| Scope: This document outlines the procedures that the staff of Library Technical Services follow when receiving government documents from varioussources, for Olin Library. Contact: Anna Korhonen Unit: OKU Serials Receiving & Documents Date last reviewed: 09/19/07 Date of next review: September 2008
U.S. Depository
United Nations Depository
New York State Depository
European Union Depository
Mailing List Documents
Receiving Orders
- U.S. DEPOSITORY
1. Our U.S. Depository Library number (LIB#) is 0388.
2. U.S. depository shipments arrive in boxes, envelopes, tubes, and microfiche bags via FEDEX GRND. Identify a U.S. depository shipment by the white label on the container. The label says: “U.S. Govt. Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C.--Cornell Univ Library, Documents Section, 110-B Olin Library-- LIBID: 0388.”
3. In order to check in a U.S. depository shipment you must have a depository shipping list which lists all of the material to be found in the container. Depository shipping lists are inside the shipping container, with one exception.
3a. Separate Shipments: Separate shipments are books or maps which are mailed to us individually. Identify them by container labels which also say: “ITEM: <year><no.>“ and “SHIPMENT: “98-<no.>-S”. (S) Shipping lists for separate shipments arrive in regular depository shipment boxes. Collect packages which will be listed on a separate shipping list on a shelf behind the receiving table until the separate shipping list for these packages is received.
4. Depository Shipping Lists. Shipping lists are numbered consecutively thoughout the federal fiscal year (Oct.-Sept.). There are four types: paper (P), microfiche (M), electronic (E) and separate (S). Shipping list numbers (SL#) include year-consecutive number-type (example: 2004-042-P is the 42nd shipment of paper documents in FY 04). Information on the shipping list is in three columns: Item no., Classification no., and Title.
4a. Item No. A shipping list lists all materials mailed to depository libraries in a shipment. Our library is a selective depository and chooses to receive some item nos. and not others; therefore, in many shipping containers you will not find all materials which are listed on the shipping list. An item number may be assigned to a single publication, such as a yearbook, or to a group of similar publications, such as all of the hearings of a congressional committee. Documents are listed on the shipping list in numerical order by their item number.
4b. Classification No. A Superintendent of Documents classification number is assigned by GPO to each document on a shipping list. In many libraries this number will be the document’s call number, but not at Cornell. The SuDocs classification system groups publications by their issuing agencies, then by type of publication.
4c. Title. This should correspond to the title on the publication and will be the way in which you will locate documents on the shipping list.
5. Opening depository shipments. Boxes and microfiche bags often contain several shipping lists. Paper documents listed on a -P shipping list are generally packed in the box on top of their shipping list, so remove all items from the box until you reach the first shipping list. The documents will not be in item number order, but they should be listed on the shipping list. Stamp each document in the upper right hand corner of the cover (or title page if the cover is shiny) with the ink stamp which says “Depository <today’s date>“. Find the document by its title on the shipping list and make a pencil check over the item no. and classification. Write the classification no. and item no. on the document in the center of the top of the cover (or title page) on each monograph and new serial. Congressional EXCEPTIONS:
a) Do not write the item number on House and Senate reports and documents (Item nos. 0996-A and 1008-C). Nothing needs to be written on these documents.
b) Do not write the item numbers on Senate and House hearings and committee prints. Tangible electronic documents, generally CD-ROMS, are received in boxes with the paper documents but are listed on their own -E shipping lists. If you can do so, remove the booklet or title sheet from inside the top of the CD-ROM jewel case and stamp and write the item number. In addition, place a Federal Publication sticker in the lower left-hand corner of the front of the jewel case. If a CD-ROM or diskette comes in a paper container, stamp and write on the container.
Digital documents are received from Marvice, Inc. and covered under Procedure #77.
