Location chart
Summary: List of all special record codes and any processing steps associated with each different catalog locations.
- 1 Abbreviated list
- 2 Main Library (including internal branches and collections)
- 2.1 Main General Locations
- 2.2 Art Library
- 2.3 Children’s and Young Adult Literature locations
- 2.4 Electronic locations
- 2.5 G.M. Kline Digital/Media Library/Vincent Voice Library
- 2.6 Government Documents
- 2.7 Map Library
- 2.8 Microform
- 2.9 Music Library
- 2.10 Rovi Collection
- 2.11 Serial locations
- 2.12 Special Collections
- 3 MSU Branch Libraries (external)
February 2026 change to certain item status and loan type values
Restricted status should not be used in most cases; use “Available” instead
“Non-Circulating” loan type has been changed to “Library Use Only”
“Online Access” loan type has been created for electronic resources
Legacy records will be updated in batches in the coming weeks
Abbreviated list
See below for a CatMan cheat sheet of the most commonly used locations. A comprehensive list of locations can be found below.
Contact | Team Managers |
Team | CMS, Cat Man, Acq |
Updated | February 2026 |
Created | April 2018 |
Main Library (including internal branches and collections)
Main General Locations
Location name | FOLIO location code | Permanent loan type | Item status | FOLIO discovery display name | Post-cataloging processing instructions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Migration | Migration - used when a given location failed during migration | N/A | N/A | Migration - Used as a fallback for missing mappings | Fix location code when it is easily determined. Report any odd findings with this code to your supervisor |
MSU Main Library | mnmn | Can Circulate | MSU Main Library | Use Main Library stamp for K call numbers | |
MSU Main Library (Library Use Only) | mnncr | MSU Main Library | |||
Africana Office | mnafofc | MSU Main Library - Africana Reference Office, 2 East | |||
Area Studies Reference | mnaf | MSU Main Library - Area Studies Reference, 2 East | Leave Ref streamer in; use Area Studies Ref location stamp; place on RUSH shelf in CatMan. | ||
Bibliographers | mnbb | MSU Main Library - Bibliographers - Ask at Patron Services | |||
Holdings perm loc: mnmn Item perm loc: mnbr | Can Circulate | MSU Main Library - Browsing | Leave Browsing streamer in; write call number on first fly leaf; retain book jackets; send to RUSH shelf in CatMan. | ||
Career Collection - obsolete | mnca | MSU Main Library - Career Collection | Leave Ref streamer in; use Careers location stamp; place on RUSH shelf in CatMan. | ||
Cesar Chavez Collection | Holdings perm loc: mnmn Item perm loc: mncv | Can Circulate | MSU Main Library - Cesar Chavez Collection, 1 West | Use Chavez Coll. location stamp. | |
Holdings perm loc: mnmn Item perm loc: mnpro | Can Circulate |
| MSU Main Library - Circulation, 1 East | If mnpro: Retain green streamer NOTE: If piece has green streamer but the streamer is not marked mnpro (loc=mn): Retain green streamer; do not apply stamp. | |
Closed Reference | ssqrf |
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| MSU Main Library - Closed Reference, 1 East | Leave Ref streamer in; use Reference location stamp; send to RUSH shelf in CatMan. |
Consulting Reference | ssal3 |
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| MSU Main Library - Consulting Reference, 1 East |
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Cybercafe | ssprf |
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| MSU Main Library - Cybercafe, 1 West |
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Digital Scholarship Lab | mndsl | MSU Library Digital Scholarship Lab | |||
fmndv | Can Circulate | MSU Main Library - Faculty Book Collection, 1 West | AV materials: give to Vicki W. for final processing. | ||
Field Guide Collection | mnfgc | Can Circulate | Available | MSU Main Library - Field Guide Collection |
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Funding Center | ssfou |
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| MSU Main Library - Funding Center, 1 East | Leave Ref streamer in; no stamp used. |
ILLIAD | Iliad | MSU Circulation - ILLIAD | |||
Key to Student Locker | lockg | MSU Main Library - Key to Student Locker | |||
Key for Semester Locker | lockt | MSU Main Library - Semester Locker Key | |||
MakeCentral | mnmct | MSU Main Library - MakeCentral, 2 West | |||
Makerspace Books | mnmsb | Can Circulate | MSU Main Library - Makerspace Books, 2 West | Use Makerspace location stamp. | |
Makerspace Technology | mnmst | MSU Main Library - Makerspace Technology, 2 West |