Sitka Evergreen Policy & Best Practices Manual

Last updated Aug 26, 2010


Table of Contents

I. Introduction
1. About Policy and Best-Practice Documents
2. Revisions
II. Approved Policy
3. Privacy Policy
3.1. Short Version
3.2. Detailed Version
4. Circulation Policies
4.1. BC OneCard Policies & Procedures
4.1.1. Covering Note
4.1.2. BC OneCard Policy/Procedure
4.2. Hold/Search Policy (Interim)
4.3. Fines Payment
4.4. Return of Items
4.5. Patron de-duplication
5. Cataloguing Policy
5.1. Cataloguing Working Group Policy Document Cover Letter
5.2. Purpose
5.3. Administration
5.3.1. Who Does What?
5.4. Cataloguing Procedures
5.4.1. Cataloguing Flowchart
5.4.2. Minimum Requirements For a Match in the Sitka Database or Z39.50 Targets
5.4.3. "Near" Match When Searching the Sitka Database
5.4.4. "Near" Match When Searching Z39.50 Targets
5.4.5. Original Cataloguing
5.4.6. Characteristics of a "Best" MARC Record in the Sitka Database
5.4.7. Evergreen User Documentation
5.5. Frequently Asked Questions
Glossary of Terms
III. Best Practices
6. Return of multi-part items to non-home libraries
6.1. The Recommended Best Practice
7. Using Brief MARC Records for Incoming ILL
7.1. The Issue
7.2. Technical Note for Implementing Solution #2
8. Annual Reports for PLSB

List of Figures

4.1. Flowchart depicting BC OneCard policy/procedure
5.1. Cataloguing Flowchart

List of Tables

5.1. Sitka Cataloguing Skill Levels
5.2. Searching the Sitka Database
5.3. Searching Z39.50
5.4. Characteristics of a "Best" MARC Record

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