Centralized Acquisitions and Processing

Lackawanna County Library System

Policy and Procedures Manual

April 02, 2008

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Acq.

Catalog

Database

Phys.

Qual. Ct.

Serials

Stats

Other

i. Introduction

 

Primary (numbered) headings contain policies and procedures.  Subheadings (bulleted) contain instructions.

 

1. Acquisitions

·     BTLink Cheat Sheet

·     Canceling Orders in Unicorn

·     Loading Order Instructions

·      Naming Convention for Purchase Orders (.pdf)

·      Order Creation Instructions

·      Receiving Instructions

·      Rollover Instructions

·      Talking Book Replacement Instructions

2.  Cataloging

    ·    Adding Titles from OCLC

·      Brief Record Creation Instructions

·      Call Number Instructions

·      CD Color Codes

·      Default Prices for Library Materials

·      Dewey Numbers Used for Music

·      Genre Prefixes for Fiction

·     Gift Cataloging Instructions

·     MARC Import Instructions

·      Searching and Exporting Order Instructions

3. Database Management

    ·   Import Instructions for 3rd Party Vendors

·      LTI Authority Load Instructions

·     Reports Glossary

4. Physical Processing and Mending

·      Color Codes and Bar codes

·      Label Matching Instructions

·      Lamination / Protection

·      Processing Instructions by Format

·      Mending Instructions

5. Quality Control and Delivery

·      Quality Control Instructions

6. Serials Control

    ·    NPLN Union List Maintenance

    ·    Serial Record Checklist

· Serials Holdings Workform (.pdf)

·    Serials Control Creation Instructions

·    Serials Receiving Instructions

·    Checkin Problem Form (.pdf)

7.  Statistics 

8. Workflow

9. Miscellaneous

    · Basic FAQ on Searching

    · Basic Sirsi Workflows Manual

    ·"Caret codes"

    ·Discarding Instructions

    ·Discarding Instructions (Albright Reference)

    ·Displaying/Indexing MARC Fields in Sirsi

    ·Emailing Sirsi "Screen shots"

    ·Gift Acceptance Guidelines (.pdf)

    ·Recent CAP Changes

    · Setup for Printing Labels from Sirsi

    ·Tips from NC State

    ·Sirsi Item Types

    ·"Items Sent to Tech Services" Worksheet (.pdf)