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Receipt Procedures for CD-ROMs as Accompanying Material to Serials


I. Serials Receipt

  1. Check NOTIS copy holdings screen for note:
    ACCOMPANYING CD-ROMS LOCATED IN REFERENCE OFFICE.
  2. A. If a note DOES appear:
    1. Check-in CD-ROM on the correct o/p/r.
    2. Route CD-ROM to Processing Unit.

    B. If note DOES NOT appear:
    1. Route CD-ROM to Serials Cataloging LTA (D. Clark) with accompanying issue of journal.
    2. Serials Cataloging LTA will request a retention decision from the Assistant Director for Public Services.
    3. The retention decision will be enacted as follows,

      a) If item IS NOT to be retained:
      1. A note: DISCARD ACCOMPANYING CD-ROMS PER ?? 00/00/9? will be placed in the o/p/r by Serials check-in staff.
      2. The existing disk will be discarded by Collection Organization staff.

      b) If item IS to be retained:
      1. A separate o/p/r on the existing NOTIS record will be established by Serials check-in staff.
      2. Disk will be routed to Collection Organization for NOTIS update and physical processing.

II. Collection Organization Processing

  1. Serials Cataloging LTA will update cataloging records, process CD as per instructions in Processing Treatment of CD-ROMS Accompanying Material to Serials.
  2. Processing Clerk (Y. Rivera) will count CD-ROM in a separate statistical category of Collection Organization's processing statistics.

12/96
lmg (in consultation w/jed, dc)
rev. 8/6/97


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