PUL Size Symbols
- Sal Hamerman
- Jennifer Baxmeyer
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:Â 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