Table of Contents

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| **Acronyms..............................                        | *  |
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| **1                                                             | *  |
| Introduction.......................                             | *1 |
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| **2 Purpose of Recommended                                      | *  |
| Labels.............................................\.......**   | *4 |
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| > **2.1 Security                                                | *  |
| > labels....                                                    | *4 |
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| > 2.1.1 Item barcode/accession                                  | 5  |
| > label....................................\...                 |    |
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| > 2.1.2                                                         | 5  |
| > Lasermark                                                     |    |
| ............................................................... |    |
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| > 2.1.3 Edge or property                                        | 6  |
| > stamp..............................................           |    |
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| > 2.1.4 Security                                                | 6  |
| > st                                                            |    |
| rip............................................................ |    |
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| > 2.1.5 Deaccession                                             | 6  |
| > stamp...................................................      |    |
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| > **2.2 Storage and retrieval                                   | *  |
| > labels...............................................**       | *7 |
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| > 2.2.1 Retrieval                                               | 7  |
| >                                                               |    |
| label.......................................................... |    |
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| > 2.2.2 Serial shelving label                                   | 8  |
| > ..................................................            |    |
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| > 2.2.3 Title                                                   | 8  |
| > label.                                                        |    |
| ............................................................... |    |
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| > 2.2.4 Piece                                                   | 9  |
| > label.                                                        |    |
| ...........................................................\... |    |
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| > 2.2.5 Folder/envelope                                         | 9  |
| > label................................................         |    |
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| > 2.2.6 Box/container/piece item barcode                        | 10 |
| > label..........................                               |    |
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| > 2.2.7 Perforation                                             | 10 |
| > mark.......................................................   |    |
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| > 2.2.8 Use and condition                                       | 10 |
| > label........................\.......................         |    |
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| **3 Marking, Stamping, and Labelling (MSL)                      | ** |
| Manual................................**                        | 12 |
|                                                                 | ** |
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| > **3.1 Paper -- Bound -- Book**                                |    |
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| > 3.1.1 Non-rare book and bound                                 | 14 |
| > serial.................................\...                   |    |
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| > 3.1.2 Non-rare special                                        | 16 |
| > format...............................................         |    |
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| > 3.1.3 Book with accompanying                                  | 18 |
| > material.................................                     |    |
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| > 3.1.4                                                         | 22 |
| > Directory...                                                  |    |
| ............................................................... |    |
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| > 3.1.5. Copyright paperback                                    | 24 |
| > collection.....................................               |    |
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| > **3.2 Paper -- Unbound**                                      |    |
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| > 3.2.1 Collection level cataloging                             | 26 |
| > (CLC)..................................                       |    |
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| > 3.2.2 Serial                                                  | 29 |
| > issu                                                          |    |
| e.............................................................. |    |
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| > 3.2.3                                                         | 31 |
| > Newspaper.                                                    |    |
| ...........................................................\... |    |
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| > 3.2.4 Copyright comic book                                    | 33 |
| > collection.................................\...               |    |
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| > 3.2.5 Copyright moving image descriptive                      | 35 |
| > material...................                                   |    |
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| > **3.3 Paper -- Sheet**                                        |    |
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| > 3.3.1 Still                                                   | 37 |
| > image.                                                        |    |
| ............................................................... |    |
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| > **3.4 Disc -- Digital**                                       |    |
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| > 3.4.1 CD and                                                  | 40 |
| >                                                               |    |
| CD-R........................................................... |    |
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| > 3.4.2                                                         | 42 |
| > CD-ROM..                                                      |    |
| ............................................................... |    |
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| > 3.4.3                                                         | 44 |
| > DVD........                                                   |    |
| ............................................................... |    |
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| 5.  **Disc -- Magnetic**                                        | 46 |
|                                                                 |    |
| > 3.5.1 Floppy disk                                             |    |
| > ............................................................  |    |
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| 6.  **Disc -- Vinyl**                                           | 48 |
|                                                                 |    |
| > 3.6.1 Vinyl disc                                              |    |
| >                                                               |    |
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| > **3.7 Film**                                                  |    |
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| > 3.7.1                                                         | 50 |
| > Microfilm..                                                   |    |
| ............................................................... |    |
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| > 3.7.2                                                         | 52 |
| > Microfiche                                                    |    |
| ............................................................... |    |
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| > 3.7.3                                                         | 54 |
| > Slide.......                                                  |    |
| ............................................................... |    |
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| > 3.7.4 Motion picture                                          | 56 |
| > film.....................................................     |    |
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| > **3.8 Magnetic tape**                                         |    |
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| > 3.8.1 Audio cassette                                          | 58 |
| > tape................................................\...      |    |
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| > 3.8.2 Video cassette                                          | 60 |
| > tape................................................\...      |    |
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| > 3.8.3 Video open                                              | 62 |
| > reel........................................................  |    |
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| > **3.9 Mixed                                                   | ** |
| > media.......                                                  | 64 |
| .............................................................** | ** |
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| > **3.10 Copyright                                              | ** |
| > realia..                                                      | 67 |
| .............................................................** | ** |
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| # 4 Units that Apply Labels...                                  | ** |
| ............................................................... | 68 |
|                                                                 | ** |
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| **5 Recommended                                                 | ** |
| Actions.......                                                  | 69 |
| .........................................................\...** | ** |
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| **Appendix A. Glossary of                                       | ** |
| Ter                                                             | 74 |
| ms...........................................................** | ** |
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| **Appendix B. Formats Broken Down by Custodial                  | ** |
| Division......................**                                | 78 |
|                                                                 | ** |
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| **Appendix C. JIG-L Team                                        | ** |
| Membership..................................................**  | 80 |
|                                                                 | ** |
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| **Appendix D. Relationship of Item and Piece by                 | ** |
| Format..........................**                              | 81 |
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| **Appendix E. IT                                                | ** |
| Needs............                                               | 85 |
| .............................................................** | ** |
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| **Appendix F1. Label Content                                    | ** |
| Attributes.................................................**   | 88 |
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| **Appendix F2. Label Data                                       | ** |
| Sou                                                             | 90 |
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# Acronyms

