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Zine Cataloging Guide

Holdings Records

After you have validated your record:

  1. Click on the “Add Inventory” button on the top bar.
  2. Choose “Book (default)” 
  3. Fill in 085 8 _ field
    1. For archival copies: 852 8 _ $$b RCL $$c zinearch $$h Zine $$i *insert call number*
    2. For circulating copies: 852 8 _ $$b RCL $$c zine $$h Zine $$i *insert call number* $$t 2
  4. Save holdings record
  5. Go back to Add Inventory and select “Add Item"
  6. For archival copies: 
    1. Material type: Zine, Copy ID: Archive Item, Policy: Serial Non-Circulating
    2. Add and scan barcode. 
  7. For circulating copies:
    1. Go to the original record 
    2. Click “Add inventory— item"
    3. Fill in the 082 field with the information from step 3
      1. Material type: Zine, Copy ID: 1 (additional copies will go in numerical order), Policy: Reserve 7-day 
      2. Add and scan barcode.
  8. Do not add more than 3 zines for circulation. 

Remember:

  • If there are more than more than one circulating copy, do not make a new holdings record, instead:
    • Search the barcode on the zine
    • Find the appropriate holdings record
    • Choose “add item"
    • Once in the add item page:
      • Material type: Zine, Copy ID: 2 etc (additional copies will go in numerical order), Policy: Reserve 7-day 
      • Create and scan new barcode.