The following processing steps should be
taken before any clothbound or quality paper-
back book is loaned to any crew member:
(1) Each book received should be checked
against those marked on the packing list (see
figure 8-3), as being shipped to the library.
Discrepancies should be reported immediately as
per instruction on the packing list. When
unpacking the books, later processing will be
easier if the books are separated into fiction and
nonfiction. Refer to the packing list to deter-
mine a book’s category. Nonfiction books are
listed on the list by Dewey decimal class number,
(2) Each book should be accompanied by a
book card, book-card pocket, and a set of
catalog cards, and should be stamped along the
top edge of the book—PROPERTY OF THE
287.48(M1)
Figure 8-3.—Sample clothbound book distribution packing slip.
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