ACQ Acquisitions Directorate \[LS\]

AFI American Film Institute

BCCD Binding & Collections Care Division \[LS\]

BIP Baseline Inventory Program

BPI Business Process Improvement

BPR Business Process Reengineering

CALM Collection Access, Loan and Management Division \[LS\] (formerly
CMD)

CAT Cataloging Directorate \[LS\]

CCCIM Coordinating Committee for Collections Inventory Management

CD Compact Disc

CD-R Compact Disc---Recordable

CD-ROM Compact Disc---Read Only Memory

CLC Collection Level Cataloging

CO Copyright Office

CO CAT Copyright Cataloging Division

CO RC Copyright Register Claim

Coll Collection

CPSO Cataloging Policy & Support Office \[LS\]

DVD Digital Versatile Disc

Ed. Edition

FY Fiscal Year

ILS Integrated Library System

IMT Inventory Management Team

IT Information Technology

JIG Joint Issue Group

JIG-L Joint Issue Group on Labelling

LC Library of Congress

LCCN Library of Congress Control Number

LP Long Playing Phonograph Record

LS Library Services

MBRS Motion Picture Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division \[LS\]

MDEP Management Decision Package

MLC Minimal Level Cataloging

MPA Motion Picture Agreement

Mss. Manuscript

OvOp Overseas Operations Field Offices \[LS\]

PIN Piece Identification Number

PR&TD Preservation Research and Testing Division

Pres Preservation

PSC Public Service Collections \[LS\]

RACC Receipt Analysis Control Center \[CO\]

RBSC Rare Book and Special Collections \[LS\]

RNR Return Not Requested

SER Serial and Government Publications Division \[LS\]

SMCD Special Materials Cataloging Division \[LS\]

SRD Serial Record Division \[LS\]

SuDocs Superintendent of Documents

TBD To Be Determined

Vol Volume