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Monograph Acquisitions: R2: Short Guide for Processing New Material

R2: Short Guide for Processing New Material

(Implemented March 1, 2007; Last revised Dec.15, 2008)

 

ALS-Monograph Acquisitions:

Comments:

RETAIN:

Top edge stamp

 

 

Date/property stamp

 

 

Barcodes

Implement new barcoding guidelines

 

ATTN flag

Use 12/06 revised flag

 

Arrival slip

 

 

Bookplates

Endowed and named plates only

 

ELIMINATE:

RUSH flag

Arrival slip was revised to include RUSH notification

 

Rush processing for REF books

 

 

Aga Khan Flag

Bookplate is sufficient

 

PO# penciled in

Barcode will become unique identifier

 

Approval flag

Remove from book after re-matched with invoice

 

Approval slip

Remove at time of processing

 

Bookplate- generic

“Gift to the MIT Libraries”

 

CHANGE:

Affix bookplate rather than clipping to arrival slip

No longer need to print arrival slip; previously done by Preservation Services

 

ELIMINATED AFTER A  6 MONTH REVIEW:

“New book” slip

Added to all books when an arrival slip is not printed. ESL ready to give up; work with other libraries to identify alternative, esp. if we go to shelf-ready from YBP

 


ALS-Gifts:

 

Comments:

RETAIN:

Top edge stamp

 

 

Date/property stamp

 

 

Barcodes

Implement new barcoding guidelines

 

Bookplates

Major donors and special named plates only

 

RUSH Flag

 

 

ATTN Flag

Use 12/06 revised flag

 

Yellow routing slip

 

 

ELIMINATE:

Bookplate – generic

“Gift to the MIT Libraries”

 

Barcode – duplicate

Implement new barcoding guidelines