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Checkin Records

Abstract:   Useful information for cataloging purposes may be gleaned from the checkin record. Checkins are used for electronic resources, active and inactive serials, multi-volume non-serials, and titles ordered by the Acquisitions Dept. by serial title but cataloged and classed separately by the Catalog Dept. For more detailed information, consult the III users manual or an Acquisitions or Serials Dept. staff person.

Fixed fields:

SCODE2 (fixed field 03):   suppress code; n=suppressed, [hyphen]=not suppressed
SCODE4 (fixed field 10):   code "u" indicates electronic upload to CRIARL Union List of Serials
LOCATION (fixed field 6)

Variable fields:

CALL #:   Not indexed in the call number index; not subfielded
IDENTITY:   Information on location of current issues for unbound periodicals, or latest issue of directories, etc.
LIB. HAS:   Summary holdings statement; ANSI modified Level 3 used for most titles
NOTE:   additional information; visible in staff mode only

Examples:

Electronic resource:

B27933799
TITLE       MD Consult [computer file] : what doctors need to know

C1315687       Last updated: 07-29-99 Created: 07-29-99 Revision

Currently received ROCK periodical:

B1334965x
TITLE       Journal of the Society for Psychical Research

C1043778       Last updated: 08-07-00 Created: 09-12-96 Revision: 31

01 LABEL TYPE: 04 COPIES: 0 07 RLOC: 10 SCODE4:
02 DESTIN: x 05 CLAIMON: - - 08 VENDOR: none 11 UPDCNT:
03 SCODE2: 06 LOCATION: es 09 RETEN: 12 PCOUNT: 0
13 KEYED BY ac blank blank blank
01 LABEL TYPE: b 04 COPIES: 1 07 RLOC: r 10 SCODE4: u
02 DESTIN: p 05 CLAIMO:03-03-01 08 VENDOR: bhbs 11 UPDCNT:
03 SCODE2: - 06 LOCATION: rock 09 RETEN: r 12 PCOUNT: 0
13 CALL # BF1011 .I3
14 IDENTITY Latest Issues in Periodicals Reading Rm.
15 LIB. HAS v.1- 1884-
16 NOTE PRR; blank blank blank
17 CHECK-IN Card: Status is current, 34 boxes, 90 days between issues
18 KEYED BY ekh blank blank blank

Inactive serial:

B17588467
TITLE       Journal of the scientific laboratories, Denison University

C1151034       Last updated: 11-11-98 Created: 06-19-97 Revision:
01 LABEL TYPE: n 04 COPIES: 1 07 RLOC: r 10 SCODE4: u
02 DESTIN: - 05 CLAIMON: - - 08 VENDOR: none 11 UPDCNT: z
03 SCODE2: - 06 LOCATION: qs 09 RETEN: 12 PCOUNT: 0
13 CALL # Q11 .D39
14 LIB. HAS v.20-v.57 1922-1980
15 LIB. HAS Lacks: v.40:article 4
16 KEYED BY gsy blank blank blank

Multi-volume non-serial

B11513433
TITLE Zahlenwerte und Funktionen aus Naturwissenschaften und Technik, neue Serie / Gesamtherausgabe: K.H. Hellwege

C1180149       Last updated: 07-11-00 Created: 09-22-97 Revision: 15
01 LABEL TYPE: n 04 COPIES: 1 07 RLOC: a 10 SCODE4:
02 DESTIN: f 05 CLAIMON: - - 08 VENDOR: otto 11 UPDCNT: z
03 SCODE2: n 06 LOCATION: sref 09 RETEN: x 12 PCOUNT: 0
13 CALL # 1-SIZE QD65 .L2 NS
14 LIB. HAS n.s.v.1- 1961-1999
15 NOTE Cat.; This is a set,not a serial;
16 VEN. TITLE# LAN O554 blank blank blank
17 KEYED BY ekh blank blank blank

Classed sep. title

B23407566
TITLE       Lecture notes in computer science

C1323015       Last updated: 04-05-00 Created: 09-20-99 Revision: 17
01 LABEL TYPE: n 04 COPIES: 1 07 RLOC: a 10 SCODE4:
02 DESTIN: j 05 CLAIMON: - - 08 VENDOR: otto 11 UPDCNT: z
03 SCODE2: n 06 LOCATION: sci 09 RETEN: x 12 PCOUNT: 0
13 CALL # Class. Sep.
14 IDENTITY v.1700-v.1750
15 NOTE Cat. Check in v.1700-v.1750; Read all notes;
16 NOTE Check in Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence on this card too.
17 NOTE Send any Combinatorial Pattern Recognition to Science Serials
18 VEN. TITLE# LEC 0503 blank blank blank
19 CHECK-IN Card: Status is current, 51 boxes, open card

Related document:   Electronic Journal Packages--Checkin and Bibliographic Record Examples


Keywords:  Serials, Checkin records, Sets, HoldingsOutline locations:  F4, J9
Document:  #017
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