# Appendix B -- Description of Current Slips

Figure 22: Slipping summary

+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
| F            | Name of      | Pers     | Comment                     |
| unctionality | slip/mark    | on/place |                             |
|              |              | inserted |                             |
+==============+==============+==========+=============================+
| Selection    | Copyright    | SO       | Two copies are received and |
|              | both copies  | working  | are to be acquired; this    |
|              |              | in CO    | slip is inserted in the     |
|              |              |          | copy forwarded directly to  |
|              |              |          | LC (CIP).                   |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
|              | Copyright    | SO       | Two copies are received and |
|              | copy 2       | working  | are to be acquired; this    |
|              |              | in CO    | slip is inserted in the     |
|              |              |          | copy forwarded to Copyright |
|              |              |          | Examining Division for      |
|              |              |          | completing registration     |
|              |              |          | (six months to one year)    |
|              |              |          | before being forwarded to   |
|              |              |          | LC (CIP).                   |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
|              | Blue check   | SO       | Two copies came in but LC   |
|              | in book      | working  | wants to acquire only one   |
|              |              | in CO    | shelf copy; for 408         |
|              |              |          | receipts (registration),    |
|              |              |          | one copy is forwarded to LC |
|              |              |          | (CIP) and one copy is       |
|              |              |          | forwarded for Copyright     |
|              |              |          | processing, after which it  |
|              |              |          | goes to Landover to be      |
|              |              |          | retained for five years;    |
|              |              |          | for 407 receipts            |
|              |              |          | (deposits), one copy is     |
|              |              |          | forwarded to LC (CIP) and   |
|              |              |          | one copy is forwarded for   |
|              |              |          | disposition through         |
|              |              |          | exchange.                   |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
|              | Red check in | SO       | The material is in a        |
|              | book         | working  | category for which only one |
|              |              | in CO    | copy needs to be submitted  |
|              |              |          | for copyright purposes;     |
|              |              |          | that copy came in, LC wants |
|              |              |          | that copy, and it is        |
|              |              |          | unlikely that LC can get    |
|              |              |          | another copy through        |
|              |              |          | copyright.                  |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
|              | Red X in     | SO       | Discard; for 408 receipts   |
|              | book         | working  | (registration) one copy is  |
|              |              | in CO    | forwarded for Copyright     |
|              |              |          | processing, after which it  |
|              |              |          | goes to Landover to be      |
|              |              |          | retained for five years,    |
|              |              |          | and one copy is forwarded   |
|              |              |          | for disposition through     |
|              |              |          | exchange; for 407 receipts  |
|              |              |          | (deposits), all copies are  |
|              |              |          | forwarded for disposition   |
|              |              |          | through exchange.           |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
|              | Acquire 1    | SO       | Default selection for CIPs  |
|              | copy (1652   | working  | at pre-publication stage is |
|              | 1999/11)     | in CIP   | 2; at book-received stage   |
|              |              | mail     | SO may decide to acquire    |
|              |              | room     | only 1; slip is inserted to |
|              |              |          | alert cataloging team to    |
|              |              |          | change 925 field to acquire |
|              |              |          | 1 copy.                     |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
|              | Book in      | Sele     | Work issued in temporary    |
|              | Fascicles    | ction/Ca | divisions for convenience   |
|              | 6-2g (rev.   | taloging | in printing or publishing,  |
|              | 6/92)        |          | usually in small            |
|              |              |          | installments over time.     |
|              |              |          | This slip signals very      |
|              |              |          | special procedures to get   |
|              |              |          | fascicle recorded in Serial |
|              |              |          | Record Division and then    |
|              |              |          | forwarded to appropriate    |
|              |              |          | custodial unit (usually     |
|              |              |          | Serial & Government         |
|              |              |          | Publication)                |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
|              | Special      | SO       | Inserted by Selection       |
|              | Attention    | working  | Librarian for CO and CIP    |
