RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY
Control number: rpl
Macro: Richmond
035 tag comes from on-order records in Richmond catalogue
Materials are shipped twice a month. 1st and 15th
Books invoiced by Paperbacks already have the processing charges included.
Branch codes are BHB Brighouse branch macro subfield D10000
CAB Cambie branch macro subfield D 20000
IWB Ironwood branch macro subfield D 30000
STB Steveston branch macro subfield D 40000
Tickets show branches BHB/IWB/CAB/STB as numbers eg. 4/1/1/0
Books are pre-processed by Mary with bar codes, security strips and branch labels.
Materials are separated into adult and juvenile.
Use indicator of 0 for 650 tag. Putting in juvenile fiction is not necessary but use Juvenile literature for non-fiction material.
No 520 tags.
No 440 tags for mass-market
No 300 tag for mass-market
No 700 tags for mass-market
Price in 020 tag c5.99 (decimal point)
Price in 949 tag V599 (no decimal point)
Non-fiction: max. 4 digits past the decimal for adult eg. Pbk 599.7447
Non-fiction: max. 3 digits past the decimal for juvenile
LABELS
3 line portrait, left justify, laser printer
CATALOGUING CHARGES see invoicing instructions
Richmond wants as few files as possible.
RO original cataloguing for non-fiction only. Can be pbk. or hardcover
RC cataloguing charges for hardcover, trade
RH number of mylars
RM number of books without mylars. Includes cataloguing charges for mass-market paperbacks
RP processing only (easy paperbacks)
PH CD security strip
BL Bar code (board books)
LS Branch label (board books)
MARC records are e-mailed to with a short description of the contents
Cataloguing instructions are in file.
Juvenile prefixes: J, Y, P, E
J Pbk , YA Pbk for paperbacks
Series J for juvenile series (see list in file)
j, y for non-fiction
FRENCH
FRE J pbk. and hardcover
FRE j599.7 non-fiction to one decimal point
FRE EASY French easy readers
J country books are catalogued in the geography and travel numbers not in the country numbers. Eg. 917.1 not 971
Adult paperbacks over 4x7 in. are considered hardcover. (Exception was a fantasy/sci-fi order that was considered hardcover no matter what the size)
Picture counting books are p513
Picture alphabet books are p411
Reference books
092 tag j032 GUI REFERENCE ONLY
Processing: barcode is placed inside front cover at the top right corner
Spine label: REF j032 GUI
BIOGRAPHIES
Individual in 921 except for Philosophers
Religious persons
Murderers
Artists
Catalogue under Dewey number. Cutter under subject.
Collective in 920
NATIVE PEOPLES
North America use 970.1 General
970.3+ Specific people
970.4+ Place
South America use 980.1 General
980.3+ Specific people
980.4+ Place
GENRES for adult Pbk.
SCI-FI/FANTASY Pbk SCI-FI
MYSTERY Pbk MYS
ROMANCE Pbk ROMANCE
Board books, easy paperbacks and book & CD kits are not catalogued or processed unless specifically requested. Favorite friends POs are processing only.