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2 <chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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3 xml:lang="EN" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="5.0" xml:id="acq-workflow">
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5 <title>Recommended Workflows</title>
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7 <para><emphasis role="bold">Adapted with permission from original material by the <link
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8 xlink:title="http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=the_acquisitions_module_ev.pdf"
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9 xlink:href="http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=the_acquisitions_module_ev.pdf">Evergreen
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10 Community</link></emphasis></para>
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16 <para>Sitka Staff have put together the following recommended workflows for acquisitions.</para>
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17 <para>Please contact Sitka Support regarding acquisitions workflow questions.</para>
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23 <section xml:id="acq-workflow-one">
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24 <title>Selection Using the Catalogue</title>
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26 <para><emphasis>This workflow assumes that selectors have the cataloguing skills necessary to decide which bibliographic record is the best bibliographic record for
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27 the item to be purchased.</emphasis></para>
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29 <simplesect xml:id="workflow-one-selection">
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30 <title>Selection</title>
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34 <para>Selector uses a combination of:</para>
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37 <para>a <link linkend="lineitem-catalogue-search">line item and catalogue search</link></para>
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40 <para>the <link linkend="view-place-orders">View/Place Order</link> feature.</para>
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43 <para>the <link linkend="catalog-record-ids">Load Catalogue Record Ids</link>.</para>
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48 <para>The MARC Federated search is used to locate any records not found in the catalogue.</para>
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50 <para><emphasis>The <link linkend="marc-federated-search">MARC Federated search</link> may also be used in place of a line item and catalogue search by only using the Evergreen catalogue as a search
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51 source.</emphasis></para>
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55 <para>Selector adds the following to each line item on the selection list.</para>
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58 <para><link linkend="lineitem-estimated-price">estimated price</link></para>
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61 <para><link linkend="add-copies-lineitem">number of copies</link></para>
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64 <para><link linkend="add-notes-lineitems">notes</link></para>
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67 <para><link linkend="add-alerts-lineitem">alerts</link></para>
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70 <para><link linkend="apply-funds-acq">fund</link></para>
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79 <simplesect xml:id="workflow-one-purchasing">
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80 <title>Purchasing</title>
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84 <para>Purchaser retrieves the selection list and <link linkend="convert-selection-list">converts it to a purchase order</link>.</para>
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87 <para>Purchaser checks that line items are complete and <link linkend="activate-purchase-order">activates the purchase order</link>.</para>
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90 <para>Purchaser (or Cataloguer) uses the <link linkend="load-bib-vandelay">Vandelay interface</link> to import any records coming from outside the catalogue.</para>
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93 <para>Purchase order is sent via mail/email/fax/EDI to provider (unless the order has already been entered directly on the provider's website).</para>
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100 <simplesect xml:id="workflow-one-receiving">
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101 <title>Receiving/Invoicing</title>
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103 <para><emphasis role="bold">On Purchase Order</emphasis></para>
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106 <para>Receiver <link linkend="acq-receive">receives all items</link> that arrive on their respective purchase orders.</para>
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109 <para>Receiver creates an <link linkend="creating-invoices">invoice</link> either from an entire purchase order or from a single line item.</para>
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112 <para>Receiver <link linkend="link-lineitem-invoice">links appropriate line items</link> to the invoice.</para>
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115 <para>Invoice is paid and closed.</para>
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118 <para>Relevant information is forwarded to finance department/bookkeeper.</para>
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122 <para><emphasis role="bold">On Invoice</emphasis></para>
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126 <para>Receiver <link linkend="creating-invoices">creates an invoice</link> either from an entire purchase order or from a single line item.</para>
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129 <para>Receiver <link linkend="link-lineitem-invoice">links appropriate line items</link> to the invoice.</para>
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132 <para>Receiver <link linkend="receive-invoice">receives all items</link> through the invoice.</para>
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135 <para>Invoice is paid and closed.</para>
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138 <para>Relevant information is forwarded to finance department/bookkeeper.</para>
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143 <simplesect xml:id="workflow-one-cataloguing">
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144 <title>Cataloguing</title>
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148 <para>Cataloguer updates barcode and copy information for each item.</para>
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151 <para>Cataloguer <link xlink:title="http://docs.sitka.bclibraries.ca/Sitka/current/html/import.html"
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152 xlink:href="http://docs.sitka.bclibraries.ca/Sitka/current/html/import.html"> imports a full record</link>
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153 or does <link xlink:title="http://docs.sitka.bclibraries.ca/Sitka/current/html/new.html"
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154 xlink:href="http://docs.sitka.bclibraries.ca/Sitka/current/html/new.html">original cataloguing</link>
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155 to replace any brief bibliographic records.</para>