|              | C-741        | in CO    | Materials asking CO staff   |
|              | September    |          | to request a Best Edition,  |
|              | 1998 5,000   |          | a 2nd Copy, a Disk, or a    |
|              |              |          | preference indicated as     |
|              |              |          | "Other."                    |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
| Pri          | From CAD     | CAD      | First copy received of an   |
| ority/Routin | (M-246)      | staff    | item in CIP program; slip   |
| g/In-Process | August 2000  | pr       | alerts CST staff to do 1111 |
|              | \-- 5,000    | ocessing | procedure (indicates        |
|              |              | demands  | receipt of at least 1 copy) |
|              |              | at       | on a timely basis and other |
|              |              | book-    | IBC slipping.               |
|              |              | received |                             |
|              |              | stage    |                             |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
|              | Hand Carry   | CIP      | Used to expedite completion |
|              | 342          | Pub      | of cataloging in selected   |
|              | (1996/10)    | lishers' | cases of CIP applications,  |
|              |              | L        | Loan Division alerts (e.g., |
|              |              | iaisons; | Congressional Request), and |
|              |              | CIP      | electronic resources        |
|              |              | Support  | receiving CIP treatment.    |
|              |              | Team     |                             |
|              |              | (CST);   |                             |
|              |              | CIP      |                             |
|              |              | T        |                             |
|              |              | echnical |                             |
|              |              | A        |                             |
|              |              | ssistant |                             |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
|              | Priority     | SO       | Material in the CIP program |
|              | slips for    | working  | receive priority 2; CAD     |
|              | priorities   | in CIP   | staff doing non-CIPs use    |
|              | 1-4          | mail     | priority 1-3; SOs doing     |
|              |              | room;    | non-CIPs use priority 1-4.  |
|              | 1 - 338      | CAD      | Each title handled receives |
|              | (1992/12)    | staff    | a priority slip. The slip   |
|              |              | doing    | also contains a brief       |
|              | 2 - 339      | demands  | description of what each    |
|              | (1992/12)    |          | cataloging division does    |
|              |              |          | and is used to route to     |
|              | 3 - 6-9b     |          | that division (via CIP for  |
|              | (rev. 12/92) |          | demands processed by CAD).  |
|              |              |          |                             |
|              | 4 - 6-9c     |          |                             |
|              | (rev. 12/92) |          |                             |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
|              | Priority     | R        | All reference assignments   |
|              | Reference    | eference | are priority 2; this slip   |
|              | Assignment   | Sp       | used to alert all staff to  |
|              | (343 10/91)) | ecialist | process before any other    |
|              |              | tec      | priority 2 materials.       |
|              |              | hnicians |                             |
|              |              | who have |                             |
|              |              | de       |                             |
|              |              | termined |                             |
|              |              | previous |                             |
|              |              | editions |                             |
|              |              | have     |                             |
|              |              | r        |                             |
|              |              | eference |                             |
|              |              | ass      |                             |
|              |              | ignments |                             |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
| B            | Added Volume | CST; CAD | Signals an added volume to  |
| ibliographic | (371         | staff    | a multipart item (other     |
| orientation  | (2001/06)    |          | than loose-leaf).           |
| of the item  |              |          |                             |
| in hand      |              |          |                             |
|              |              |          |                             |
| All of these |              |          |                             |
| slips are    |              |          |                             |
| headed by    |              |          |                             |
| the phrase   |              |          |                             |
| "Report of   |              |          |                             |
| Searcher"    |              |          |                             |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
|              | Duplicate    | CST; CAD | Signals that item in hand   |
|              | 370          | staff    | is an exact match of an     |
|              | (2001/09)    |          | item already held by LC;    |
|              |              |          | based on assessment of      |
|              |              |          | searcher, item in hand      |
|              |              |          | discarded or forwarded to   |
|              |              |          | responsible cataloging      |
|              |              |          | division for further        |
|              |              |          | consideration (not clear at |