Microfiche documents are usually received in bags from a GPO microfiche contractor and are listed on -M shipping lists. Because Cornell does not select many of the microfiche item nos., it often will be easier to reverse the shipment receipt process for a bag of microfiche and to first determine what we do not receive before checking in what we do receive (see Item Lister below). The fiche which are listed on a shipping list will generally be folded inside that shipping list. Remove the contents of the bag carefully, as there will be multiple shipping lists. Stamp all fiche envelopes with the depository date stamp in the upper right-hand corner. Find the fiche or group of fiche on the shipping list and place a pencil check on the item number (for a group of fiche with the same item number you should first be sure that all fiche listed are received). You do not need to write the item no. on all fiche. When many fiche are received on a shipping list with the same item number they will be banded together, write the item number on the top fiche only (example: Item no. 830-H-14).
A paper shipment box may contain a Separate -S shipping list. Match the Depository Shipping List number against the separate packages which are stored behind the receiving table and open all of the boxes which have the appropriate SL# on the white label. Stamp hardcover books on the first page inside the cover in the upper right-hand corner. Stamp softcover books as appropriate. Pencil-check each item no. on the shipping list. Write the item number on the document except for maps.
A paper shipment box may contain a Separate 200< > -S shipping list. These shipping lists list NIMA (National Imagery and Mapping Agency) maps. These separate map shipments are addressed directly to the Map Department and should be received there (if a bag is delivered by Shipping to our table do not open; write "MMN" on this bag and put on the Maps delivery shelf ). Mail this shipping list in a campus envelope and address to the maps librarian.
5a. Missing Shipping List. You may find publications in a shipping box or bag which are not on any shipping list. This probably means that the shipping list was not included in the container. You will need to obtain a shipping list in order to receive these documents by checking shipping lists in PDF Format on the FDLP Desktop at http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/tools/sl/slister.html. Enter the shipping list number, which you can probably guess or ask for the latest shipping list by format.
6. LAW & MANN DEPOSITORY. Both Law & Mann libraries select depository item nos. for publications, usually serials, which are then used by JGSM, Uris or other department libraries. These publications are sent by Law and Mann to Olin Documents for check-in. Materials, particularly CD-ROMs, which are not serials should be placed on the documents librarian’s review shelf. Serials should be placed on the serial check-in shelf.
7. Item Lister. Item Lister provides an electronic list of all item nos. which are available for depository library selection. Open your web browser and go to http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/tools/itemlist.html Under “nonselections”, enter our depository library number “0388” and click the “submit” bar. The Item Lister will create a list of all item numbers which our depository 0388 does not select. Match the item nos. which you have not checked off on each shipping list against this list. If the item number appears on the nonselections list, write NO next to the number on the shipping list.
8. Claims. If an item number has not been checked on the shipping list, and if it does not appear on the “nonselections” Item Lister list, then you may need to send a depository claim for this publication. First, look beside the Item no. on the shipping list to see if either a “+” or “%” symbol appears. These items have not been sent to our library at this time and should not be claimed. Be sure to check through your mail to see that you have not overlooked the publication during check-in. If this is an item number which we should have received but did not, and it has not been rainchecked or shipped short, then you should send a depository claim. Sending a claim for an item on a GPO-issued shipping list: Use the Web Claim form on the GPO Access Desktop and submit the claim to GPO electronically at http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/tools/webclaim.html Print a copy of the Web Claim form as submitted and file in the GPO Depository Claims folder. Sending a claim for an item on a microfiche shipping list: With a ruler draw a box around the item or items not received. Type in the information at the bottom of the shipping list, including our depository library #, SL # and address. With a pen sign the documents librarian’s name and again fill in our library number. Fax or mail the original complete shipping list (all pages) to the microfiche contractor at the address on the shipping list. File one of the shipping list copies in the file marked “Claims on GPO Deposit”. Receiving a claim: A paper shipping box may include a paper or electronic item which you have previously claimed. Generally, the item will have the original claim form which you submitted attached to it. Stamp the item, pencil check it on the original list that is now filed and write the item number. Pull the shipping list copy from the GPO Claim folder and discard. Microfiche claims are mailed to us in an envelope. The strip which you have typed, including the shipping list #, is attached to the microfiche but the rest of the shipping list is not returned. Pull the claim from the GPO Claim folder and check the item on the claim copy which you filed in the shipping list file.
