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Rare, non-circulating material is referred to as "Blue Star" or POETRY*.
POETRY*/Poetry Blue Star
POETRY* (rare) items are acquired through gift or purchase by the Technical Services Librarian, following established processes (see Acquisitions and Accessioning Manual for Books for procedures).
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 by the Technical Services Librarian, 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 condition and provenance notes, as well as appropriate access points, etc.
There are no size designations, such as F or PF. The accession number is , and with the accession number written on the verso of the title page (one inch down from top and from fore-edge whenever possible) functioning as the call number; they are not classified.
There are no size designations, such as F or PF.
The default holdings record procedures for POETRY* items record the location 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) 2022P-1.
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The Aeon slip indicates the accession number, as well as disposition (HD) and fund information (following this form : 2021P-1 FUND: 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.
PoetryPOETRY* holdings record
Print Materials
POETRY* items are catalogued by the Technical Services Librarian to rare book standards, with full condition and provenance notes, as well as appropriate access points, etc.
For print material, add this collection note to the Bib record:
830 _0 |a Woodberry Poetry Room Blue Star collection of books and manuscripts. |5poe Waiting for clarification as of 2021-06-25
Reference Materials
The Woodberry Poetry Room contains a limited number of reference volumes. These are for use in the Poetry Room and do not circulate.
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"Poetry Ref." is written above the accession number on the verso of the title page. The item circulation status is 02 for "In library use."
Non-Book Materials
Non-book materials follow the same cataloging and classification protocols as print materials, but have different notes, form/genre headings, collection headings, and item policies.
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Fully catalog the material; add the appropriate collection note, as well as appropriate form/genre headings.
For print non-book material, please add this collection note to the Bib record:
830 710 2_ 0 |a Woodberry Poetry Room Blue Star collection of books and manuscripts. |5poe Waiting for clarification as of 2021-06-25(Harvard College Library). |t Collections, |e repository. |5 poe
For sound recordings, add:
650 _0 |a Oral interpretation of poetry. This was previously coded as 655 _0
710 2_ |a Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard College Library). |t Collections, |e repository. |5 poe
830 _0 |a Woodberry Poetry Room digital collection of poetry readings.
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655 7 Poems ǂy 20th century. ǂ2 rbgenr Indicate correct century, as appropriate.
655 7 Poetry readings (Sound recordings) ǂ2 lcgft
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