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

[Mascaro,Michelle J]

The University of Akron is also working on reconfiguring our Special Collections shelving space, so this is a very timely question for us as well.  The current plan is to store anything 47 cm or taller and 28 cm or greater in width flat.  We've labeled this category as Double Oversize, and unfortunately due to length issues with label printing, it looks like we are going to have to abbreviate it in our catalog as Dbl. Over.

Michelle Mascaro
Special Collections Cataloger
University of Akron
Bierce Library 176A
Akron, OH 44325-1712
330-972-2446 (cataloging)
330-972-6830 (archives)
mjm125 at uakron.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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