TCPL Processing Page Physical Processing Processing is responsible for getting library materials ready for shelving and circulation. All materials receive the ownership stamp, labels, and pockets. Paperback books are generally purchased with laminated covers, and hardbound books receive plastic jackets. CD-ROMs, Talking Books, and videos are normally repackaged into library cases. Since the materials may be adult or youth, extension or main, reference or circulating, fiction or nonfiction, general nonfiction or special collection, or one of several media, there are more than 50 ways to process TCPL materials.
Processing also performs minor mending and repackaging of damaged materials.
The typical repairs are for torn pages, missing labels, broken bindings, and damaged jackets and cases. For serious damage to book bindings and covers, Technical Services uses Heckman Bindery for rebinding. Otherwise, these materials are replaced with new copies or simply discarded if no longer needed. Patrons will sometimes request help with the mending of their personal materials. Processing, however, cannot repair non-Library materials.