RUSH cataloging and processing workflow

If an item cannot be cataloged quickly by Susan it will be sent directly to the patron with a barcode and then returned to IRM for cataloging and end processing. Circulation will return the items to us when they are checked back in. The procedures would be as follows:

• Make sure the book or DVD has a barcode on it and that the barcode is in the item record

• Change the item process status from PC to blank

• Add a note in the Circ Note field in the item record: “Please bring to Susan Pease in the IRM Department upon return.”

• If the book is cataloged by Susan but not end processed add a note in the Circ Note field that says: “Please bring to Lisa Persons in the IRM Department upon return.”

• Put book on the RUSH pickup bookshelf

*Susan may sometimes send books directly to patrons without cataloging them and have them returned to her for cataloging when she is very busy.