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Unit: Cataloging & Metadata Services in RMC
Date last updated: 02/03/2017
Date of next review: January 20182019
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General principle: We do not add to the backlog. If a large acquisition temporarily creates a mini-backlog, we eliminate it as quickly as possible.
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4. Backlog items: Priorities are set in consultation with the appropriate curator. In the absence of other instructions, follow these priorities:
a.
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New acquisitions
b. Items with no catalog record,
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or with a
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record only in the form of a card or temporary slip in the card catalog
c. Items that have an online record requiring an overhaul (such as a sketchy preliminary record)