9. Distribution. Many depository documents are serials. Check in serials and periodicals in Voyager. Place depository documents which are monographs, pamphlets or other non-serial material on documents librarian’s shelf behind the receiving table for review. Mark maps “Maps” and place on mail shelf for Maps (near 110-B office).
10. GPO Depository Microfiche. Microfiche received on deposit are handled in the following ways:
a. Cataloged serials to which a microfiche number has been assigned are checked in and/or added to Voyager MARC holdings. These are usually depository serials which used to come in paper but now come in fiche. These serials generally share one bibliographic record and have two holdings records, one for paper with a call number and one for fiche with a sequential microfiche number.
b. Monographs are generally not cataloged. They are filed either in the (orange) GPO Microfiche File in Olin’s Maps, Microtexts, Newspapers Department in SuDocs classification order or in the Engineering Library’s microfiche files. Subject matter determines whether Olin or Engineering receives a microfiche.
c. Technical report microfiche. Monographs and series issues which are received on deposit and are technical reports (have a technical report number or numbers either as part of the SuDoc number or in the fiche header) are sent to Engineering Library. Engineering integrates these fiche in their large file of technical reports which we receive from DTIC and NTIS. Examples of large categories of these depository fiche are: Open File Reports from USGS (624-H), NASA Technical Memorandums (830-D) and other NASA series. Individual microfiche from agencies like the National Ocean Service, NOAA, Defense Department, Energy Department, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Transportation Department are filed by their report number whenever possible.
11. Maps. Most depository maps are received directly in the Maps Department. Maps staff check the shipping lists, stamp the maps, make any claims and process the maps. Maps from the USGS and from NIMA (formerly Defense Mapping Agency) are received directly. Other maps and charts are received in our regular depository shipments and should be sent directly to Maps for processing. The most common ones are:
a. Nautical charts and recreational charts from National Ocean Service (Item nos. 191-B-13—17). These are generally received in tubes and listed on separate shipping lists. Open the tubes and check the charts on the shipping list but do not stamp them (they will be stamped in Maps). Add the chart number to the MARC holdings record of Bib#3796122 or Bib#3796124. Return the map to the tube and take to Maps.
b. Forest Service maps (Item no. 80-G).
c. CIA Maps (Item no. 856-A-1).
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1. Our U.N. Depository Library number is DL-6.
2. U.N. depository materials arrive in boxes, envelopes and shrink-wrapped packages. They are labeled with the return address of the United Nations, but not always clearly designated as depository shipments with DL-6 on the label. The containers and their contents are distinctive, however, and will be recognizable as U.N. depository materials.
3. Symbol documents. The majority of U.N. depository publications received are symbol documents. Many of the working documents (called “Masthead documents” by the U.N.) of the main United Nations organs are now received only in electronic form as part of the United Nations Official Document resource or ODS. Our depository continues to receive the Official Record symbol documents in paper form. Each document has printed on it a United Nations document series symbol (example: A/AC.105/703). (Some documents with covers may have the symbol printed on the title page or title page verso only.) These documents are received in boxes or smaller containers in random order. Sort these documents into order by symbol (first by the alpha character and then by number). A Documents staff member will then file these with the symbol documents in Olin Reference.
