| Literatures of other languages | 890 |
| * Class here comprehensive works in and/or about Oriental literatures. | |
| * Use .1 - .9 for standard subdivisions as appropriate, but do not extend beyond the first digit. | |
| East Indo-European and Celtic literatures--Class here comprehensive works. | 891 |
| Indo-Iranian (Aryan) literatures | 891.1 |
| Sanskrit--Vedic (Old Indic) and Classical | 891.2 |
| Middle Indic literatures (Secondary Prakrits) | 891.3 |
| Pali | 891.37 |
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 the Base Numbers table, then secondly to subdivide by the Book Number Scheme. The first line of the call number is accomplished using a modified Dewey class number (use only the base class number for the particular literature; do not add genre numbers); the second line consists of an author cutter number; the third line consists of the locally devised UIUC book number:
| Book Number Scheme for Individual Authors | |
| A | Bibliography |
| B | Biography |
| C | Correspondence |
| D | Critical works (Higher criticism) |
| E | Concordance |
| F | Lexicons |
| G | Grammatical works |
| H | Text critical works (Minor and textual) |
| I | Collected works or complete works |
| J | Translations of collected or complete works |
| K | Selections & fragments in the original (include prose of a noted poet & vice versa) |
| L | Selections & fragments in translation |
| O | Individual works, arranged alphabetically |
| Under I-L arrange by editor, or translator, or, failing these, by date. | |
| Under I-L, add a work mark to the call number for a second title, with the same editor. | |
| Under O keep editions of the same work separate by date. | |
Example
| The Syntax and Style of the Ramayana (a criticism of the epic poem the Ramayana by Valmiki) by J. L. Brockington | 891.2 V24 OrYb |
For Works by or about more than one author, add to the base number for the particular literature:
| Collections in more than one form | add -08 |
| Criticism of more than one form | add -09 |
For Works by or about more than one author in Specific forms, add to the base number for the for the particular literature:
| Collections of Poetry | add -081 |
| Criticism and Interpretation of Poetry | add -091 |
| Collections of Drama | add -082 |
| Criticism and Interpretation of Drama | add -092 |
| Collections of Fiction | add -083 |
| Criticism and Interpretation of Fiction | add -093 |
Examples
| Sanskrit Love Poetry translated by Merwin | 891.2081 Sa59:E |
| The Laws and Practice of Sanskrit Drama by S. Shastri | 891.2092 Sh21 |
| Base Numbers | |
| General works on modern Indic literature | 891.4 |
| Sindhi | 891.41 |
| Punjabi | 891.42 |
| Western Hindi literatures (Do not use for individual authors) | 891.43 |
| Hindi | 891.438 |
| Urdu | 891.439 |
| Bengali | 891.44 |
| Assamese, Bihari, Oriya | 891.45 |
| Marathi | 891.46 |
| Gujarati-Rajasthani | 891.47 |
| Sinhalese | 891.48 |
| Other modern Indic literatures (Dard, Eastern Hindi, Pahari, Romany) | 891.49 |
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 the Base Numbers table, then secondly to subdivide by the Book Number Scheme. The first line of the call number is accomplished using a modified Dewey class number (use only the base class number for the particular literature; do not add genre numbers); the second line consists of an author cutter number; the third line consists of the locally devised UIUC book number:
| Book Number Scheme for Individual Authors | |
| A | Bibliography |
| B | Biography |
| C | Correspondence |
| D | Critical works (Higher criticism) |
| E | Concordance |
| F | Lexicons |
| G | Grammatical works |
| H | Text critical works (Minor and textual) |
| I | Collected works or complete works |
| J | Translations of collected or complete works |
| K | Selections & fragments in the original (include prose of a noted poet & vice versa) |
| L | Selections & fragments in translation |
| O | Individual works, arranged alphabetically |
| Under I-L arrange by editor, or translator, or, failing these, by date. | |
| Under I-L, add a work mark to the call number for a second title, with the same editor. | |
| Under O keep editions of the same work separate by date. | |
Examples
| Rabindranath Tagore (biography) by B. Roy | 891.44 T12 BR81 |
| Sasibhusan Dasgupta Commemoration Volume (Bengali) edited by R. K. Dasgupta | 891.44 D262 DD262 |
| Meditations by Rabindranath Tagore (translated into English) | 891.44 T12 Om:E |
For works by or about more than one author, add to the base number for the particular literature:
| Collections in more than one form | add -08 |
| Criticism of more than one form | add -09 |
For works by or about more than one author in Specific forms, add to the base number for the for the particular literature:
| Collections of Poetry | add -081 |
| Criticism and Interpretation of Poetry | add -091 |
| Collections of Drama | add -082 |
| Criticism and Interpretation of Drama | add -092 |
| Collections of Fiction | add -083 |
| Criticism and Interpretation of Fiction | add -093 |
Examples
| Selections From Hindi Literature [compiled by] L. SitaRam |
891.43808 Se7 |
| Modern Hindic Literature (a critical analysis) by I. Madan |
891.43809 M26m |
BUT:
| A Collection of Modern Indic Poetry compiled and translated by Mahanty |
891.4081 C19 |