Use of the PIECES Field
Item Record Procedures
PROCEDURE:
Use this procedure to barcode accompanying material that will be shelved
and circulated in conjunction with the main item as a single unit, e.g. maps in a pocket
of a book, a printed insert in a CD-ROM or an offsite book accompanied by
a CD-ROM.
- Count the number of pieces represented by a single barcode. The pieces
count does include the volume itself. However, if items are in a
container, such as a box, do not include the container in the pieces
count.
Note: A piece count higher than 1 in the item record will alert
circulation staff to the number of pieces in a volume.
- If there are more than two types of material, the cataloging
record is complex, or the material is especially valuable code a
description of the item and its accompanying material in the NOTE field
of the item record.
Example: Book with 10 transparencies, two numbered plates and a
folded map.
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