- By last name of author.
*Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin* would be cataloged under "Franklin, Benjamin".
Biographies:
- By last name of subject of the book.
*Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption* by Laura Hillenbrand is cataloged under "Zamperini, Louis" since it's about Louis Zamperini.
- If the title of the book begins with the subject's name, like in the above example, it will be shelved under the title's first significant word.
*Unbroken* would be shelved under the letter "U".