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Rare, non-circulating material is referred to as "Blue Star" or "PoetryPOETRY*.
POETRY*/Poetry Blue Star
Poetry Blue Star (rare) items are not accessioned. Accessioning and classification procedures for POETRY* materials changed with the start of the 2022 fiscal and accessioning year. Prior to that, POETRY* (rare) items were not accessioned, and were classified using LC classification.
POETRY* items are now accessioned, with the accession number (using the form 2022P-123) functioning as the call number.
POETRY* items are accessioned and catalogued by the Technical Services Librarian to rare book standards, with full 562 condition and provenance notes, provenance added entriesas well as appropriate access points, etc.
As with all Woodberry Poetry Room materials, POETRY* volumes are classified in LC. There are no size designations, such as F or PF. The LC call accession number is written on the verso of the title page (one inch down from top and from fore-edge whenever possible).
POETRY*
PS
3573
.I4565
T4
2008
Holdings records The default holdings record procedures for POETRY* items follow record the default location of as HD (852 |b HOU |c HDBLU); this displays in the public catalog as: Houghton Library Offsite Storage (Part of the Woodberry Poetry Room) (HD) PS3602.E7635 S66 2018 2022P-1.
Item records for POETRY* indicate the above sublibrary and collection (by being linked), and have the Item policy : Special Collections requestable (91); this displays in the public catalog as available for in: 32044133489872 <tab>Book In-library use .only Available Request to Scan or Visit
The Aeon slip indicates the LC call number, as well as disposition (HD) and fund information (in this case : Aloian Book Fund. POETRY* items receive rare book end-processing, including retention and polysleeving of dust jackets. After end-processing, items are counted and dispatched to Harvard Depository.
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