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The final count of boxes and/or volumes will not be determined until the end-processing is completed. The cataloger will insert a provisional count at the end of the descriptive work. When the end-processing is complete, the manuscript assistant will inform the cataloger of the final “count” and the cataloger will change the Aleph record, and the OASIS finding aid.
NOTE: An item/volume that is over 28 cm. high, is a folio
An item/volume that is over 46 cm. high, is a portfolio
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300 Physical description. (DACS 2.5) Required
This field contains the physical description of the collection, including its extent. Punctuation is conventional in this field and is noted below. Do not abbreviate words. This field displays as ‘Description:’ in the OPAC.
indicators: both blank, undefined.
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This field describes the current arrangement of a collection -- the manner in which the materials of the entire collection have been subdivided into smaller units. This field displays as ‘Description:’ in the OPAC. When describing arrangement this can be a more general selection than in the finding aid if the outline is very long. Series arrangement information should be in the finding aid only unless there is only one series, then arrangement is described in this field.
THE The form of the 351 field should reflect the text as it is listed in theTHE FORM OF THE 351 FIELD SHOULD REFLECT THE TEXT AS IT IS LISTED IN THE frontmatter <arrangement> SECTION OF THE EAD FINDING AID, or a shortened version of same.
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