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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>At the
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, "Folios" as defined by
size and not by format are given flat shelving. The measurements are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'>over 37 cm. high <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'>over 31 cm. wide<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Stephen
R. Young<br>
Rare Book Team Leader<br>
Catalog and Metadata Services<br>
Sterling Memorial Library<br>
Box 208240<br>
New Haven, CT 06520-8240<br>
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Tel.: 203-432-8385<br>
Fax: 203-432-7231<br>
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Email: stephen.young@yale.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kate
Moriarty<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 08, 2009 12:31 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> DCRM Revision Group List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [DCRM-L] Criteria for identifying books needing flat shelving<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hello, All,<br>
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We are looking at reconfiguring our rare book stacks and are starting to
address how we shelve very large pre-1820 volumes. We shelve our pre-1820
volumes according to format and currently have three areas: 1) 12mos and
smaller, 2) 4tos and 8vos, and 3) folios. We're going to have to create a
fourth area for volumes that are large enough to require flat shelving. Is
there a measurement cut-off point that people use to identify books requiring
flat shelves? A height at which books really should not be shelved vertically?
We're considering going with flat shelving for anything that is 44 cm. or
larger. Of course, if a book is shorter than that but in bad condition we'll
also consider flat shelving. <br>
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Thanks for your help,<br>
<br>
Kate<br clear=all>
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Kate S. Moriarty, MSW, MLS | Rare Book Catalog Librarian |
Pius XII Memorial Library | <br>
Saint Louis University | 3650 Lindell Blvd . | St. Louis, MO
63108 | (314) 977-3098 (tel) | (314) 977-3108 (fax)
| <a href="mailto:moriarks@slu.edu" target="_blank">moriarks@slu.edu</a>
| <a href="http://libraries.slu.edu/" target="_blank">http://libraries.slu.edu/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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