New paperback and Automatically Yours (AY)

Hello everyone.

I want to take a brief moment to let you know that you may soon notice a couple of changes to some of the  items you receive.

First, We have started receiving cataloged paperbacks, and you should begin seeing those in your new book bins starting next week.  These are items that had been ordered uncataloged in the past, and that now come with call labels to facilitate shelving.  The titles will also appear in the catalog, and customers will be able to place holds on them.  While the home location in the item records is set to Paperback to help identify format, it is recommended that you interfile the cataloged paperbacks with other cataloged books according to the call label.  Some material will continue to be uncataloged (board books and kids and teens comics), and we will not retroactively catalog existing uncataloged material, so interfiling the cataloged paperbacks should not present immediate challenges.  If you find that you need/want to make exceptions to interfiling for series or for other reasons, please consult your Senior Manager before doing so. 

Second, Automatically Yours (AY) items will begin arriving with yellow label protectors over the spine labels in the near future.  These orders have been made part of our new Baker & Taylor subscription plan, which will allow us to return unneeded copies as demand for the titles drops over time.  These items should be treated like any other circulating books for customer transactions and shelving.  The yellow spine labels will only make them easier to identify on the shelves when they are recalled to be returned.  The other change you may notice in the processing of these items is that they will no longer have property stamps.  The barcode label will continue to have Houston Public Library printed on it, but he property stamp across the top edge of the pages will be omitted on the subscription items. 

If you have any questions or concerns about either the cataloged paperbacks or subscription AY items you receive, please do not hesitate to contact LMS at 832-393-1476.  We will be happy to assist you.

Thanks.

Fred Schumacher

Senior Manager

Houston Public Library | Library Materials Services

500 McKinney St., Houston, TX 77002

Office: 832-393-1567 |  Email:  fred.schumacher@houstontx.gov

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