Distribution of Incoming Monograph Materials
Distribution of selected material before MCU receipt:
MATERIAL |
DISTRIBUTION |
|---|---|
Archive materials |
Rare books cataloger |
Audio books |
Original cataloger |
Books with accompanying sound recording |
Onsite Music catalogers |
CDROMs |
Original cataloger |
Cartographic materials (including maps, atlas's) |
Cartographic materials specialist |
Diskettes |
Original cataloger |
Items from mono acquisition selected for Fastcat |
FastCat catalogers Cataloging Assistant |
Music sound recordings |
Onsite Music catalogers |
Rotch limited access (LMTA, LMTD) |
Rare books cataloger (****) |
Videos (DVDs and VHS tapes |
Video specialist |
Copy catalogers search and catalog upon receipt new acquisitions and gifts:
• with DLC copy
• with acceptable contributed copy for books and microforms
• which can be added to existing Barton records as continuations, seconds or addeds (any format)
The Offcat shelf
Items going out offcat are sorted by Brandie Doyle and a student assistant according to whether a brief record for the item exists in Barton or not.
New acquisitions that cannot be cataloged by copy catalogers are:
MATERIAL |
DESTINATION |
|---|---|
Books with unacceptable or no copy |
Offcat shelf |
Videos and non-Rotch microforms with unacceptable or no copy |
Non-print shelf |
Serials |
Serials shelf |
Conference proceedings determined to be serials |
Serials shelf |
Materials for the Rotch Limited Access collection |
Rare books cataloger (****) |
Materials for the Archives |
Rare books cataloger |
Items whose copy holds wrong or questionable |
Professional catalogers |
Conference proceedings: when to forward to Sercat.
A. Forward to Sercat all conference publications for which MIT serial holdings are found.
Forward to Sercat all conference publications for which OCLC CONSER copy is found (look for field 042).
B. In the absence of MIT serial holdings or CONSER serial copy: Usually follow MIT's past monograph treatment, and continue to analyze for Barker conference proceedings.
If not held by MIT, usually follow LC's past treatment. (If LC has monocot previous issues, usually monocat.)
C. In the absence of MIT or LC serial or monograph precedent:
Monocat conference publications which are part of a numbered series.
Monocat conference publications which have issue-specific (distinctive) titles. (Forward to Sercat those that have "theme" titles, e.g., "ALA on Bilious Bay," but no distinctive title.)
Forward to Sercat any new conference publication (zero MIT, zero LC; zero distinctive title, zero numbered series) which calls itself "First," "Second," "Annual," etc.
If in doubt about how these guidelines apply to the conference publication in hand, please forward it to Sercat.
Please note that these guidelines apply only to conference publications.