Hi Barbara,
Here are our specifications for Oversize:
Regular stacks oversize:
31-45 cm. high
26-40 cm. wide
A’s and N’s call numbers:
37-45 cm. high
30-40 cm. wide
DOUBLE oversize for all call letters:
45 cm. and over high
40 cm. and over wide
Note: Round up to next CM. for instance, 30.5 cm. is considered 31cm.
Hope this helps!
Jean
Jean Sibley
Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian
College of William & Mary
P. O. Box 8794
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8794
Swem Library
757-221-3103
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu]
On Behalf Of bpope
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:45 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] oversize
Hello, everyone out there in Serials-land.
We are looking at getting compact shelving soon. I have been asked to find out how much of our bound periodicals area is considered oversize, as it may have be shelved separate from compact shelving. What is considered oversize with bound volumes? A cataloger
in our tech services said anything over 30 cm (11.8 inches). By that definition, according to my student employee, Economist magazine is oversize, which does not seem right to me. Anyone have any ideas?
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Barbara M. Pope, MALS
Periodicals/Reference Librarian
Axe Library
Pittsubrg State University
1701 S. Broadway
Pittsburg KS 66762
620-235-4884