Monograph Cataloging Documentation
Cataloging work-supply
Ordered and received by MonoAcq
Gifts received by MonoAcq
SERMs
Precat recalls
Problems and Recat
Government Documents
Rush material
Physics Reading Room
Distribution of Incoming Monograph Materials
Conference proceedings: when to forward to Sercat
Searching in Connexion
MIT custom macros for searching
ISBN macro
IMF working papers macro
NBER macro
Connexion command line and keyword boxes
Match points for records
Choosing among multiple records
LC vs. non-LC copy
What counts as LC
What doesn't count as LC
Physical Processing
BOOKS
1) Placement of barcodes
2) Transcription of call number
3) Other
Non-Western Language Books (Arabic, Japanese, Farsi, etc.)
Accompanying Materials
Barcodes
Music: Scores with parts
Call numbers
Terms for accompanying material
Computer disks
Special Formats
1) Placement of barcodes
2) Transcription of call number
3) Other
Monograph Editing Guidelines
LC/PCC copy
Fixed field
Variable fields
Description
Access Points
Series interim procedures---not yet finalized (Oct. 2006)
LC/PCC CIP
Fixed field
Variable fields
Description
Access Points
Series interim procedures---not yet finalized (Oct. 2006)
Contributed Copy
Fixed field
Variable fields
Description
Access Points
Series interim procedures---not yet finalized (Oct. 2006)
LC exceptions
Added Entries for MIT Names
Bibliographies/Z Classification
Classification: PZ1-PZ4
Exhibition Catalogs for MIT Museums
Later Editions
N class
Microform Reproductions
TR class
T171: works by and about MIT
Conferences and classed together series
Cataloging guidelines for monograph conference proceedings for Engineering and Science
Introduction
Summary
Guidelines
Searching guidelines when no call number is given
Materials Research Society symposia
Special situations
Library-supplied call number
Multiple conference call numbers
Hierarchical conference relationships
Unnamed conferences for Barker
Call Numbers for Classed Together Multi-Part Sets
Other cataloging guidelines
Work Letters: A Summary of LC Practice
The Work Letter "b"
The Work Letter "a"
Other Work Letters/Other Usage
Varying Form of Title: 246
FASTCAT
Triage
Fastcat in Connexion
Next-day shelflisting
What isn't Fastcat?
The Fastcat macro
Non-book materials
Audiobooks
Sources of materials
Searching for audiobooks in OCLC Connexion
Cartographic Materials
Introduction
Incoming Cartographic Materials
A. Sources of materials
B. Types of materials
Searching in OCLC Connexion Client
Editing Guidelines
A. General
B. Fixed Fields
C. Variable Fields
Physical processing: barcodes and call numbers
CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs
Sources of materials
Searching for CD-ROMs/DVD-ROMs in OCLC Connexion
Microforms
Barcoding
Call number
Continuations
Sending microforms to the libraries
Works Published Both As Book and As Microform: What To Do
Microform Editing Guidelines
Fixed Fields
Variable Fields
Music Materials
Types of materials (in descending order of frequency)
Sources of materials
Videos (Non-Music)
Introduction
Editing guidelines
Fixed fields
Variable fields
Feature Films
Assigning call numbers and subject headings to feature film copy
Working in Aleph
Precats
Using the precat template
Creating a Precat record via Worldcat
Non-Roman Precats
Continuations: editing the bib. record
Moving Orders from Brief Records to Full Catalog Records
Getting Records into Edit Mode
Moving the Order
Get rid of brief ADM and BIB records
Link Item and Holding
Additional steps for continuations
How to remove bibliographic records
Deleting item records
Deleting "canceled" items
Decisions made during migration to Aleph
MCM in the 852 field
793's
Additional workflows and procedures
"Bound-withs"
Cataloging items in OCLC first
Error Reports to OCLC
IEEExplore
Conference publications
Seminar digests (also known as Colloquia or Conference proceedings)
MIT Technical Reports
Technical reports searching and verification
NBERs
Special handling
Preservation Photocopies
Silent Adds
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