UMFK Cataloging Notes (Revised April 16, 2001)

All books Cancel Order Records French (If item is in) Oversize Books
All Circulating Books CD or Map (If book comes with) Gift Books Reavis Collection
All Noncirculating Books Diacritics Indexes Stamps
Attached Item Records Donated Books Juvenile Books Statistics
Attached Order Records Duplicate or Keyed Bib Records Labels Status
Call Numbers Edit bibliographic record Multiple items attached to Bib Videos


All books
call numbers in upper right hand corner first page
look for call number in 050 or 949 field or front of book
stamp Blake Library on bottom right hand corner first page

All Circulating Books
barcode on back inside cover, upper right

All Noncirculating Books
barcode on back inside cover, upper right
Security "For Reference" upper right corner of inside front cover

Attached Item Records
Itypes are different:
ksta=1 (4 weeks)
kref=1
kjuv=39 (2 weeks)
kya=1
kcurr=33 (1 week)
kspc= 1
kovr=1
kmed=20 (3 days) - Videos
Audiocassettes= 0
Music A-V CD-ROM=3 (compact disk)
Ref CD-ROM=2 (software)
kgovt= 40
karc=1 (acadian reference)
karcc=1(acadian circulating)

Attached Order Records
rloc and bloc for cataloged items = 15
rloc and bloc for serials = 16
accounting group = oumepi
Suppress a record - enter cdate in 03 field

Call numbers
If call number has only one letter entry, add space between call number and period.
For example: PZ7. W21 2000

Cancel Order Records
z in status in item record
date in catalog date
old order records in the bib: only us, then n in initials; more than us, remove FK from multifield

If book comes with CD:
Insert Message Field: Check for CD
If books comes with a map:
Insert Message Field: Check for Map

Diacritics
\ = {225}
/ = {226}
^ = {227}
¸ = {240}
.. = {232}

Donated Books
h in item record (03)
note in item (x)
DONATED BY

Duplicate or Keyed Bib Records
If two publishing dates are needed, the newest comes first, then the copyright date
Example: New York :|bA Mulberry Paperback Book,|c1997, c1991

Edit bibliographic record
The 03 field is changed to multi if no more than one library has the book
If already multi, add FK to the 03 field

If item is in French:
Call number includes [Fr] - ex. PQ1423 .F34  1967 [Fr]

Gift Books
h in item record (03)
note in item (x)
IN MEMORY OF INEZ DAY RICHARDS
IN MEMORY OF KATHARINE O'BRIEN
IN MEMORY OF DECEASED NAME (STAFF NAME)
PRESENTED BY U.M.F.K. DIVERSITY COMMITTEE 2000
PRESENTED BY DR. LEVESQUE SCHOOL
PRESENTED BY PENNY ALBERT
PRESENTED BY UMFK LANGUAGE LAB
plaque in book - inside front cover
letter to staff person

Indexes
Indexes have the location of kref
The online classification number has a stamp:
Index|AI21 .N44 1989

Juvenile Books
Oversize books measure anything over 29½ centimeters.
The online classification number has a stamp:
Ovr |aPZ7.P751 Pk 1994 Keep slip covers on juvenile and cover with plastic covers

Labels
 A-V
 CDisc
 d959s
 A-V
 CD-ROM
 BX
 8693
.F35
 1997
 A-V
 Video
 M
 2065
.C47
 1987
 A-V
 Audio
 PS
 3555
.H55
 Z468
 1992
 A-V
 Video-disc
 QH
 307.2
.B5
 1990
 ACADIAN
 REF
 E
 183.8
.F3
 C28
 1976
 ACADIAN
 F
 1037
.A21513
 1995
*CURR
 COLL
 PER
 DEC.
 2000
 v.28
 n.4
 CURR
 COLL
 Locker
 80
 CURR
 COLL
 CD-ROM
 Q
 194
.E3
 1998
 CURR
 COLL
 Manip.
 CURR
 COLL
 Reavis
 LB
 1140.23
 H55
 1988
 CURR
 COLL
 QH
 87.3
.W32 1968
 INDEX
 AI
 21
.N44
 1991
 JUV
 Oversize
 PZ
 7
.M1336
 O5
 1952
 JUV
 PZ
 7
.P44183
 T7
 1980
*Me.Doc.
  H65.10:
  Sa128/
  1998
*Me.Doc.
  H40/2.
  28:
*Me.Doc.
  E58.24/1:
 OVER-
 SIZE
 ML
 1206
.M2
 1974
 Pamphlet
 QL
 181
.W5
 1983
 PQ
 1423
.F34
 S2
 1967
 [Fr]
 QA
 152
.N62
 1966
 REF
 AZ
 999
.B87
 1975
 REF
 CD-ROM
 PR
 2878
.M22
 V69
 1994
 SPEC
 COLL
 143
.M495
 1999
 YA
 F
 1035.8
.J6
 1966
 YA
 Oversize
 PN
 6728
.P4
 S32494
 1999