|              |              |          | this point if LC holds      |
|              |              |          | requisite shelf copies      |
|              |              |          | based on selection          |
|              |              |          | decision).                  |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
|              | Edition or   | CST; CAD | Signals that the Library    |
|              | Translation  | staff    | holds another edition or a  |
|              | 369          |          | translation; entails        |
|              | (1993/04)    |          | selection/referral for      |
|              |              |          | selection in some cases;    |
|              |              |          | cataloging of edition in    |
|              |              |          | hand can probably be based  |
|              |              |          | on that of previous         |
|              |              |          | edition.                    |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
|              | Legal        | CST; CAD | Signals a legal loose-leaf; |
|              | Loose-leaf   | staff    | applies to those that are   |
|              | Monograph    |          | new and to updates; entails |
|              | 373          |          | selection and routing       |
|              | (1993/06)    |          | matters.                    |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
|              | Loose-leaf   | CST; CAD | Signals a loose-leaf;       |
|              | Monograph    | staff    | applies to those that are   |
|              | 372          |          | new and to updates; entails |
|              | (1999/02)    |          | selection (including        |
|              |              |          | reference assignment) and   |
|              |              |          | routing matters.            |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
|              | New Work 363 | CST; CAD | Signals an item new to the  |
|              | (1991/12)    | staff    | Library (no other edition,  |
|              |              |          | translation, copy, not a    |
|              |              |          | duplicate).                 |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
|              | Odd          | CST      | Signals first physical      |
|              | Volum        |          | volume of multipart item    |
|              | e/Supplement |          | but item in hand is not     |
|              | 362          |          | volume 1(or is a supplement |
|              | (1999/02)    |          | for which LC does not hold  |
|              |              |          | parent item). Need to refer |
|              |              |          | for selection decision; if  |
|              |              |          | acquire, refer to           |
|              |              |          | appropriate acquisitions    |
|              |              |          | source.                     |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
|              | Reference    | Unknown  |                             |
|              | Book 368     |          |                             |
|              | (12/91)      |          |                             |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
|              | Replacement  | Acqu     | Signals a replacement copy; |
|              | Copy 364     | isitions | routed to CPSO to determine |
|              | (12/91)      | staff    | cataloging treatment        |
|              |              |          | (except as replacement or   |
|              |              |          | treat as another edition).  |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
|              | Technical    | CST      | Signals a technical report; |
|              | Report 367   |          | referred to Science and     |
|              | (12/91)      |          | Technology for decisions re |
|              |              |          | to catalog (or not) and if  |
|              |              |          | to catalog to analyze (or   |
|              |              |          | not).                       |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
| Type of      | Library      | CST; CIP | Copy cataloging; cannot     |
| external     | Services     | Ca       | predict state of authority  |
| source       | copycat 393  | taloging | work                        |
| record used  | (1999/07)    | Team     |                             |
| to create    |              | (CCT);   |                             |
| IBC record   |              | CAD      |                             |
|              |              | staff    |                             |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
|              | Library      | ANAD     | Cataloging of Congressional |
|              | Services     | /GOVDOCS | hearings by GPO; route to   |
|              | gpocoop 1644 |          | SSCD/Law Team.              |
|              | (1999/07)    |          |                             |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
|              | Library      | CST;     | External record but         |
|              | Services     | CCT; CAD | language of cataloging (Not |
|              | origres 394  | staff    | language of item) is not    |
|              | (1999/07)    |          | English or subjects not     |
|              |              |          | Library of Congress Subject |
|              |              |          | Headings (LCSH)             |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+
|              | Library      | CST;     | Record done by a PCC        |
|              | Services     | CCT; CAD | participant; authority work |
|              | pccadap 1345 | staff    | should be done; item sent   |
|              | (1999/07)    |          | for end-stage processing in |
|              |              |          | most cases.                 |
+--------------+--------------+----------+-----------------------------+

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