3a. Sales Documents. As part of our U.N. deposit we receive a number of publications which are also sold by the United Nations Sales Office. These documents have United Nations symbols and also U.N. Sales numbers. These publications do not look like other symbol documents. They generally have colored covers and are monographs or serials rather than meeting documents. Put monographs on documents librarian’s review shelf. Sales documents which are serials generally check in in Voyager even if they have United Nations symbols. Check for a Voyager check-in or bibliographic record. A special category of serials is Yearbooks. (Examples: Demographic Yearbook, Energy Statistics Yearbook, Statistical Yearbook, National Accounts Statistics). We often receive a depository copy of a yearbook and maintain a standing order for one or more additional copies for unit libraries. It is important to distinguish the depository copy from the standing order copy of a Yearbook and check it in on the appropriate Voyager record, because the depository copy is free to the receiving library and the standing order copies are charged to selectors’ bookfunds. Rule of Thumb: Depository copies of yearbooks have paper covers and no invoice. Standing order copies often have hard covers and arrive with invoices and/or packing lists. Periodicals received on U.N. deposit may or may not have a United Nations series symbol. (Examples: Cepal Review, Industry and Environment, Monthly Bibliography, Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, United Nations Chronicle). Periodicals check in in Voyager.
4. Documents without Symbols. Interspersed with symbol documents or arriving separately, will be U.N. documents which do not have symbols. If they are serials, check them in in Voyager. If they are monographs or pamphlets place them on Documents Librarian’s review shelf. If they are new serials give to the documents specialist to set up for decision review.
4a. Treaty Series. The United Nations Treaty Series is a depository serial which is received frequently. It does not have a series symbol. It is checked in in Voyager.
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1. Our N.Y.S. depository library number is D15.
2. Paper New York State depository documents arrive mid-monthly in a large shipping box. Boxes have a white label with the return address: New York State Library and our depository library number D15. Inside the carton there is a Depository Shipping List.
3. Documents are packed in the box in random order. Shipping lists include title and New York State depository classification system number. The first element of the classification number is an acronym for the issuing agency. This may help you to find the document on the shipping list. Documents are listed in classification number order.
4. Unpack the box and locate the shipping list. Find each document on the list and place a pencil check beside the title. Stamp each document with the ink stamp which says "Depository <today's date>" in the upper right-hand corner of each document.
4a. Missing Shipping List. Depository shipping lists are posted on the NYSL web site at http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/edocs/shipping/shiplist.htm Search and download the missing list.
5. Serials can be checked in in Voyager. Place monographs and pamphlets (including all material listed after the “Ephemeral material” notice on the shipping list), on documents librarian’s review shelf. Give new serials to the documents specialist to set up for decision review.
6. Claims. Materials listed on the shipping list but not contained in the boxes should be claimed from the New York State Library. Photocopy the shipping list and send the original with a box around the missing item in red. Write next to this that you are claiming the document and write our library name and address and library number. Address claims to:
New York State Library
CLAIMS
Documents/Gift & Exchange
Cultural Education Center
Albany,
New York 12230-0001
7. File shipping lists in folder called “New York State Depo. Shipping Lists” in Documents vertical file.
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1. Our library is a European Documentation Center. Our registration number is 00204606.
2. Depository copies of EU publications are mailed to us separately as they are published, generally in mailing pouches or clear bags. Identify an EU depository publication by the label or sheet inserted in the mailing bag. The label will have our registraton number “00204606” on it and the mailing address “Cornell University Library, Documents Section, 110-B Olin Library, 14853-5301, Ithaca, NY 14853, ETATS UNIS d’Amerique.”
3. Mark the depository copies with a pencil “D” in the upper-right hand corner of the publication’s cover or title page.
4. We receive other EU publications which are not depository. These come on mailing lists from other EU departments. You can distinguish these publications by the labels on their packages. The labels have numbers which are not our registration number and often are addressed to individuals, the Serials Department, or have purchase order numbers as part of the address. Do not mark these publications with a “D”.
5. Check EU serials in on Voyager. Put monographs and pamphlets on documents librarian’s review shelf. Give new serials to the documents specialist to set up for decision review.
