[DCRM-L] Does anyone else shelve STCs of the Pollard and Redgrave variety by STC number?

[Person, Mary]

Hello Erin,

Harvard Law School Library (specifically Historical & Special Collections) uses STC and Wing numbers for (or as part of) some of our call numbers.   We have a large—some would say dizzying—array of classification systems.  For better or worse.

It's an interesting question. 'Would love to hear about other libraries.

All the best,
Mary


Mary Person

Rare Books Cataloger/Reference Librarian

Historical & Special Collections

Harvard Law School Library

Cambridge, MA 02138

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Hello Erin,

Williams College does! The Chapin Library has classifications for STC, Wing, and Shaaber, with a decimal system used to interpolate items that weren't in the original bibliographies. However, there is a longstanding practice of giving precedence to our Americana and Science classifications over STC/Wing/Shaaber when items fit more than one classification scope.

All best,
Anne

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On Wed, Oct 28, 2026 at 10:30 AM Erin Blake via DCRM-L <dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu<mailto:dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu>> wrote:

Out of curiosity, does anyone know who else, besides the Folger, shelves STC imprints by STC number? It came up because our “STC Vault” is the last remaining part of the vault collection that gets shelved according to a classification system. We used to have dozens of separate shelving classifications, most of which were ‘closed’ decades ago. Now they’re all closed, with the exception of STC.



Thanks!



Erin



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Erin Blake, PhD | she/her | Collections Management Systems Administrator and Senior Cataloger | Folger Shakespeare Library | Washington, DC 20003 | eblake at folger.edu<mailto:eblake at folger.edu>
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