August 6, 2021

Size Symbols

Items under 16.1 cm. and over 29.1 cm. need a size symbol in the call number. Items over 29.1 cm also need a "$$k Oversize" immediately preceding the $$h in the MFHD 852 field. (Jump to examples of the 852 field)

Add a size symbol to the last element of the call number (excluding the volume designator, if any) in accordance with the following table:

Symbol	Dimension	Centimeters	Size in Collation
q	height or width	29.1 to 39	30 to 39 cm.
f	height or width	39.1 to 49	40 to 49 cm.
e	height or width	49.1 and over	50 cm. or more
s	height	less than 16.1	16 cm. or less
s	width	less than 10.1	10 cm. or less See also: Miniature books

Notes:

Fractions of a centimeter are counted as a full centimeter when recording the size in the collation.
Size "s" books designated for F, SA or a graduate study room: Change location to rcppa RECAP (for F material) or rcppj RECAP Marq. Lib. (for SA and UES material).

If a call number contains a workletter which is identical to one of the size symbols above, convert the workletter to upper case.

Examples of MFHD 852 fields:

852 _0 $$b firestone $cc stacks $$k Oversize $$h JV6003 $$i .L2q
852 _0 $$b lewis $$c stacks $$k Oversize $$h GC291.M3 $$i D76 1980e
852 _0 $$b annex $$c stacks $$k Oversize $$h 4532.6.371f vol.2
852 _0 $$b firestone $$c stacks $$t 2 $$k Oversize $$h HC79.T4 $$i S63q Suppl.
852 _0 $$b rare $$c wa $$k Oversize $$h KFN1811.3 $$i .J53 1977e
852 _0 $$b firestone $cc nec $$h BP83.4 $$i .L543 2004s

Miniature books

For books that are less than 10 centimeters in height, measure the height in millimeters (2.5D1).

Additionally, add an RBMS Printing Term:
655 _7 $$a Miniature books (Printing) $$2 rbpri

Example:
245 14 $$a The selected poems of Longfellow.
300 __ $$a 78 pages ; $$c 80 mm
655 _7 $$a Miniature books (Printing) $$2 rbpri

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