RE: Write call number on title page and labeling procedures

[ljones <ljones@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At the University of Denver, we no longer pencil the call number onto the 
title page.  We print out spine labels and book labels at the same time.  The 
book labels contain the title, author and call number.  The labeler is 
instructed to look at the book label to verify the title before attaching the 
labels to the book.  This seems to work well.

Lois Jones
Cataloging Dept.
University of Denver


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>We used to write in pencil call number on title page so the labeler could
>type out the spine label and verify the call number when attaching the label
>to the book.
>
>We stopped the practice when we started printing spine labels from Innopac
>system.  The labeler simply scan the barcode from the book to retrieve the
>record in Innopac and print out the label.  After being scanned, the books
>are placed on the truck in sequence.  With a string of labels printed out,
>the labeler then attaches labels to the books on the truck in sequence.  In
>this practice, if one label is put on the wrong book, rest of the books in
>sequence will get wrong labels.
>
>My questions:
>
>1. How many of you write call number on title page for verification purpose?
>
>2. If you don't, what do you do to avoid the possible mistake resulted from
>the procedures described above?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Yuan Yao
>Georgetown University Law Library
>
>
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