6. CLAIMS. Like U.S. depository serials, EU depository serials may be claimed only when we fail to receive them in an official depository shipment. Each month we receive a list called “Resume of Publications Sent”. The Resume lists all depository publications sent to us in the previous month. Monthly, the Resume is checked against Voyager (by the documents specialist) to identify any publications which have not been received. Claims are then sent on the official form to the EUR-OP “Information Networks” Distribution Section.
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1. Many documents are received by us through agency mailing lists. Except for New York State depository documents, this is how we receive our State documents. We also receive U.S., municipal, foreign and international organization documents in this way.
2. Open these documents and keep the mailing envelope, generally sliding this inside the publication. This will be an aide for identification in Voyager check-in for serials or identifying orders.
3. Check in serials in Voyager and place monographs and other materials on documents librarian’s review shelf.
- RECEIVING ORDERS
F1. NTIS
1. The National Technical Information Service is our source for technical reports.
Reports are received in both microfiche and paper. We have standing orders and place unit orders using our NTIS deposit account. Our Deposit Account # is 75306.
2. MICROFICHE standing orders. Boxes of standing order microfiche will be received from the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) and from NTIS several times a month. These can be large boxes or long boxes in the shape of a microfiche. These boxes are addressed to us with white labels that read “Defense Technical Information CTR. To: 15619 ATTENTION A Korhonen, Doc Sec. Cornell University Library 110-B Olin Lib, Ithaca, NY 14853-5301”. Do not open these boxes. Mark “Engineering Library” on the boxes in dark marker and place the boxes on the department’s outgoing mail shelf . The shipments are opened and checked by Engineering Library staff.
3. NTIS MICROFICHE unit orders. Microfiche unit orders for individual technical reports are sent by e-mail or by telephone. Generally the request is from the Engineering Library. Microfiche arrive in envelopes with packing lists. The lists include the quantity ordered, the “PB” or other technical report number by which we ordered the document, and the price. To receive an NTIS microfiche order, pull the NTIS ORDERS file from Documents file. Locate the order by carefully matching the microfiche in hand with the typed copy of the order. The report number on the typed order and the number on the microfiche received should match exactly. In addition, if there is a copy of the original request from the Engineering Library attached to the order form and it contains a title, match the title to the fiche in hand. When you are certain you have received what was ordered, stamp the NTIS order form and the packing list with the “Cornell University Library” date stamp. Mail the microfiche in campus mail to the Engineering Librarian who requested the order, or follow any other instructions on the order. File the packing list in the envelope marked “NTIS” in the documents specialist’s file drawer.
F2. GPO
1. The Government Printing Office (GPO) is our source for copies of federal documents which we do not receive on deposit. We have standing orders, and place unit orders on our GPO deposit account. Our GPO deposit account # is 080484-9.
2. GPO STANDING ORDERS. Standing order documents arrive in boxes or envelopes with a card recording the publication’s title and year and/or volume number. Identify a standing order by the standing order code on the card, standing order numbers begin with “Z” (example: ZSTAC for the Statistical Abstract of the United States or ZIRSC for Internal Revenue cumulative bulletin). To receive a standing order, match card and book and stamp card with the “Cornell University Library” date stamp. There is no order form in the GPO Orders file for a standing order publication. File the card in the envelope marked “GPO” in the documents specialist’s file drawer. Place book on the serials check in shelf for Voyager check in.
3. GPO UNIT ORDERS. Unit orders are placed by telephone or online on GPO Access at the U.S. Government Online Bookstore. Unit orders are received in boxes or envelopes with a card recording the quantity, publication stock no. (order no.), title and year and/volume number (for serial volumes) and price. The card has a line “PO#” which should help you to find some orders. To receive a unit order, match card and book and check for quantity. Stamp the order and the card with the “Cornell University Library” date stamp. If the book is a monograph, place a library flyer in the book and put book on the monograph inputting shelf (behind the receiving table). Be sure to follow any processing instructions (RUSH on arrival, etc.) in the purchase order notes. File the card in the envelope marked “GPO” in the documents specialist’s file drawer.
