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Unit: Post Cataloging Services
Date last reviewed: 12 02/0507/20182019
Date of next review: December 2019
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Container Type | Recommended Barcode Location | Comments |
Bound materials (hard cover) | Follow general rule. | Books where book jackets are being retained AND for volumes printed back to front see Special Situations section. |
Bound materials (soft cover) | Follow general rule. | For volumes printed back to front please refer to Special Situations section. |
Serials to be bound | Follow general rule. Apply barcode to first issue only | Refer to Special Situations section for description of bound journal processing. |
4-flap folder/portfolio/East Asian wrappers | Follow general rule. | Barcode container not individual item or loose materials contained inside the portfolio |
MM cases | Follow general rule. | Barcode container not individual item. |
Envelopes | Follow general rule. | Flap is considered the back of the envelope; barcode is placed on the front of the envelope. |
CD-ROM & DVD-ROM jewel case | Follow general rule. | Place barcode so it is fully on that portion of the case cover that opens; do not place barcodes on disks or cassettes. |
CD-ROM & DVD-ROM commercial rectangular case | Follow general rule. | Place barcode on plastic cover of case; do not place barcodes on disks or cassettes. |
Floppy disk jewel case | Follow general rule. | Place barcode so it is fully on that portion of the case cover that opens; do not place barcodes on disks or cassettes. |
Audio cassette cases | front, top (short end), upper right corner | Do not place barcodes on cassettes. |
Audio disks (L.P. album covers) | Follow general rule. | Do not place barcodes on disks or cassettes. |
Audio disks (45 rpm, 7” disks; original jackets, sleeves, acid free envelopes) | Follow general rule. | Do not place barcodes on disks or cassettes. |
Audio disks (78 rpm; 10”x12”x16” disks; acid free envelopes; some original jackets & set boxes) | Follow general rule. | Do not place barcodes on disks or cassettes. |
All open audio reels stored in boxes (stored on edge) | Follow general rule. | |
Video cassette cases | Follow general rule, except for Africana. | Do not place barcode on cassette. Africana exception: Place barcode on right hand corner of cassette, just above window of tape. |
Video disk cases | Follow general rule, except for Africana. | Do not place barcode on disk. Africana exception: Place barcode on inside cover of DVD container in upper right corner. |
Microfilm boxes | on the narrow flap | |
Microfiche envelopes | dependent on how fiche is cataloged.
Note: LTS does not barcode microfiche | For microfiche sets, please refer to Special Situations section. |
Document cases/manuscript/Hollinger boxes (letter or legal size, 5” or 3” wide) readex microcard box | top right corner of narrow end | |
Paige/record cartons | short side; upper right, below the cover | |
Flat box/pizza box/clamshell/telescoping/ | upper right; short side | |
Oversized folders; stored in flat files | lower right corner of open edge | |
Map tubes; 4x4 square | upper right of long side | |
Expanding folders | Follow general rule. | This is for letter or legal size expanding folders. Flap is considered the back of the envelope. The barcode is placed on the front. |
Princeton files | Follow general rule. | Princeton files are removed when sent to the Annex; materials is grey boarded and a duplicate barcode is generated. |
Pamphlets | Follow general rule. | |
Grey Permanent grey boards | Follow general rule. |
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