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Materials Control Unit
General Purpose
The Materials Control Unit is responsible for managing materials that are in-process in the Metadata Department. The unit also processes a variety of material types not acquired through mainstream commercial channels.
Scope
- copy catalog materials in all languages (except CJK, ME, Hebrew and esoteric languages) from incoming gifts, large collections and Slavic exchange.
- create (transliterating as required) or load, edit as necessary and route items to other units within the Metadata Department when copy not available
- add copy/volumes to existing records when encountered in routine processing
- create records for Stanford Ph. D., Masters & Honors theses, student reports and technical reports
- process patron requests for INPROCESS materials
- route by subject incoming materials from Monograph Receiving to MDU unit catalogers in the Metadata Department
- search MISSING INPROCESS items and initiate re-order as needed
Last modified:
October 8, 2008 |
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