Large print

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.

For books labeled "Larger print":

1. If the cataloger judges that the item in hand is intended to be used by people with visual impairments, then the Form fixed field should be "d", the pagination in the 300 field should be qualified with "(large print)" and the "Large type books" genre heading should be used. Otherwise, none of those should be used.
2. If the cataloger judges that the item in hand is intended to be used by people with visual impairments, and there is no formal edition statement that would normally be transcribed (e.g. 250 2nd ed.), then the "larger print" statement on the item should be added as an edition statement. (E.g. 250 Larger print.) Otherwise, it should be given as a quoted note, along with where the statement was found. (E.g. 500 "Larger print"—Cover.)
3. Each library may decide for themselves 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.

(HarperLuxe and Harlequin are the primary publishers of this material. HarperLuxe's "larger print" books have a type size that is just short of the technical minimum requirement for large print, and thus should be considered to be intended for use by people with visual impairments. Harlequin's "larger print" books have a type size that 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.)