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ABLE Format Codes

ABLE Format Codes

Sept 13, 2022

Scope:

Contact: Corrina Carter

Unit: Resource Description

Date last reviewed: 04/09/2020

Date of next review: 04/09/2021



Format Codes for Monographs; Regular Music Scores; Digicovers

Category

Format Code

Prompts

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

Format Codes for Periodicals /Serials/Analytics for BK numbers (cover color)

Type of Call number

Format

Prompts

Category

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


Suffix used at end of Lot Name

Type of Material

Suffix at end of Lot Name

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