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Split Location Serials Procedure

 

SERIALS IN SPLIT LOCATIONS - PROCEDURE:               

 

A.    Serial titles: Latest on Reference or Latest 3 or 5 or 10 years on

Reference. Earlier volumes in Serial Stacks

 

        1.   Catalog Unit will create Item Records for both Reference and

 Serial Stacks in the HELIN database

             a)  For Reference Item Record: Change I TYPE (04) to: "1" ;

 LOCATION (19) to: "riuf" ; STATUS (21) to: "o" (not zero)

             b)  For Serial Stack Item Record:  Change I TYPE and STATUS

 fields as above. Change LOCATION (19) to: "riup"

             c)  Add Call no. to both Item Records

 

        2.   Serial Unit will create Checkin Record

             Change LOCATION (06) to: riuf.

             When a new volume or edition of the same title is added to

 Reference Collections and the earlier volume is shelved in Serial Stacks, add a note to the Checkin Record: "Earlier volumes in  Serial Stacks"

 

   B.      Serial titles: Latest on Reserve. Earlier volumes in Reference

 or Serial Stacks

 

        1.   Catalog Unit will create Item Records for Reserve and

 Reference or Serial Stacks

             a)  For Reserve Item Record:  Change LOCATION (19) to: "urir"

             b)  For Reference or Serial Stack Item Record: Follow A1(a)  or A1(b)

             c)  Add Call no. to both Item Records

 

        2.   Serial Unit will create Checkin Record

             Change LOCATION (06) to: "urir"

             When a new volume or edition replaces the earlier one in

 Reserve and the earlier volume(s) or edition(s) is moved to Reference or Serial Stacks, add a note to the Checkin Record:

                  "Earlier volumes in Reference"  or "Earlier volumes in Serial Stacks"

 

C.    Current Serial Titles:

            1. Catalog Unit will follow the steps A1(b) to create an Item

 Record for the Serial Stacks. Add Call no. to the Record.

 

            2.  Serial Unit will create Checkin Record according to

 current practice

                 When a serial is bound and shelved in the Serial Stacks,

 add a note to the Checkin Record: "Bound volumes in Serial Stacks"

 

AKL june 2003.