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Scope: This procedure summarizes the Physical Processing workflow, instructions for plating and marking, including special formats, general guidelines and special cases and exceptions.
Contact: Susan Cobb
Unit: Physical Processing
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Date of next review: August 2015
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Hardcover
Softcover
Serials
Music
Non-book Formats
Rush books
Storage
Incoming Materials From Other Departments
Access Services
Preservation & Conservation
Unit Libraries
O/K/U Stacks
Departmental Libraries
Pink Flyer
Storage
DVD & CD Formats
Sound Cassettes
Video Cassettes
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Congressional Hearings
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A. Incoming Materials From LTS
Hardcover
From Cataloging
Cataloging staff will place hardcover books to be processed on the appropriate truck in their area. The truck(s) will be delivered to Physical Processing when full.
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Acquisitions staff will bring non-fastcatted materials that have been set to storage, to the truck marked "Storage" in the Physical Processing area.
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B. Incoming Materials from Departments other than LTS
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Books are sent to Physical Processing to be marked or remarked as needed.
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C. Distribution of Materials from the Physical Processing Area
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Stiffened books have security strips applied during the stiffening process. When the stiffening unit processes the books, the location flyers are folded inside the book. Unfold the flyers and stamp the book with the Cornell University Library stamp.
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Congressional Hearings
White / No Cover
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