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Scope:  This procedure summarizes the Physical Processing workflow, instructions for plating and marking, including special formats, general guidelines and special cases and exceptions.

Contact:  Susan Cobb

Unit: Physical Processing

Date last updated: 08/02/2016

Date of next review: August 2017


Incoming Materials From LTS
      Hardcover
      Softcover
      Serials
      Music
      Non-book Formats
      Rush books
      Storage
Incoming Materials From Other Departments
      Access Services
      Preservation & Conservation
      Unit Libraries
Distribution of Materials
      O/K/U Stacks
      Departmental Libraries
      Pink Flyer
      Storage
Special Formats Processing
      DVD & CD Formats
      Sound Cassettes
      Video Cassettes
General Guidelines  
      Plating
      Stamping (Mark of Ownership)
      Creating a Pocket
      Errata
      Bookplates
      Security Strips
Congressional Hearings

Marking Pamphlets



A. Incoming Materials From LTS

Hardcover
From Cataloging

Cataloging staff will place hardcover books to be processed on the appropriate truck in their area. The truck(s) will be delivered to Physical Processing when full.

From Acquisitions

Acquisitions staff will place all books to be processed on the truck marked "Hardcover" in the Physical Processing area. Physical Processing staff will monitor the truck and replace as needed. 

Softcover

From Cataloging

Cataloging staff will place softcover books to be processed on the truck marked "Softcover" in their area, with the exception of all serials and music scores. Preservation & Conservation staff will pick up the softcover truck once a day.

All softcover monographs will be sorted by the preservation staff prior to stiffening to determine if stiffening is necessary. The decision whether or not to stiffen will be determined by the quality of the cover, paper and glue. If a volume will hold up to circulation, it will not be stiffened and returned to physical processing.

From Acquisitions

Acquisitions staff will place all softcover books on the truck in the Physical Processing area marked "Softcover", except serials and music scores. Preservation & Conservation staff will pick up the softcover truck once a day.

All softcover monographs will be sorted by the preservation staff prior to stiffening to determine if stiffening is necessary. The decision whether or not to stiffen will be determined by the quality of the cover, paper and glue. If a volume will hold up to circulation, it will not be stiffened and returned to physical processing.

Serials

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.

Music Scores

Music scores are never stiffened.

Non-book formats

Place non-book formats on the hardcover truck except Microfiche and Microfilm which are not processed by Physical Processing staff.  See LTS Procedure #28a Microforms Processing.

Rush books

Rush books from Acqusitions and Cataloging staff are placed on the shelf marked ?RUSH? in the Physical Processing area as soon as they are ready to be processed.

Storage

Acquisitions staff will bring non-fastcatted materials that have been set to storage, to the truck marked "Storage" in the Physical Processing area.



B. Incoming Materials from Departments other than LTS

Access Services

Access Services staff will bring items to Physical Processing as needed for remarking. 

Preservation & Conservation (Stiffening)  

Stiffened items will be delivered to Physical Processing when complete.

Unit Libraries

Books are sent to Physical Processing to be marked or remarked as needed.



C. Distribution of Materials from the Physical Processing Area

Olin/Kroch/Uris stacks including Reference  

Two trucks are designated for these materials, sorted by library and format:

  1. Materials for: Olin, Uris, Icelandic, Documents including Reference, videodiscs and DVD materials for Olin, Kroch and Uris.
    Remarked "Do Not Count" material for Olin, Icelandic, Kroch, and Uris should be placed on the top shelf of the bookshelf next to the Olin/Uris truck.
  2. Materials for: Kroch Asia, sorted by library collection (Echols, Sasa, Wason) including Reference, CDs and CD ROMS.

Staff from Access Services will pick up this material on a daily basis.

Departmental Libraries  

Two trucks are designated for these materials, sorted by library. Shipping room staff pick up these trucks every afternoon and deliver the materials according to their shipping schedule.

Shipping Schedule

  • 8:00 - 9:00
    • Management
    • Law
    • Music
    • Hotel
  • 10:00 - 12:00
    • Annex
    • Mann-Vet-Entomology
    • Engineering
    • Fine Arts
  • 1:00 - 3:00
    • ILR
    • Africana
    • Math
    • Geneva-drop off at Kennedy
    • Annex
    • Mann

Pink Flyer

Pink flyer (Patron Requested) rush material is delivered to Access Services by Physical Processing staff after processing.

Storage

Physical Processing staff will sort the books to the appropriate shelves in the Catalog Department for review.

 


D. Physical Processing of Non Book Formats

DVD and CD formats

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 and a specially designed CD security strip applied to the disc on the label side. For two sided discs, do not write on the disc itself; the call number should be written on the inner circular area. Do not tattletape. 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. 

Sound Cassettes

Sound cassette should be security stripped, stamped and labeled according to the specific requirements of each library.  Each sound cassette should have a case. If not, there are plastic cases available in the cabinet in the Physical Processing area.

Apply a security strip on the edge opposite the side inserted into the machine; avoid covering any printed information.

