- The World Language collection is comprised of print material in a wide range of languages other than English, including:
- Material in this collection is catalogued and processed via vendor services.
- Include the non-English language as a prefix in the call number, e.g.,
099 E Cree MCK
099 J Spanish ABC
092 Chinese 641.5 ABC
- For details regarding the cataloguing of bilingual and multilingual print works (see Print Materials Overview, Bilingual Books).
- Children's board books in the World Languages collection receive a 650 \0 Board books|vSpecimens heading.
- For information re: insertion of linking fields with original scripts, see Original scripts/Linking 880 fields.
- A small number of Punjabi books printed in Shahmukhi script have been a source of confusion for staff and customers alike, as they may appear to be in Urdu, and therefore misclassified. As of March 2, 2023 Punjabi books with a 546 "In Shahmukhi script" note will have an 092/099 call number prefix of "Punjabi - Shahmukhi" in hopes of mitigating this issue.
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Item entry and physical processing
- World language and fiction/nonfiction dimensions of material in this collection are reflected in the Itemcat1 value of item records in Symphony as follows:
- Items in the World Language Collection are not categorized as Oversize, regardless of their dimensions.
- Fiction in World languages are not assigned genres or treated as graphic novels, nor do they receive Short stories labels. The exception being French language Graphic novels with a 650 Graphic novels... heading in the bibliographic record. These books (Adult, Teen, & Juvenile) receive the following spine label:
- Source: OL1075FO; Onlinelabels.com
- Fiction by Canadian creators in the World Language Collection do receive a Maple leaf label and 500 note.
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Last Revised: Jan. 17, 2025