WYLD TECHNOTE 59: Large Print Items in Unicorn

revised - May 2003

The GMD

Because of revisions made in the 1988 version of the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR2R) which provided for the use of a general material designation (GMD) for large print items (Rule 1.1C1), most large print records in WYLD include this large print GMD.

The addition of this large print designation enables users to find the large print items more easily because the GMD appears as part of the title hit list.

Because of the added benefit for patrons, the Online Quality Committee requests that all technicians take part in ensuring that this GMD is included in all large print records.

How to Add or Edit the GMD

The GMD for all material follows the title proper (subfields |a, |n, |p) in the 245 tag.

1. The GMD for large print items appears in this form:
         |h[text (large print)] Be sure to include the square brackets! Also pay attention to correct spacing and punctuation as this impacts how items appear on hit lists. There is no space before or after the subfield h.

   Example:

   245

   Walking wounded|h[text (large print)] /|c...

   
   In Unicorn, the space is naturally created when the subfield delimiter and subfield code (|h) drop out of the iBistro and Workflows displays.
2. If there is a subtitle, the GMD goes before it.
   

   Example:

   245

   Walking wounded|h[text (large print)] :|ba novel /|cStephen ....

3. If there are numbered or named section subfields related to the title proper, the GMD follows those subfields.

 

Fixed Field, 300, and 650 tags

In addition to adding the GMD to these records, there are several other areas that need to be enhanced or edited.

Enhancing the Encoding Level, the 300 tag, the 600 tag

Fixed field - Encoding Level

If you are updating existing large print records and the encoding level in the fixed field is an eight (for a Cataloging in Publication record), please change the value to a blank.

Example: Enc_Lv: 8

becomes

Enc_Lv:

REMINDER: If you are working with a CIP record (encoding level 8), be sure that you have updated the 300 tag before you leave the record. (See TechNote 29 for details.)

Fixed field - Repr

In the fourth line of the fixed field, the REPR (reproduction) code should be a "d" for large print items.
Please add this element.

Example:

Repr:

becomes

Repr:d

The 300 tag

Include the large print designation as part of subfield "a" if it is not already there. It follows the pagination for text, not pagination for plates.

Example:	300	245 p. (large print) ;|c24 cm.
Example:	300	xiv, 245 p. (large print) :|bill. ;|c24 cm.
Example:	300	iv, 245 p. (large print), [8] p. of plates :|bcol. ill. ;|c24 cm.
Example:	300	iv, 245 p. (large print), [16] leaves of plates :|bill. ;|c24 cm.

The 650 tag

Include a subject heading indicating that the item is large print.

Example:

650   0; Large type books.

PLEASE NOTE: The correct form, according to Library of Congress Subject Headings, really is large type not large print. Also, this is not a 655 genre heading.

 

Additional information:

Edition statements

1. If you are bringing in or creating new records, follow the AACR2R rules regarding edition statements: Rule 1.2B1: "Transcribe the edition statement as found on the item."

   Example:

   250  Large print ed.

2. If the item does not have an edition statement but you feel you need to create an edition statement, remember that it must go in square brackets.

   Example:

   250  [Large print ed.]

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technote 59 - May 12, 2003