Summary: Procedure identifies workflow for searching for books that have the status of "in process" in the public catalog, colloquially referred to as uncats.
Uncat searches for branch books
Catalog Maintenance receives an Inter library Services (ILS) search request for a branch new book, the search is noted on the stat sheet with a hash mark and a small letter b.
When the book is found, the item record will have a p placed in the Cat review field and a Problem note field should be created stating: Branch new book. Return to "Problems from ILS shelf" in Catalog Maintenance for flag.
ILS is notified via e-mail the search has been successful and the ILS paperwork with a red flag is placed in the book.
The book is sent for rush processing. The rush processor identifies the ILS uncat request and verifies the item record has the p and the problem note. The book goes on to ILS.
If a book is found on a ready to be shelved truck, the p and the note should be placed in the item record before the book is delivered to ILS.
ILS folks check in the piece when it returns, the p in the Cat review field will come up and the piece will come to Catalog Maintenance for review on the "Problems from ILS shelf".
The piece is reviewed in Catalog Maintenance to identify the problem situation. The Branch New Book flag will be inserted and the item record p and note will be eliminated.
Catalog Maintenance will not checkin the piece before sending it to the branch. The in-transit from ILS is more important then the in-transit from Catalog Maintenance.
Acq. gets uncat searches. When the book is found, the ILS uncat paperwork is left in the piece.
The Catalog Maintenance rush processor will see the presence of the ILS flag in a branch book, and the p and the note will be placed in the item record at this point.
ILS will check in the book and find the p and the problem note. The book will come to Catalog Maintenance as described above for the flag and the item record note removal.