♦Go to the Search function in the Acquisitions Mode of Aleph and scan in the book's barcode.

♦Check to make sure that the book and Aleph record match in terms of call number, title, author, publishing information, and number of pages.

♦Click on “Orders” button on the right hand side and go to the “2.General” tab, if not brought there automatically, and look at Order Status box.

♦If everything matches correctly then the book is ready for the stacks or the New Book Shelf so leave the Order status as “SV”.

♦If the book needs a call number label or other work from the Cataloging Dept., change the Order Status to “WP”.

♦Press “Update” button to save order record changes.

♦Arrive the book by clicking on “Arrival 0/1” to the left of the screen. Then click on “Add” button on the upper right, then on “add” on the lower right.

♦To get to the item record, click on “Overview” on the left of the screen, then click on “Items” button on the right.

♦If the book is ready for the stacks (fully processed Reference and Science books), make blank the “Item Process Status” code.

♦If the book will go to the New Book Shelf, change the “Item Processing Status” to “PW”.

♦If the books is going to the Cataloging Dept. for extra work, change the “Item Processing Status” to “PC”.

♦Click “Update” to save item record changes.

Books that will sit for a long period of time before final cataloging

♦Go to “Overview” on the order record page and click on “Cataloging” button on the right.

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