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Unit: Physical Processing
Date last updated: 0908/1403/20172018
Date of next review: August 2018 209
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Incoming Materials From LTS
Hardcover
Softcover
Serials
Music
Non-book Formats
Rush books
Storage
Incoming Materials From Other Departments
Access Services
Preservation & Conservation
Unit Libraries
Distribution of Materials
O/K/U Stacks
Departmental Libraries
Pink Flyer
Storage
Special Formats Processing
DVD & CD Formats
Sound Cassettes
Video Cassettes
General Guidelines
Plating
Stamping (Mark of Ownership)
Creating a Pocket
Errata
Bookplates
Security Strips
Congressional Hearings
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Cataloging staff will place softcover books to be processed on the truck marked "Softcover" in their area, with the exception of all serials and music scores. Preservation & Conservation Commercial Binding Office/Physical Processing staff will pick up the softcover truck once a day.
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Acquisitions staff will place all softcover books on the truck in the Physical Processing area marked "Softcover", except serials and music scores. Preservation & Conservation Commercial Binding Office/Physical Processing staff will pick up the softcover truck once a day.
All softcover monographs will be sorted by the preservation the Commercial Binding Office/Physical Processing staff prior to stiffening to determine if stiffening is necessary. The decision whether or not to stiffen will be determined by the quality of the cover, paper and glue. If a volume will hold up to circulation, it will not be stiffened and returned to physical processing.
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Place non-book formats on the hardcover truck except Microfiche and Microfilm which are not processed by Physical Processing staff. See LTS Procedure #28a Microforms Processing.
Rush books Anchor A6 A6
Rush ALL "RUSH" books from Acqusitions Acquisitions and Cataloging staff are should be placed on the to shelf marked ?RUSH? of the "RUSH" truck located in front of the last pillar in the Physical Processing area as soon as they are ready to be processed.
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Videocassette should be processed according to the specific requirements of each library. Videocassettes should be security stripped (unless they are going to the ANNEX), stamped and labeled. Apply a security strip to the spine, if possible. If there is a manufacturer's label on the spine, apply the strip on the edge opposite the side inserted into the machine; avoid covering any printed information.
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