[DCRM-L] Call no. flags

[Manon Theroux]

We also print out a call number label (though we do it from the OCLC
record), attach both label and barcode to an acid-free strip, then
pencil in the call number on the item itself.

Manon Théroux
Head, Cataloging & Metadata Services
George Mason University Libraries
Fairfax, VA

On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Randal Brandt
<rbrandt at library.berkeley.edu> wrote:
> We use strips of acid-free paper cut about 2.5 in. wide We place both the
> barcode and the call no. label on these strips. The labels are printed from
> within Millennium. We use the built-in label printing program, but our
> Systems people had to make serious modifications to it to accommodate the
> massive variety of types of call numbers generated in the UC Berkeley
> libraries (not just special collections). All of the label printing is done
> by student employees.
>
> Like others have mentioned, these flags can get separated from the books so
> we also pencil in the call number at the back of the book.
>
> Pros of printing the labels: Legibility, uniform formatting, easy, fast
>
> Randy
>
> Ryan wrote:
>
> To those of you that use call no. flags in your books: would you mind giving
> me an ever-so-brief summary of how they are prepared? Of particular interest
> are compelling arguments for/against hand-written flags.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ryan