Open Entries and Recent ISBN

Catalogers will add the ISBN of the most recently ordered or acquired edition to a serial bibliographic record in order to get a Syndetics picture on the PAC.

Target Audience

To enable staff and patrons to limit their searches in the PAC/Staff client for“only children’s” materials or “only adult” materials it has been suggested that target audience in the bibliographic record be re-examined.  Currently Technical Services staffs use the following target audiences: preschool, primary school, pre-teen, juvenile, young adult and general.  It was decided at [...]

Graphic Novels: Easier to barcode, easier to find

At the Opeartions Committee meeting on April 4, 2007 it was decided that MVLS/SALS catalogers will make individual records for graphic novel titles.  Patrons and staff will be able to immediately see the title of the series, volume number and specific title (when available) in the brief display of the PAC.  Check out Mew Mew Tokyo. [...]

GMD- General Material Designators

At the Opeartions Committee meeting on April 4, 2007 it was decided that MVLS/SALS catalogers will use different GMDs for more prominent display in the PAC for audiobooks formats, Playaways and Large print.  Patrons and staff will now be able to keyword search for unabridged, abridged, Playaways, MP3 and large print.

Apostrophes and ISBNS

We have discovered that having an apostrophe in the ISBN field of a bib record can prevent the patron from placing a request in the PAC.  I guess the Polaris software is just not equipped to deal with an apostrophe in the ISBN.
Those with the ability to add bibliographic records should take care when entering [...]

Proposal for change to call numbers

As of November 15, 2006, the catalogers at SALS and SCP will be making a change to the way they enter new call numbers in bibliographic records.

The catalogers will only be adding Dewey numbers and cutter information in the 092 and 099 fields for new bib records.   They will not be adding prefix/suffix information (such [...]