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Contact: Lesley Looper
Unit: Resource Description
Date last reviewed: April 21, 2020
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Beginning a LOT in ABLE WebStart
Click on the ABLE web icon on your desktop. ABLE WebStart, the new platform, is no longer a Web browser program. It now stands alone.
Enter Account ID 33357
Operator ID (user's name)
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A blank ABLE record will appear:
First
The first step is setting up the Lot name (formerly job name)
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Now we're ready to add the type of material the lot is for: periodicals, monographs, etc.to our lot!
Note of information to use for Instructions: Chapter 7: Preparing Monographs for BindingCreating a Monograph LotEarlier, we created a lot Lot for periodicalsPeriodicals. Now let's create a monograph lotMonograph Lot. There's no difference between a periodical lot Periodical Lot and a monograph lot Monograph Lot so we'll repeat the same steps we used to create our periodical lotPeriodical Lot. Keeping our lotLot-naming scheme in mind, this time our lot name will end with M. Monograph FormatsAdding a monograph Monograph to a lot Lot is similar to adding a periodicalPeriodical, but instead of retrieving titles from our database, we use Formats. While we're not retrieving titles from the database, we must leave the Key set to one of the title keys. Formats are simply templates that contain basic formatting information, but they don't contain any stampable text. We can use any of a number of the standard formats depending on the style of the volume we are binding. The standard formats are listed below: |
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A AUTHOR Demonstration: Using a Monograph FormatThis demonstration shows the steps we follow to add a monograph item to a lot. We'll use the format TAM to format a Title/Author item. A Few Points to Keep in Mind• Enter backslashes between words of the title so the words will stamp on separate lines. If you would like blank lines between words, enter multiple backslashes. |
Note of information to use for instructions: Exercise: Add Monograph ItemsCreate the monograph lot 100501M. Then follow the steps below to add the sample monograph items to your lotLot: Note: For monographs, the cover color should be BUC and the print color should be W. These choices are already selected in the monograph formats. Enter pieces 2 through 7 as shown below. When you have finished, click Lot to view the updated lot information. Sample Monograph ItemsUse the title style TAM to enter pieces 1 - 3; use the title style ATM to enter pieces 4 - 7. A Field Guide to Animal Tracks Murie Victorian Painting Wood On the Rocks of Southern Africa Lee Music Literature Outlines McKenzie Psychology of Meaningful Verbal Learning Ausubel History of Urban Form Morris Radiance from the Waters Boone |
Locating Lot that's being worked on
To reprint ticket:
Note of information to use for instructionsCreating a Lot (Periodical and Monograph)To create a lotLot, we enter our lot Lot name in the Lot field and press TAB. We'll click Yes to confirm that we want to create a new lotLot. Then we'll click on Apply, and Close to return to the Title Composition window where we see the new lot Lot name displayed in the Lot field. Demonstration: Creating a Lot for Periodical or MonographThe demonstration shows the steps taken to create a periodical lot.Exercise: |
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