Detailed instructions concerning the citation order for the particular literatures below hold priority. In general, and unless otherwise stated:

For Works by or about more than one author, add as appropriate to the base number for the particular literature (note that some base numbers must be constructed, see below) the form divisions -01-09 from Dewey 19 (the precursors to the current Standard Subdivisions), but do not extend beyond the first digit (What has been used in the past are the form divisions prior to their expansion in the 17th or 18th edition of Dewey):

For Works by or about more than one author in Specific forms, add to the base number for the for the particular literature:

For Works by or about an individual author, the citation order is to first class together all the works by or about an author using only the base class number (note that some base numbers must be constructed, see below) for the particular literature (do not add genre numbers), followed by a standard book number (i.e., treat book number construction the same as for British and American literatures) to complete the call number.

Base Numbers