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All softcover monographs will be sorted by the Commercial Binding Office/Physical Processing staff. The decision whether or not pamphlet bind will be determined by the quality of the cover, thickness, dimension, and thickness of the item. If a volume will hold up to circulation and meets the needed criteria, it will not be pamphlet bound, but will be returned to physical processing for marking.

Criteria for Pamphlet Binding (approved by LibExec as cost-cutting measure in spring 2015)

• Items for reserves
• Items without covers or a spine (that is, pages stapled together through the fold)
• Items less than ¼” thick and under 8” tall
• Items with very flimsy paper covers (that is, not cover stock)

Serials staff place materials to be processed on the truck marked "Serials" in the Physical Processing area. Physical Processing staff will replace the truck as needed.

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DVDs and CDs should be processed according to each library's requirements. The call number should be written on the label side of one sided (one side silver and one side with label) CDs and DVDs with a permanent marker. For two sided discs, do not write on the disc itself; the call number should be written on the inner circular area. A computer generated label is applied to the spine of the case, preferably, if not, to the upper left side of the front of the case.
See LTS Procedure #24 CD Processing. 

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If the cassette is accompanying material to a book, apply a machine generated call number label to the cassette, the book and/or the case.
See LTS Prcodedure #17 Sound Recordings Processing. 

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Reference Labels (R stickers) are applied to reference items with the subloc REF in the call number written inside the book. Do not use R stickers on Hotel, Engineering, Math and Mann reference items.

Process Rush books, including Reference and Coutts approvals, as a priority.

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Do not process Rare books, Music scores, Microfiche or Microfilm.

Keeping in mind that some books read from "back to front", stamp the back of the title page of every book with the Cornell University Library stamp. Use the Cornell University stamp instead of a stamp on videocassettes and sound cassettes. Stamp accompanying material and write the call number on the back if not completed by the cataloger.

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Physical Processing staff will add Cornell University ownership stamp.

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When pamphlets are received for physical processing, a duplicate barcode must be made and added to the upper right hand corner on the outside of the pamphlet. Then they may be typed and labeled with the call number placed in the upper left hand corner.