CHECK-IN OF MATERIAL RECEIVED AS CONTINUATIONS
The Continuations Team catalogs and checks in all material received as Continuation orders: Subscriptions, Memberships, Standing Orders, and Blanket Orders. The Team also catalogs and checks in unsolicited material or gifts that are treated as continuations, and government documents that are classified in LC, Dewey, or treated as periodicals.
Guidelines for Check-In
Type of Material |
Where to Check-In |
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Periodical |
Serials Check-In |
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Classed Together Serial /Multi-part |
Serials Check-In |
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Classed Separately Series: Numbered |
Serials Check-in |
|
Classed Separately Series: Unnumbered |
No Check-In |
|
Index to a Periodical: Bound with periodical |
No Check-In |
|
Index to a Periodical: Bound separately |
Holdings Record |
|
Supplement to a Periodical |
No Check-In |
|
Supplement or Index to a Serial/Multi-part |
Depends on treatment |
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Accompanying Electronic Resource: Same location |
No Check-In |
|
Accompanying Electronic Resource: Different location |
Holdings Record |
OPAC Display: Material checked in using Serials Check-In displays following the caption: “Recent Issues.” Material checked in using the Holdings Record displays following the caption “Library Has.”
Guidelines for Updating the Holdings Record
Titles that are to be bound
- Check in the issue(s) through serials check-in and click Display In OPAC to change the display from yes to no when it is time for the material to be bound. Binding information may be found on the pop-up note.
- Record the issues on the Holdings Record.
Titles that are not to be bound
- Check in the issue(s) through serials check-in and always click Display In OPAC to change the display from yes to no.
- For Classed Separately Series: Numbered do not record the issues on the Holdings Record.
- For all other materials, record the issues on the Holdings Record.
- For DeGolyer classed together serials and multi-part items: record the issue(s) on the Holdings Record using a separate line for each issue so that a fixed location number can be assigned and recorded in |z.
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