[DCRM-L] Criteria for identifying books needing flat shelving

[Young, Stephen]

At the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, "Folios" as defined by size and not by format are given flat shelving. The measurements are:
over 37 cm. high
over 31 cm. wide

Stephen R. Young
Rare Book Team Leader
Catalog and Metadata Services
Sterling Memorial Library
Box 208240
New Haven, CT 06520-8240

Tel.: 203-432-8385
Fax: 203-432-7231

Email: stephen.young at yale.edu




From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Kate Moriarty
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 12:31 PM
To: DCRM Revision Group List
Subject: [DCRM-L] Criteria for identifying books needing flat shelving

Hello, All,

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.

Thanks for your help,

Kate

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