ABLE Format Codes

Scope:

Contact: Corrina Carter

Unit: Resource Description

Date last reviewed: 04/09/2020

Date of next review: 04/09/2021

Category	Format Code	Prompts

Monograph (Paperbacks and Rebinds)	TA1M	TITLE\\AUTHOR CALL NUMBER
Music Score	MS	TITLE\\AUTHOR CALL NUMBER
Music Pocketbooks	MP	TITLE\\AUTHOR CALL NUMBER
Digicover ^{_{(formerly Copi-Cover)}}	X	TITLE CALL NUMBER
Set Continuations	*PS and MCC	TITLE LETTERS CALL

*Check document to see when to use which format

Type of Call number	Format	Prompts	Category
For LC call number	Y2	TITLE CALL	P - Periodical (Serials)
For cutters with year only variable	Y1	TITLE YR (mid-spine holdings)	P - Periodicals (Per)
When Lib Location only	Y1	TITLE YR (mid-spine holdings)	P - Periodicals (Per)
Cutter & Variables	VY1	TITLE vol YR Call (mid-spine holdings)	P - Periodicals (Per)
Cutter & Variables with months	VYM1	TITLE vol YR MO Call (mid-spine holdings)	P - Periodicals (Per)
Newspaper Call number may vary	Newspaper Format may vary	TITLE vol YR MO Call (mid-spine holdings)	Np - newspaper

Type of Material	Suffix at end of Lot Name
Monograph	M
Periodicals/Serials	P
Music	MU
Digicover ^{_{(formerly Copi-Cover)}}	CC
Corrections	CO
Newspaper	NP
Set Continuations	M2