CHECKLIST FOR CATALOGERS
- Does all bibliographic information on record match our item? If not, have changes been made?
- Have typographical and tagging errors been corrected?
- Have names been checked in authority file? Have needed authority records been printed and initialed?
- Has series been checked in the authority file? If series is traced, is the form correct?
- Has the call number been checked in call number index of correct library?
- Is the book a related edition? If so, is the other edition in the same call number? If the call numbers are not the same, has a boxwork form been filled out?
- Has the order been loaded or copy created?
- Has barcode been entered? Has the barcode been attached to the book?
- Are Library, Item Type, and Location correct? Has the current location been changed to INPROCESS (note exceptions)? Are the Number of Pieces, Volume, and Item Cat2 correct? Has the cataloger’s logon been added in Created-by field? Has the Date Cataloged been updated?
- Has the control number been written on title page?
- Has call number been copied onto book correctly (including location, copy numbers, and volume numbers when necessary)?
- Has OCLC number been recorded for update by student (when necessary)?