CALL NUMBERS: FORMAT AND MARKING

CALL NUMBERS: FORMAT AND MARKING
(approved for use 25 Jan. 2000)
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The call numbers listed under "orbis" are the text portion of the 852 field in the MFHD. The 852 field should be coded one of four ways:

852	8	0	[Beinecke call number; NOT LC; single volume]
852	8	1	[Beinecke call number; NOT LC; multiple volumes]
852	0	0	[LC call number; BRBL reference and shelf reference books only, single volume]
852	0	1	[LC call number; BRBL reference and shelf reference books only, multiple volumes]

When marking call numbers on items, precede each call number with "Beinecke Library" unless these words appear on the item's bookplate or an exception is noted below.
Write the call number "vertically" whenever possible, making each space within the call number correspond to a line break.
If the call number must be written horizontally, use a period to indicate all line breaks except the one between the words "Beinecke Library" (e.g., Beinecke Library.1999.201).
Use capital "L" instead of lower-case "l", except in proper names, to avoid confusion with the numeral "1".
Input "Folio" in subfield "k" except for year/number and broadside year/number call numbers.
If a multi-volume work is a combination of quarto and octavo sized material, class together in quarto unless instructed otherwise. If a multi-volume work is a combination of a folio and either an octavo or quarto material, class separately unless otherwise instructed.
Quarto call numbers are indicated by the addition of a plus sign (+) before the book number (usually the last line) of the call number.