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158 <para>Items are processed and checked in.</para>
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165 <section xml:id="acq-workflow-two">
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166 <title>Selection Using Brief Records</title>
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168 <simplesect xml:id="workflow-two-selection">
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169 <title>Selection</title>
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173 <para>Selector <link linkend="create-purchase-order">creates a purchase order</link>.</para>
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176 <para>Selector <link linkend="add-brief-purchase">adds brief records</link> to the purchase order for each item.</para>
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179 <para>Selector adds the following to each line item on the purchase order:</para>
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182 <para><link linkend="lineitem-estimated-price">estimated price</link></para>
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185 <para><link linkend="add-copies-lineitem">number of copies</link></para>
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188 <para><link linkend="add-notes-lineitems">notes</link></para>
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191 <para><link linkend="add-alerts-lineitem">alerts</link></para>
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194 <para><link linkend="apply-funds-acq">fund</link></para>
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201 <simplesect xml:id="workflow-two-purchasing">
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202 <title>Purchasing</title>
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206 <para>Purchaser/Selector checks that line items are complete and <link linkend="activate-purchase-order">activates the purchase order</link>.</para>
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209 <para>Purchaser (or Cataloguer) uses the <link linkend="load-bib-vandelay">Vandelay interface</link> to merge all brief records with full records already
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210 in the catalogue. Only items that do not already exist in the catalogue will use a brief record.</para>
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213 <para>Purchase order is sent via mail/email/fax/EDI to provider (unless the order has already been entered directly on the provider's website).</para>
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219 <simplesect xml:id="workflow-two-receiving">
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221 <title>Receiving/Invoicing</title>
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223 <para><emphasis role="bold">On Purchase Order</emphasis></para>
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227 <para>Receiver <link linkend="acq-receive">receives all items</link> that arrive on their respective purchase orders.</para>
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230 <para>Receiver creates an <link linkend="creating-invoices">invoice</link> either from an entire purchase order or from a single line item.</para>
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233 <para>Receiver <link linkend="link-lineitem-invoice">links appropriate line items</link> to the invoice.</para>
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236 <para>Invoice is paid and closed.</para>
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239 <para>Relevant information is forwarded to finance department/bookkeeper.</para>
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243 <para><emphasis rold="bold">On Invoice</emphasis></para>
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247 <para>Receiver <link linkend="creating-invoices">creates an invoice</link> either from an entire purchase order or from a single line item.</para>
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250 <para>Receiver <link linkend="link-lineitem-invoice">links appropriate line items</link> to the invoice.</para>
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253 <para>Receiver <link linkend="receive-invoice">receives all items</link> through the invoice.</para>
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256 <para>Invoice is paid and closed.</para>
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259 <para>Relevant information is forwarded to finance department/bookkeeper.</para>
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265 <simplesect xml:id="workflow-two-cataloguing">
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266 <title>Cataloguing</title>
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270 <para>Cataloguer updates barcode and copy information for each item.</para>
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273 <para>Cataloguer <link xlink:title="http://docs.sitka.bclibraries.ca/Sitka/current/html/import.html"
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274 xlink:href="http://docs.sitka.bclibraries.ca/Sitka/current/html/import.html"> imports a full record</link>
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275 or does <link xlink:title="http://docs.sitka.bclibraries.ca/Sitka/current/html/new.html"
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276 xlink:href="http://docs.sitka.bclibraries.ca/Sitka/current/html/new.html">original cataloguing</link>
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277 to replace any brief bibliographic records.</para>
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280 <para>Items are processed and checked in.</para>
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287 <section xml:id="acq-workflow-three">
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288 <title>Selection By Loading MARC Order Records</title>
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290 <simplesect xml:id="workflow-three-selection">
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291 <title>Selection</title>
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295 <para>Selector creates a cart on the provider's website and adds the desired items to the cart.</para>
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299 <para>Selector downloads the MARC records for the items in the cart. Contact your provider if you require assistance on how to do this.</para>
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303 <para>Clear the cart. Do NOT submit the cart as an order to your provider via their website.</para>
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309 <simplesect xml:id="workflow-three-load-marc">
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310 <title>Load MARC Order Records</title>
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315 <para>Selector/Cataloguer <link linkend="marc-order-records">uploads the MARC record file</link> from the provider.</para>
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318 <para>A purchase order or selection list may be created out of the MARC records.</para>
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321 <para>If subfields l, e, f, o, and q are used in the <link linkend="workflow-three-admin">970 field</link>
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322 a purchase order can be created and activated at this time.</para>
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327 <para>Selector/Cataloguer uses the <link linkend="load-bib-vandelay">Vandelay interface</link> to import the bibliographic records into the catalogue.</para>
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330 <para>If not supplied through the <link linked="workflow-three-admin">970 field</link> Selector adds
