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Consider a resource to be '''large print''' if both of these conditions are met:
'''Large print''' books are defined by [http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/largeprint.html the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress] and OCLC Bibliographic Standards and Formats.


* The item is printed in characters in a 14-point or larger font.<ref name="lccircular">National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress. [http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/largeprint.html Reading Materials in Large Print: A Resource Guide], 2005</ref> ''(Most "large print" books use 16-point or 18-point type)''
Consider a resource to be large print if both of these conditions are met:
* The item is labeled "large print" or "larger print".<ref name="bfs">[http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/fixedfield/form.shtm OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards: Form]</ref>
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==Larger print considerations==
* The item is printed in characters in a 14 point or larger font
For cataloging purposes, treat "larger print" material that comes close to those conditions but does not quite meet them as large print material if it seems to be intended to be used by people with visual impairments.
* The item is labeled "large print" or "larger print"


If "larger print" material does not appear to be intended to be used by people with visual impairments (such as if it seems to use "larger print" as a marketing gimmick), add a quoted note containing any "larger print" statement that appears on the item, but do ''not'' treat the material as large print for cataloging purposes.<ref name="scrapmin200712">[http://www.ccs.nsls.lib.il.us/ccs/minutes/scrap/2007/SCRAPMinutes2007_12.pdf SCRAP minutes, December 2007]</ref>
[http://www.harpercollins.com/features/harperluxe/ HarperLuxe] and [http://www.eharlequin.com/store.html?cid=350 Harlequin] are publishers of popular "larger type" books.


''(HarperLuxe and Harlequin are the primary publishers of "larger print" material. HarperLuxe's "larger print" books typically use 14-point type, and thus should be treated as large type.  Harlequin's "larger print" books typically use 11- or 12-point type, which is basically the same as any normal hardcover or trade paperback book, and thus should not be considered to be intended for use by people with visual impairments.)''<ref name="scrapmin200712" />
Code as follows:
{{example|text=
Form fixed field element=d
250 Large [or Larger] print
300 pagination description is qualified with (large print) following AACR2R 2.5B23
655 0 Large type books.}}


==Fixed field==
If there is a formal edition statement that would normally already be transcribed (<code>250 2nd ed.</code>), then give a quoted note along with source (<code>500 "Larger print"—Cover.</code>)
'''Form:''' <code>d</code>


==Variable fields==
; Edition (250)
: Use a formal edition statement that appears on the item, if there is one. If there is no formal edition statement, but "Larger print" appears on the item, use that as an edition statement.  If there is no edition statement, nor the words "Larger print", add a bracketed [[edition]] statement of <code>[Large print ed.]</code>


{{example|indent=1|text=
==External links==
250 1st Thorndike large print ed.


250 [Large print ed.]
* [http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/fixedfield/form.shtm Bibliographic Formats and Standards: Form fixed field element]


250 Larger print.}}
* [http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/largeprint.html Reading Materials in Large Print: A Resource Guide (2005)]


: If there is a formal edition statement that does not include the term "large print" or "larger print" and that term does appear on the item, use the formal edition statement as the edition and include the term "large print" or "larger print" in a quoted note along with the source.
* [http://www.ccs.nsls.lib.il.us/ccs/minutes/scrap/2007/SCRAPMinutes2007_12.pdf SCRAP minutes, December 2007]
 
{{example|indent=1|text=
250    2nd ed.
500    "Larger print"--Cover.}}
 
; Extent of item (300 &Dagger;a)
: Qualify the pagination with (large print)<ref>AACR2R 2.5B23</ref>
 
{{example|indent=1|text=300    243 p. (large print) ;{{subfield|c}}25 cm.}}
 
; Genre (655)
: Always use the genre heading <code>Large type books</code>.
 
{{example|indent=1|text=655  0 Large type books.}}
 
==Classification considerations==
Particularly for larger print material, each library may decide for itself whether the print size of a given book is big enough to warrant shelving it with their other large print books or with their other regular print books.<ref name="scrapmin200712" />
 
==References==
<references />

Revision as of 17:05, 15 December 2008

The rules on this page have been approved in concept by the SCRAP committee, but the exact wording is still being adjusted.
Please use these rules. Please send any feedback to SCRAP.

Large print books are defined by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress and OCLC Bibliographic Standards and Formats.

Consider a resource to be large print if both of these conditions are met:

  • The item is printed in characters in a 14 point or larger font
  • The item is labeled "large print" or "larger print"

HarperLuxe and Harlequin are publishers of popular "larger type" books.

Code as follows: 

Form fixed field element=d
250 Large [or Larger] print
300 pagination description is qualified with (large print) following AACR2R 2.5B23
655 0 Large type books.

If there is a formal edition statement that would normally already be transcribed (250 2nd ed.), then give a quoted note along with source (500 "Larger print"—Cover.)


External links

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