Books, which are too large to sit on the regular shelves, are considered oversize books. Oversize books sit on shelves, which are attached to the exterior wall of Room 300. This area follows the shelves, which hold the Library of Congress classification Zs. The bibliographic records for oversize books do not look any different than the bibliographic records for regularly sized books. However, the holdings statement for oversized books carries the location "big" (regular books) or "sbig" (special collection materials). There is also a delimiter k reading "OVERSIZED" on the holdings statement.

Guidelines for determining whether a book, which does not have the call letter N, is oversized.

1. Books, which measure 34 cm or more in height, are oversized.
2. Books, which measure 34 cm or more in depth, are oversized.

Guidelines for determining whether a book, which has the call letter N, is oversized.

1. Art books, which measure 44 cm. or more in height is oversized.
2. Art books, which measure 38 cm. or more in depth is oversized.

Many thanks to the Access Department for the basic information used within this policy.