Apply a plain white label over the security strip, then apply the Cornell University Library strip instead of ownership stamping.

Produce two machine generated call number labels for each tape. Apply one to the case and one to the tape; avoid covering any printed information.

If there are multiple tapes, each label should include enumeration specific to each tape.

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. 

Videocassettes

Videocassette should be processed according to the specific requirements of each library. Videocassettes should be security stripped, stamped and labeled. Apply a security strip to the spine, if possible. If there is a manufacturer's label on the spine, apply the strip on the edge opposite the side inserted into the machine; avoid covering any printed information.

Use a plain white label to cover the strip, then apply the Cornell University Library strip instead of stamping item.

Produce two machine generated call number labels for each tape. Apply one to the case and one to the tape, in the left window, if possible.
See
LTS Procedure #33 Videorecording Processing.

Follow the tattle tape instructions:

 

LibraryDVDCDVideocassetteSound cassette
     
Africana LibraryYesYesYesYes
Engineering LibraryNoNoNoNo
Fine Arts LibraryYesYesYesNo
Hotel LibraryYesYesYesYes
ILR LibraryNoNoNoNo
Kroch LibraryYesYesYesYes
Law LibraryNoNoNoNo
Management LibraryNoNoYesYes
Mann LibraryNoNoNoNo
Mathematics LibraryNoNoYesNo
Music LibraryNoNoNoNo
Olin LibraryYesYesYesYes
Olin RMCNoNoNoNo
Ornithology LibraryYesYesYesYes
Vet LibraryYesYesYesYes

 


E. General Guidelines

Call number labels are trimmed to fit on the spine, applied 1/8" - 1/4" from the bottom. If spine is narrow, label is applied to upper left corner of cover, at least 1/8 " - 1/4" from corner. When jackets are present, they are folded and inserted into the back of book. Spine labels are attached directly to the book, not the jacket.

If multi-part items are contained in a box or mm case, the box/mm case is labeled with the contents (v.1-5) and each item receives a call number label. If single items are boxed, both the box and the item are labeled.

Label covers are used to cover spine labels on glossy or cloth materials, on which the label does not adhere well to the surface. An exception is The Music Library which prefers that no labels be used.

Looseleaf material without a binder should not be marked. Stamp only and send to the appropriate unit without a label or security strip. Looseleaf items with a binder are processed as usual.

Rare materials should not be marked in any way. Send Rare material directly to RMC.

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.

Plating

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

Process trucks in order of receipt, working on the oldest first.

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

Stamping each book (CUL Mark of Ownership Stamp)

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 strip 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.

Creating a pocket for accompanying material.

Use one of three sizes of manila envelopes found in the supply cabinet. Measure the material against the envelope and draw an outline on the envelope.

Trim the envelope with the manual paper cutter to just smaller than the material and cut a diagonal cut on the left-hand corner.

Glue the envelope to the inside back cover, making sure the open side faces in.

Do not make pockets for soft cover books, spiral bound, errata, advertisements, booklists or if the cover has printed information that would be obscured by the pocket.

Any material destined for the ANNEX that has a CD/DVD in a pocket must be separated from the accompanying material.  When necessary, return material to cataloger to have CD/DVD put in a case, an item record created and the piece count corrected.

Errata

Errata should be "tipped in" behind the title page. Apply a thin bead of glue to the edge of the errata page and insert it into the seam of the book behind the title page.

Bookplates

Bookplates that are inserted at the time of plating should be glued to the center of the inside front cover. Take care to avoid covering important information. To avoid covering information, apply a thin bead of glue to the top edge of the plate and apply to the upper edge of the front cover, or place on the front of the first page. 

During typing, when bookplate funds are displayed by the label printer, plates are pulled from the cabinet or boxes and glued to the inside of the front cover.  If the plate cannot be put on the back of the front cover, it should be either tipped in behind the title page or placed on the first page.

Security strips

Insert a security strip in all books except Rare books. Use double sided strips for conventional books. Remove the dark green plastic strip and slide the tape tightly into the center crease as close to the spine as possible, between two pages, approximately 10 pages from the back of the book. While keeping your place, peel the light green strip. Close the book and press firmly to be sure the tape adheres to the page.

Use single sided strips in spiral bound books. Adhere the strip to the inside back cover and apply a cover using extra label tape.

Use specialized strips for non-book formats.

Stiffened books have security strips applied during the stiffening process. When the stiffening unit processes the books, the location flyers are folded inside the book. Unfold the flyers and stamp the book with the Cornell University Library stamp.



F. Congressional Hearings

White / No Cover

Post Cataloging staff  will add a paper cover to hearings that are too thick to pamphlet bind; tattle tapes are added at that time.  University ownership stamps are applied when they come to the physical processing area.  Items that are thin enough to be pamphlet bound are treated like any other pamphlets in physical processing.

Green Paper Cover

Congressional Hearings received with a cover do not go to Preservation Conservation. The cover is colored paper, usually green.

Physical Processing staff will add tattle tape and the Cornell University ownership stamp.



G. Marking Pamphlets

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.

 



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