Beginning a LOT in ABLE WebStart
Click on 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
Operator ID (user's name)
Password
Click log on
A blank ABLE record will appear:
First step is setting up Lot name (formerly job name)
Setup New Lot name:
Create a Lot
Follow the steps below to create a new lot:
1 Click on the Lot button.
2 Enter the lot name 100501P for periodicals or 100501M for monograph, etc. in the Lot field and press Tab. (Use a pickup date according to the bindery shipment chart)
3 Click Yes to confirm that you want to create a new lot.
4 Click Apply.
5 Click Close to return to the Title Composition window.
Note the new lot name in the Lot ID field!
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 Instuctions: Chapter 7: Preparing Monographs for Binding
Creating a Monograph Lot
Earlier, we created a lot for periodicals. Now let's create a monograph lot.
There's no difference between a periodical lot and a monograph lot so we'll repeat the same steps we used to create our periodical lot. Keeping our lot-naming scheme in mind, this time our lot name will end with M.
Monograph Formats
Adding a monograph to a lot is similar to adding a periodical, 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 standard formats depending on the style of the volume we are binding. The standard formats are listed below:
Format ID Used for…
A AUTHOR
ATM AUTHOR, TITLE
AT1M AUTHOR, TITLE, CALL
TAM TITLE, AUTHOR
TA1M TITLE, AUTHOR, CALL
TM TITLE
T1M TITLE, CALL
Demonstration: Using a Monograph Format
This 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.
For one blank line, enter two backslashes (
) between words.
For two blank lines, enter three backslashes (\\\) between words.
For three blank lines, enter four backslashes (\\\\) between words.
And so on…
• Do not enter level numbers unless you are sending a set of like volumes.
• Monograph items are not saved in the permanent title database.
Note of information to use for instructions:Exercise: Add Monograph Items
Create the monograph lot 100501M. Then follow the steps below to add the sample monograph items to your lot:
1 TAB to the format field.
2 Enter TAM in the Format field and press Tab.
3 TAB to the right of the Title prompt and enter the title information as
A\FIELD\GUIDE\TO\ANIMAL\TRACKS
4 TAB to the right of the Author prompt and enter MURIE
5 Click Add Item.
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 Items
Use 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 instructions
Creating a Lot (Periodical and Monograph)
To create a lot, we enter our lot name in the Lot field and press TAB. We'll click Yes to confirm that we want to create a new lot. Then we'll click on Apply, and Close to return to the Title Composition window where we see the new lot name displayed in the Lot field.
Demonstration: Creating a Lot for Periodical or Monograph
The demonstration shows the steps taken to create a periodical lot.
Exercise: