • WX 2   Classification number
  • AF4     Table G number for Florida
  • M5       LC cutter for city of Miami
  • M6       LC cutter for hospital name "Mount"
  • a         Work mark for first title word "annual"
• 060 00 $a WX 2 AF4 $b M5M6a