** STARTING FY22, THE RARE BOOK SECTION WILL IMPLEMENT USING ACCESSION NUMBERS AS CALL NUMBERS AND WILL NO LONGER CLASSIFY ITEMS. **
SIZE DESIGNATION (used in 852 $c as sub-location) - This is a general guideline for RBS only
Books
| GEN | Up to 28 cm |
| GENHRZ | Up to 28 cm (requiring horizontal shelving) |
F | Folio books measuring more than 28 cm. |
M | Miniature books measuring less no more than 10 cm. [N.B. Also notate box and section number in $m after the call number - boxes are kept in basement.] |
PF | Large portfolios (more than 46 cm). |
| PFHRZ | Large portfolios (requiring horizontal shelving). |
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See Acquisitions and Accessioning wiki on Broadsides and Flat Files for other size information.
N.B. Any item cataloged by RBS should receive the new accession number scheme (that includes older acquisitions being cataloged now for the first time). In addition, do not assign MS call number to broadsides or other ephemera cataloged by RBS.
N.B. Catalogers should not change the sub-location of items that are heading to HD storage; this designation will be changed by the end-processor in end-processing.
HISTORICAL REFERENCE:
Under the previous local classification scheme, certain preliminary lower-case letters were used before the asterisk and the first letter of the first element of the call number when the size of the book being cataloged falls outside the limits of from 6 to 28 centimeters (top to bottom binding measurement).
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