*Label placed in top left corner.

If FK has multiple items attached to Bib. record,
move new item next to other item records.

Oversize Books
Oversize books in the regular stacks measure anything 30 centimeters and higher.

Reavis Collection
090 Reavis|aLB1140.23 .H55 1988

Stamps
STAMP DESCRIPTION
Aroos. Materials belonging to the Aroostook collection within Special Collections
Aroos. AudioCD CDs, non music, belonging to the Aroostook collection within Special Collections
Aroos. CDisc CDs, music, belonging to the Aroostook collection within Special Collections
Aroos. DVD DVDs belonging in the Aroostook collection within Special Collections
Aroos. Folio Folio materials belonging in the Aroostook collection within Special Collections. Folios are stored flat.
Aroos. Phono Phonographs ("records") belonging to the Aroostook collection within Special Collections
Aroos. Video VHS belonging in the Aroostook collection within Special Collections
ATLAS Atlas materials housed on the atlas stand near Circulation.
Audio Audio cassettes, non-music (primarily audiobooks)
AudioCD CDs, non-music (primarily audiobooks)
BLB Stand Big Library Book Stand
CDisc CDs, music (some are sound effects)
CD-ROM CD-ROM materials housed near the reference desk; this is a cross-collection stamp.
DVD DVD materials
DVD Chasse DVDs that are part of the Marc Chasse collection
DVD-ROM DVD-ROM materials housed near the reference desk; this is a cross-collection stamp.
Fiche Microfiche that are housed in the microform viewing area
File Material housed in file folders; these are kept behind the reference desk.
Index Indices located in the reference collection
Kit Used for specific kits within the Curriculum Collection
Maine Materials belonging to the Maine collection within Special Collections
Manip. Manipulates. Located in Curriculum Collection
Microfilm Microfilm that are housed either in the microform viewing area or in the back serials room
Oversize Oversize books; this is a cross-collection stamp (curriculum, ya, and juv shelved with those sections, stacks shelved in a separate location within the stacks)
Oversize Aroos. Oversize materials belonging to the Aroostook collection within Special Collections
Oversize CDisc Oversize materials that accompany materials within the CD collection (i.e., librettos)
Oversize Maine Oversize materials belonging to the Maine collection within Special Collections
Oversize University Oversize materials belonging to the University collection within Special Collections
Ovr. Replaced with Oversize
Ovr. DVD Oversize materials that accompany DVD items (i.e., manuals)
Ovr. Video Oversize materials that accompany VHS items (i.e., manuals)
Reavis Materials that are part of the Reavis Collection. These are shelved in a small bookcase near the Curriculum Collection stacks.
SciLab DVD DVDs housed in the Science Lab (not in library)
SciLabVideo VHS housed in the Science Lab (not in library)
Univ. Materials belonging in the University collection within Special Collections
Univ. CDisc CDs, music, belonging to the University collection within Special Collections
Univ. DVD DVDs belonging in the University collection within Special Collections
Univ. Microfilm Microfilm belonging to the University collection within Special Collections
Univ. Video VHS belonging in the University collection within Special Collections
Video VHS materials
Videodisc Videodiscs

For statistics:
Add no note if the item is a new title and volume
If it is a volume but not a new title, put this note in the x field of the item: COUNT VOLUME NOT TITLE

Status
- (dash) for available (ksta, etc.)
o (the letter oh) for library use only (kref, kspc)

If call number has more than one letter entry, there is no space until before the last one.
For example: PZ7.W21 G55 2000

For Maine Documents use MSL call number when possible.

Videos
090 has a stamp, i.e. Video|aCall Number (uses a pipe).
Example: Video|aPR2807.A2 O44 1988

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