PBK Collection

Contents

PBK General

09X Call Number

PBK Copies of Titles in Hardcover/Permanent Collection

PBK Adult Fiction Genres

        5XX Notes

Processing

        Adult PBK Labels

              Label Placement Example

        Juvenile & Teen Labels

              Label Placement Example

PBK General

• Paperback copies may be added to either of EPL’s two print collections:

• the hardcover/permanent (regular) collection, or

• the PBK collection (formerly an uncatalogued browsing collection until 2010).

• EPL staff identify the appropriate collection at the time of ordering; the physical binding is not necessarily the deciding factor.

• PBK copies are not protected with Kapco covers.

• See details about the equivalent Juvenile Print Collection.

• The PBK collection is fully catalogued; the call number field is recorded differently from the regular collection and the items are labelled differently.

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09X Call Number

• Fiction titles are catalogued with a call number which includes its genre and only one letter based on its main entry, e.g.

          099  Fantasy G|vPBK (PBK collection)

          100  Gilman, Laura Anna.

          500  A fantasy novel.

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Paperback Copies of Titles in the Hardcover/Permanent Collection

• If copies are added to the regular collection, a new call number (without the $vPBK) would become the primary call number; it might differ from the PBK collection call number, e.g.

          099  GRA

          099  Horror G|vPBK

          500  A horror novel in the paperback collection. (Note added to existing regular collection record.)

• PBK copies are usually mass market paperbacks (and occasionally trade paperbacks).

• Trade paperbacks as well as hard backed books are usually added to our regular collection (but occasionally mass market format paperbacks are supplied).

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PBK Adult Fiction Genres

• PBK adult fiction titles are in the usual fiction genres:

Genre	Label	Example Call Numbers
Mystery		099 Mystery A|vPBK
Fantasy		099 Fantasy B|vPBK
Science Fiction		099 Sci-Fi C|vPBK
Western		099 Western D|vPBK
Romance		099 Romance E|vPBK

• In addition to these genres, the following are used only in the PBK collection:

Genre	Label	Example Call Numbers
General Fiction	(no genre label)	099 General fiction A|vPBK
Horror		099 Horror C|vPBK
Thriller		099 Thriller D|vPBK
Inspirational		099 Inspirational F|vPBK

• Fiction titles having significant elements of three or more genres are not assigned a specific genre, but are classified as General Fiction.

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5XX Notes

• Notes are added for the regular genres as well as for the genres that only occur in the PBK collection, e.g.

500  A science fiction novel.
500  A thriller novel in the paperback collection.

• In general, the genre designation of PBK adult fiction should correspond to the publisher’s classification on the cover. Or as specified by CMA staff.

• Add a note for Canadian creators and maple leaf spine labels, e.g.

500  Canadian creator.

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Processing

Processing of Adult PBKs

Barcode Label

• EPL barcode applied as per diagram below

Alpha-Label

• Alphabetic “double-letter” label, e.g. C C, M M (also used for Mc.), F F, etc. for 1st letter of author’s last name OR 1st letter of series name

Genre Labels

• To be applied above the alphabetic label on the spine

Canadian Creator Label

• To be applied below the double alphabetic label on the spine for fiction by Canadian creators.

Adult PBK Label Specification Details

Adult PBK Genres	Label
Fantasy
Horror
Inspirational
Mystery
Romance
Science Fiction
Thriller
Western
Canadian Creator

Label Placement Example

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Processing of Juvenile & Teen PBKs

Barcode Label

• EPL barcode applied as per diagram below

Alpha Label

• Double-letter alphabetic label, e.g. C C, M M (also used for Mc.), F F, etc. for 1st letter of author’s last name OR 1st letter of series name

• NOTE: Some series have a number at the beginning of the title, e.g., “47 R.O.N.I.N.”, “1-800-Where-R-You”, “6X”. For these, Esselte numeric ("double number") labels should be applied instead of an alpha label

Easy Reader Label

• 1.42” X 1” labels

Series/Collection Label

• 1.42” X 1” labels

• NOTE: Series labels are not applied to Board books or PBK picture books; these items receive a alphabet label only

YRCA Labels

• Affix barcode label cover to YRCA PBKs

• When the YRCA paperbacks are ordered the ordering information will include the Division (Junior, Intermediate or Senior)

• The ordering information will also include the type of paperback for each title (e.g., Children's fiction; Teen fiction - Series; etc.)

• Applied above alphabet/numeric label and series/collection label

• 1.5” X 0.75” labels (OL1075 - OnlineLabels.com)

JUV & TEEN PBK Label Specification Details

Label Placement Example

• For paperback books no spine label is applied, instead a 'letter' label indicated by the first letter of the authors last name is applied with the label starting on the spine and wrapping to the front. With paperback, above the letter label a collection label is applied that indicates what collection the item belongs to for example 'Teen Fiction' 
• Not all PBKs have a collection label above the "letter" label; i.e., adult general fiction where no genre/Canadian/short story label is applied; juvenile board books and juvenile PBK picture books.

For the paperback collection, genre labels are applied above the letter which identifies the first letter of the main entry; the maple leaf label for Canadian creators is applied below the letter label.

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Last revised: Mar. 17, 2025