Receiving ordered Monographs using FASTCAT

1. Scan ISBN or type in title to “FIND” field in SEARCH section of Acquisitions module

2. View MARC catalog record

3. Evaluate MARC record for FASTCAT

OCLC records for printed books must correspond to book-in-hand as follows:

Accurate transcription from title page, title page verso, colophon, covers, or other:

 245 A Title

 245 B Subtitle

 245 C Statement of Responsibility (Author)

Edition statement:

Check the 250 field to help identify matching editions.

Accurate imprint information from title page, title page verso, colophon, covers, or other:

260 A Place of publication

260 B Publisher (may contain abbreviations)

260 C Date of Publication

Physical Description:

300 A Extent, pagination

OCLC records for printed books must also include the following:

040 B Language of cataloging - If present in the record, must contain “eng” ONLY
If there is no 040 B in the record, make sure that the catalog record is in English.

050 A&B or 090 A&B 
A well-formed LC call #, containing both $a (classification) and $b (cutter/date). 
If well-formed do not evaluate, edit or check either subfield.
If a record has an LC call no. with a volume designation (and no alternative no.) that book will not be 
treated as FastCat.  Also, if a record has two LC numbers it will not be treated as FastCat.

6XX   Subject   
At least one subject must be present unless it is a book of literature.  
Do not evaluate, edit or check any subject entry.

1XX or 7XX   Author/editor 
If a person is named in 245$C, either a 1XX or 7XX entry must be present in the record. 
Do not evaluate, do not create addition entries, do not evaluate for main entry.

4. Receive in Acquisitions Mode

Note order # on invoice or packing slip
Read library note field for important info that may need to be noted
Change order status to WP
Add Arrival 
Go to item, change item process status and add barcode

5. Create new holdings (HOL Links, create new), and check to make sure it worked

6. If FASTCAT, then do 9XX fields

Go to Cataloging
F6
Add 928 field, tab, tab
CAPS LOCK
AUTHORITY
{ENTER}
Add 930 field, tab, tab
OCLC
{ENTER}
Add 910 field
FASTCAT today’s date 5/20/10
{Control-L} or save with icon on upper right side of screen
{Continue}
{Override}

7. Fill out Statistics sheet

8. If FASTCAT RUSH then give to Linda Fish, if FASTCAT not-RUSH then put on appropriate truck, if NOT FASTCAT then put on shelf.