If PO# contains an order number beginning with the year (example: 2002092600419) or is blank, you have a telephone or GPO Access online order. To receive, pull GPO Orders file from Documents file. Orders are filed in chronological order, latest on top. Match card and book and check quantity. Stamp order and card with the “Cornell University Library” date stamp. If there are multiple items on the order, and if the order is not completely received, write “rec’d <date>“ next to the item in hand on the order and do not stamp the order with the date stamp. Date stamp the order form only when the order is completely received. File the card in the envelope marked “GPO” in the documents specialist’s file drawer. Follow any instructions written on the order. Monographs receive a library flyer and are placed on the processing shelf (behind the receiving table). Serials are placed on the shelf for Voyager check-in.
F3. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, CATALOGING DISTRIBUTION SERVICE (CDS)
1. The Cataloging Distribution Service of the Library of Congress supplies Library of Congress publications which we do not receive on deposit. We have standing orders and place unit orders with CDS on our CDS deposit account. Our CDS deposit account # is 193003.
2. CDS publications arrive in boxes with 8 1/2 x 11 white packing slips. Standing orders for serials (example: updates to USMARC Format for Bibliographic Data) will not have an order form. Place standing order items on serials check-in shelf for Voyager check-in. To receive a CDS unit order, pull Library of Congress Correspondence file from Documents file. Stamp the order with the “Cornell University Library” date stamp. Put serials on check-in shelf for Voyager check-in. Follow any instructions written on the order for monographs or new serials.
F4. NASA Microfiche unit orders. Microfiche unit orders for individual NASA technical reports are placed by telephone to the NASA CASI Document Ordering Service . Usually the request is from the Engineering Library. Microfiche arrive in envelopes with packing lists with the return address “NASA CENTER FOR AEROSPACE INFORMATION, 7121 Standard Dr., Hanover, MD 21076”. The lists include the date of the order, our USER ID 313, the price, the quantity and format, the Accession Number and the Report Number. Our order number will generally correspond to the Accession Number (example: N97-21820 will be 97N21820 on the packing list). To receive a NASA microfiche order, pull the NASA ORDERS file from the Documents file. Locate the order, generally a printed copy of an e-mail order from the Engineering Library to the documents specialist. Carefully match the microfiche in hand with the printed copy of the order. The report number on the typed order and the number on the microfiche received should match exactly. When you are certain you have received what was ordered, stamp the NASA order form and the packing list with the “Cornell University Library” date stamp and staple the packing slip to the back of the order. Mail the microfiche in campus mail to the Engineering Librarian who requested the order, or follow any other instructions on the order.
F5. DOCUMENTS WITH INVOICES
1. Some documents are received with invoices, both monographs and serials, both standing orders and unit orders.
2. Documents with invoices come from dealers (example: World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Council of Europe) or from individual government agencies. Some of our regular dealers, such as Bernan, send books and invoices separately.
3. Serial volumes which come on standing orders with invoices are paid and checked in on receipt. Create a Voyager invoice record. Write the Voyager Voucher number in blue at the top of the invoice. Stamp the invoice with the “Cornell University Library” date stamp and initial beside the date. Pay the invoice, bringing the title or titles to the Voyager invoice record, inputting any required information and saving the invoice. Pay Postage (Fund 999) in “Other charges” directly on the Voyager invoice record. Put the invoice (original only) in the Regular Invoice folder on the main receiving table.
4. Monographs with invoices have most likely been ordered on Voyager with a purchase order. Search Voyager and locate the order record. Create a Voyager invoice record. Write the Voyager voucher number in blue at the top of the invoice. Stamp the invoice with the “Cornell University Library” date stamp and initial next to the date. Bring the title to the Voyager invoice, input any fields required and save the invoice. Place the invoice (original only) in the Regular Invoice folder on the main receiving table. Put a library flyer in the book and put it on the monograph processing shelf (behind the receiving table).
