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Sitka Support Team
Revised June 2010
Pre-catalogued items (pre-cats), currently used for interlibrary loan (ILL) items at most Sitka libraries, are created at the time of the loan to the patron, and thus cannot be used to manage transit status when ILL items are received at a central location for a patron at a branch location. Further, some Sitka libraries need to use brief records for borrowed ILL items based on job descriptions and established workflows. Pre-cats do not create catalogue records in the Sitka database, but brief MARC records do. In order to facilitate workflow and maintain database integrity in a shared environment, it is recognized that policy is required on brief record standards and recommended procedures.
Track incoming interlibrary loan items, including transits between the receiving location and branches, outside the Evergreen system. Circulate ILL items as Evergreen pre-catalogued items at each branch as per current practice within Sitka.
Create a fixed set of brief bibliographic (MARC) records, with a single attached volume record, and single attached copy from a fixed set of barcodes from library’s range of barcodes. Library staff will manage which barcodes are associated with which MARC record and determine optimal workflow in order to do this.
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