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Geographic Subjects and Table G

• Table G information is recorded as part of the call number in $a of the 060 or 096 fields

• When using a geographic subject in a bibliographic record, and the classification number allows for Table G breakdown, a Table G cutter corresponding to the geographic subject should be used (Cf. Using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) in Cataloging: Module 5—Geographicals)

• Example:
  • A work on women’s health in Israel
    • 060 00 $a WA 309 JI9
    • 650 12 $a Women’s Health
    • 651   2 $a Israel

• For numbers that provide both Table G/Not Table G options, if a geographic subject is not used, select the classification number annotated "Not Table G"

• A work that discusses one country primarily, and one or two other countries secondarily, is classified with the appropriate Table G geographic cutter for the predominant country

• AA1 is used for materials that span four or more states or territories, unless there is a number for the region

• A work that discusses more than three countries is classified in the "Not Table G" number, if no one country predominates and a broader jurisdiction is not used

• Examples:
  
  • A work on women’s health in the 21st century
    
    • 060 00 $a WA 309.1
    • 650 12 $a Women’s Health
  • A directory listing physicians primarily in the United States, with some listings for Canada
    
    • 060 00 $a W 22 AA1
    • 650 12 $a Physicians
    • 651   2 $a United States
    • 651   2 $a Canada
    • 655   2 $a Directory
  • A directory listing physicians in the Western Hemisphere
    
    • 060 00 $a W 22.1
    • 650 12 $a Physicians
    • 655   2 $a Directory