After an item has been cataloged, student employees will complete the physical processing tasks before delivering new books to Circulation for shelving.
Guideline: Typically it will take 2-3 hours to process a cart of books (depending on how full the cart is).
A supervisor will then review the materials and sort any materials that require Easy Covers (cover ups) or Easy Jackets.
If you have any questions, reach out to one of Technical Services staff members at any time.
Note: Do your best to avoid covering art/illustrations/text on the pages you use for the Date Due Slip and the Date Stamp. If you have concerns about where these items should go, please see the Metadata Associate.
Adhere date due slip below the barcode. This will usually be on the page facing the inside back cover. If possible, place it about one barcode width below the barcode, so approximately 1 3/4 inches (= 3 barcode widths) down from the top of the page (see below).
Exceptions: if item is a Research Help Desk, Heritage, or Archives book, affix Reference sticker instead of date due slip, since these items will not circulate.
First make sure the current date is displayed on the Van Wylen Library stamp. Stamp the book in front and back, usually on the lower part of a blank page. If the page to stamp is black, dark, or covered with illustrations, stamp the first appropriate page. Or, in the case of a black or dark page, affix a blank white label in the usual location and stamp the date on the label.
E.g. Date due slip: | E.g. Date stamp |
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If you are required to change the status of an individual book to a status other than Physical Processing, follow these instructions, but choose the appropriate status for Step 6.
* If an item is going to the archives, please change the library ($$b) to "archives" (instead of "vanwylen").
NOTE: When label backing accumulates and needs to be removed, use a scissors to cut off the excess; if it is simply ripped off, then the alignment might be affected. Turn off the label machine whenever alignment adjustments need to be made to the spine label roll feed.
NOTE: If the zebra spine label machine runs out of labels or ink, please let the Metadata Associate know so they can replace. (Others in Technical Services also know how to change the labels and/or ink if need be.)