The policies or procedures provided here are obsolete
or superceded but were thought to be useful as a reference to past practice.
These documents are provided solely for historical purposes. Contact
your Division Head if you have questions about current policies.
| Cataloging |
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Cataloging of Microforms and Photocopies
(23 December 1991, revised March 1995) |
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Standards for Baseline Cataloging
(Corrected: 12 November
2002)
--Locally defined minimal level cataloging standard;
superceded in Summer 2004 by the adoption of the national level
Minimal Level Cataloging standard for categories of materials previously
eligible for Baseline. |
| Classification |
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Formatting
Data in the LOC Field (Originally
issued as Classification Memo, CL/1996/7)
--Detailed description of the use of the HULPR
Location field, including its indicators and subfields; extensive
examples of LOCs provided for Widener, Harvard Depository, Government
Documents, OW call numbers and non-book formats. |
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X-class
Materials and Materials Needing Special Protection (Originally
issued as Classification Memo, CL/1996/1)
--Description and uses of the X Class in the Harvard,
or "old Widener," classification scheme |
| Database Management |
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Interpreting
Headings on HOLLIS Error Reports (PDF
file) |
| Serials Cataloging |
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Classed-together
series to Harvard Depository (Originally
issued jointly as Serials Cataloging memo, S/1996/3 and Monograph
Cataloging memo, M/1996/6)
--declaration of Widener policy change with regard
to location of classed-together series |
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Policy
for Use of the 752 field (Originally
issued as Serials Cataloging memo, S/1996/1)
--declaration of CONSER policy change with regard to
added entries for hierarchichal place names |
| HOLLIS |
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HOLLIS Specifications for the Standing Search between HULPR and the BF (LC Books)
Resource File |