Special Collections Procedures: Maine Juvenile Collection

Purpose: to give an overview and procedures for the processing of juvenile books in the State of Maine Collection. The Maine Juvenile Collection includes books written for children and young adults by Maine authors and/or about Maine subjects.

Cataloging
No specific cataloging procedures. 

Classification
Use LC class PZ7 + [author cutter] $b [title cutter] + [date].  Pre-stamp is "Maine Juv." MARC field for call number is 050 or 090.  (Note: prior practice involved using alpha-only cutters for the title portion.)

For example:

Maine Juv.
PZ7
.F598
M77
2004

EXCEPTION:
The Jacob Abbott collection of early juvenile books uses bibliography numbers from C. J. Weber's A bibliography of Jacob Abbott (see Maine Juv. Ab27).  For these books, use MARC field 092 for the call number.

Example:

Maine Juv.
Ab271
II, a
v.25
1864

Multiple Copies
Copy 2, etc. may circulate (excluding Vickery).

Return to Technical Services procedures

Contact Us | Revised: 03/20/2008

Home | Resources | Services | Search | Help | Site Map | Campus

Copyright 2000-2004, Raymond H. Fogler Library, The University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5729