Good morning to all,

We have never had an oversize section except for class N (art books, etc.).  Because of a recent compact shelving installation, we are now considering creating a comprehensive oversize collection. 

One question that has come up is how to handle odd oversized volumes in serial runs that are otherwise not oversized.  Shelve the entire run of the title in oversize?  Or separate out the oversize volumes and just shelve them in oversize?

We’re interested in how other libraries have dealt with this issue.  Which approach have you used?  If you split serial runs, how have you made that clear in your catalog?  If you use MARC holdings records, do you use separate holdings records for regular and oversize locations?  Do you use dummies in the regular shelf location to indicate when volumes are shelved in oversize?

Our serials are classified and the bound vols. are shelved with the books. 

Thanks for any insights anyone can provide.

Kathryn Wesley

Serials cataloger

Clemson University Libraries