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300 -- Physical Description
| 300 -- Physical Description (R) |
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- General Information This field contains the physical description of the item and information concerning accompanying material.
- Processing Instructions Accept copy as found unless there is an obvious error that would make copy a questionable match. Checking the last page number to verify a match is required, but verification of preliminary paging is optional. It is not necessary to verify 300|b, but correct if obviously wrong. When copy provides more information than is required, accept copy as found.
- Do NOT add Q or F to call numbers for juvenile items in the Education & Behavioral Sciences Library.
- Do NOT add Q or F to Cat as sep, class together call numbers.
Note: All Arts & Humanities Folios should be assigned PATTEE-W2F Home Location in UP-PAT Library. Item type should be BOOK. Material does circulate.
Loose Plates: When there are separate illustrations partially glued to a page of the item, insert a Preservation Flyer with Paste plates written in the Special Instructions area.
LC CIP
Complete the 300 field in CIP records. Use Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules for 300 as a guide.
Oversized Items
An item is oversized when it measures 31 cm. or more in height or width. When measuring an item, always round up (e.g., 30.1 cm. rounds up to 31 cm.). See below for exceptions.
| Q (Quarto): | 31-41 cm. |
| F (Folio): | 42 cm. and over |
CCL Locations
DO NOT USE the oversize symbols for CCL locations with the exception of Fayette N... class call numbers.
University Park Locations
Add a space and the oversized designation Q or F as the last element of the call number for University Park locations when the size of the item falls into the oversize range.Exceptions:
Architecture Library Oversized measurements are 29-41 cm. due to compact shelving size.
Items requiring binding must be considered Oversized if they measure 30 cm. or Folio if they measure 41 cm. as the binding will add to their size.
| 050 | 00 | PN1992.77.S73|bW54 1993 |
| 300 | xi, 433 p. :|bill. ;|c32 cm. | |
| UP Call Number: | PN1992.77.S73|bW54 1993 Q | |
| CCL Call Number: | PN1992.77.S73|bW54 1993 | |
Pattee Map Locations Variation
For all Pattee Map Collection locations, assign F to any item 36 cm. and over in width. Rules for height are the same for all locations.
Accompanying Material
When copy has a plus sign " + " preceding |e, retain it. Add if missing from copy. See BPCR 300, Accompanying Material.
Large Print Books
Add term "large print" to 300|a after the pagination for items having large print for the vision-impaired.
300 32 p. (large print) :|bill. ;|c28 cm.