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ScopeThis document outlines fast-cataloging procedures for eligible books across all LTS units.  Before following the below steps, it is VITALLY IMPORTANT that staff make sure the books do not meet any of the Exclusion criteria outlined in Section A of LTS Procedure 4b3b, and that any pre-fastcat adjustments have been made if the book falls in any of the Special Considerations categories (section B) of that procedure.  See also   Distribution of Non-Fastcat Books after Receiving/Inputting  (LTS Procedure #76) and Fastcat Cheatsheet.

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The next several descriptive elements should be verified against the book in-hand.  If any of these elements contains typographical errors or other inaccuracies, OR the editions don't match, do not fastcat. Instead, create a new record to match the book-in-hand, according to the inputting guidelines in LTS Procedure #4a#3a .

5. Title Data: verify that the title fields match the book in-hand.

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