Abilene Christian University
Brown Library
Technical Services Manual

A Guide for ACU Catalogers
and Technical Services Staff
Revised October 2001

Part 1Cataloging and Classification
1.0History
1.1Copy Cataloging
1.2Editing bibliographic records
1.3Original Cataloging
1.3.1Inputs for ACU cassettes
1.4Classification policies
1.5Call numbers
1.6Book numbers
1.6.1Cuttering procedures
1.7Tables of special numbers
1.7.1aAuthors (in alphabetical order)
1.7.1bAuthors (in numeric order)
1.7.2Presidents & spouses
1.7.3Music
1.7.4Bibles
1.7.4Bible commentaries
1.8Library Collections
1.9Retroconversion
Part 2Using the ALC Online Catalog
2.1Statistical Categories
2.2Item Status Codes
2.3Holding Libraries
2.4Holding Agency Code Translation table
2.5Material Codes
2.6MFHD format
2.6.1MFHD procedures for single-parts
2.6.2MFHD procedures for multi-parts
2.6.3MFHD procedures for e-journals
2.6.4MFHD procedures for electronic monographs
Part 3Staff and Job Descriptions
Cataloger, Jana Davis
Cataloger, Gary Oliver
Assistant Cataloger, open
Assistant Cataloger, Sara Spencer
Cataloging Assistant, open
Cataloging Assistant, Ruby Guy
Cataloger, John Anderson