So if the label dries up and falls off, we'll still know what the call number is. If the piece is a hardbound book with a paper cover, take off the paper and throw it away before processing. You do not put a label on hardbound books as the typist will make one later. Don't write in ink on maps, use pencil . If a microfiche title comes in multiple envelopes , write the call number on both envelopes.
Date stamp the piece.
Place the barcode inside the front cover in the middle of the page. Some things don't have an obvious place to put the bacode. Use your common sense on where to put the barcode, but remember that it needs to be someplace visible so that students at the Circulation desk will notice it and not barcode the piece again. If it is a non-traditional piece that might cause confusion, the barcode can go on the front near the top by the call number. After you have put the barcode on the piece, stamp cataloged by the barcode and in black pen put an L at the right bottom of the barcode.