Section VI, Chapter B

Series Authority Guidelines for Catalogers

1.  COPY CATALOGERS

1.1  Ordering & pre-cataloging

Continue to verify series against established standing orders as usual.  If an analytical call number is present in the record, consult with Senior Copy Cataloging Manager.  Do check 490 0 if that’s the only series statement found in the record.  Keyword searching is recommended for this task.

1.2  LC copy Cataloging

Any 490 0 in the LC records will be accepted as is; correct only typographical errors.  If an analytical call number is present in the record, give title to Senior Copy Cataloging Manager.

2.  SENIOR COPY CATALOGERS

Send to DBM only Series Authority Record printout for numbered, traced series (with or without x-ref) for which no Sirsi authority record is found.

3.  ORIGINAL CATALOGERS

Send to DBM only Series Authority Record printout for numbered, traced series (with or without x-ref) for which no Sirsi authority record is found.

Prepared by: Shirley Wetzel and Keith Chapman

Last updated: July 31, 2007

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