4a. Invoices without invoice numbers. (Assigning a CUL number). Monographs may be received from government agencies on bills without invoice numbers. If this occurs, use the Bates consecutive number stamp and stamp once at the top of the bill. Write “cul” following this number. Create a Voyager invoice and use the number followed by “cul” as the invoice number. Make a photocopy, staple to the original and pay as in 4.
5. Shared Invoices (Council of Europe). Council of Europe shipments, from Manhattan Publishing, mix monographs and serials, and also are shared by Olin and Law. Pay for the serials, including the Law serials, and give the invoice to the appropriate receiving staff.
F6. PREPAID ITEMS & PROCUREMENT CARD PAYMENTS
1. Sometimes we must send a government agency a check or pay with a credit card before we can receive the material we want. Prepaid items generally have Voyager records and purchase orders. Receiving prepaid items requires the additional step of pulling the prepaid order from the Documents prepayment folder.
2. Items paid with the procurement card have a procurement card order in the Procurement Card Charges folder in the Documents file. Pull this record, put in the book along with the receipt and give to the documents specialist for her procurement card statement records.
F7. CANADIAN DOCUMENTS
1. Our Canadian document dealer is Renouf. Large shipments arrive from Renouf approximately monthly. The box contains a list of subscription items, which have been prepaid, and free items and an invoice for standing order items to be paid.
2. Renouf invoices are in American dollars.
3. Create a Voyager invoice record and pay the invoice, bring each title to the Voyager invoice record. Write the Voyager voucher number in blue at the top of the invoice. Stamp the invoice with the “Cornell University Library” date stamp and initial next to the date. Save the invoice record and put the paper invoice (the original) in the Regular Invoice folder on the main receiving table.
4. Place the serial issues on the Voyager check-in shelf. Place all monographs on Documents Librarian’s review shelf.
F8. Commercial microfiche sets
1. Congressional Bills and Resolutions. Cornell has a standing order with Congressional Information Service (CIS) for the biennial set of bills and resolutions (also includes public laws and private laws) for each Congress (P.O. 2ABH9179). The set is paid on Fund 615 managed by Olin Library Documents Librarian, and is prepaid when CIS sends an invoice. The set arrives about 1 year after the close of the Congress. The set is paid for on P.O. 2ABH9179, which arbitrarily uses only the bibliographic record for “House bills”. The set is received on a serials check-in record established under "Congressional bills" . The Marc Holdings Records for all bills, resolutions and laws should be updated by Documents Unit staff when a Congress is received. The holdings record id numbers are: 378635,378568,378557,378561,378643,378641,378565,378639,1627657,1627673. The box from CIS is addressed to both the Documents Section and Maps, Microtexts, Olin Library. As it may be delivered in either place, attention should be paid that the shipment is actually received and the serials check-in and MARC holdings records are updated.
2. Readex/Newsbank U.S. Government Microfiche.
Boxes of (red-topped or grey-topped) microfiche which make up the U.S. Government Depository and Non-depository sets of microfiche (P.O. 1ATE0670) should be received and checked-in by Maps, Microtexts, Newspapers staff. Shipments are generally received once or more a month and are often very large. If a box is delivered to Documents, do not open it. See that it is picked up and delivered to Maps, Microtexts, Newspapers for processing. The Documents Librarian will receive a 0.00 invoice monthly showing the shipments which have been sent in that month. Shipments are sent on a standing order and billed to our prepaid account (Customer no. 62204).
3. Readex/Newsbank United Nations Microfiche.
Small boxes of (blue-topped) microfiche which make up the United Nations documents microfiche collection (P.O. 1ALE6621) may come to Serials or Documents. Since 2004, this annual shipment is paid from Fund 615-04 managed by Olin Library Documents Librarian. If the annual shipment is received, do not open but see that it is delivered to Maps, Microtexts, Newspapers staff for processing.
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