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331 the following information to each line item on the purchase order or selection list:</para>
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334 <para><link linkend="lineitem-estimated-price">estimated price</link></para>
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337 <para><link linkend="add-copies-lineitem">number of copies</link></para>
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340 <para><link linkend="add-notes-lineitems">notes</link></para>
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343 <para><link linkend="add-alerts-lineitem">alerts</link></para>
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346 <para><link linkend="apply-funds-acq">fund</link></para>
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351 <para>If a selection list, the Selector/Purchaser <link linkend="convert-selection-list">converts the selection list to a purchase order</link>
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352 and <link linkend="activate-purchase-order">activates it</link>.</para>
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353 <para>If a purchase order, the Selector/Purchaser <link linkend="activate-purchase-order">activates the purchase order</link>.</para>
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358 <simplesect xml:id="workflow-three-receiving">
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359 <title>Receiving/Invoicing</title>
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361 <para><emphasis role="bold">On Purchase Order</emphasis></para>
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365 <para>Receiver <link linkend="acq-receive">receives all items</link> that arrive on their respective purchase orders.</para>
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368 <para>Receiver creates an <link linkend="creating-invoices">invoice</link> either from an entire purchase order or from a single line item.</para>
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371 <para>Receiver <link linkend="link-lineitem-invoice">links appropriate line items</link> to the invoice.</para>
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374 <para>Invoice is paid and closed.</para>
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377 <para>Relevant information is forwarded to finance department/bookkeeper.</para>
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381 <para><emphasis role="bold">On Invoice</emphasis></para>
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385 <para>Receiver creates an <link linkend="creating-invoices">invoice</link> either from an entire purchase order or from a single line item.</para>
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388 <para>Receiver <link linkend="link-lineitem-invoice">links appropriate line items</link> to the invoice.</para>
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391 <para>Receiver <link linkend="receive-invoice">receives all items</link> through the invoice.</para>
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394 <para>Invoice is paid and closed.</para>
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397 <para>Relevant information is forwarded to finance department/bookkeeper.</para>
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402 <simplesect xml:id="workflow-three-cataloguing">
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403 <title>Cataloguing</title>
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407 <para>Cataloguer updates barcode and copy information for each item.</para>
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410 <para>Cataloguer <link xlink:title="http://docs.sitka.bclibraries.ca/Sitka/current/html/import.html"
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411 xlink:href="http://docs.sitka.bclibraries.ca/Sitka/current/html/import.html"> imports a full record</link>
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412 or does <link xlink:title="http://docs.sitka.bclibraries.ca/Sitka/current/html/new.html"
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413 xlink:href="http://docs.sitka.bclibraries.ca/Sitka/current/html/new.html">original cataloguing</link>
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414 to replace any brief bibliographic records.</para>
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417 <para>Items are processed and checked in.</para>
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422 <simplesect xml:id="workflow-three-admin">
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423 <title>Admin</title>
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427 <para>A 970 holdings tag is set up in the <link linkend="provider-profile">provider's record</link>.</para>
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430 <para>The 970 holdings tag is set up with the actual provider to contain the following <link linkend="holding-subfield">subfields</link>:</para>
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433 <para>b: barcode</para>
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436 <para>c: call number</para>
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439 <para>m: circ modifier</para>
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442 <para>l: copy location</para>
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445 <para>e: estimated price</para>
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448 <para>f: fund code</para>
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451 <para>n: note</para>
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454 <para>o: owning library</para>
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457 <para>q: quantity</para>
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463 <para>The subfields used will depend on the provider. $o must always be used.</para>
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469 <section xml:id="acq-workflow-preview-items">
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470 <title>Workflow: Tracking Preview Items</title>
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472 <simplesect xml:id="workflow-preview-initial">
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473 <title>Initial Set Up</title>
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477 <para><link xlink:title="http://docs.sitka.bclibraries.ca/Sitka/current/html/lsa-copy-locations.html"
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478 xlink:href="http://docs.sitka.bclibraries.ca/Sitka/current/html/lsa-copy-locations.html">Create a Copy Location</link> that is OPAC invisible specifically
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479 for use with your preview items.</para>
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484 <simplesect xml:id="workflow-preview-order">
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485 <title>Ordering Preview Items</title>
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489 <para>Create a Selection List or Purchase Order for the preview items.</para>
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492 <para>Add the following to each line item:</para>
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495 <para><link linkend="lineitem-estimated-price">estimated price</link></para>
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498 <para><link linkend="add-copies-lineitem">number of copies</link></para>
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501 <para><link linkend="add-notes-lineitems">notes</link></para>
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504 <para><link linkend="add-alerts-lineitem">alerts</link></para>
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507 <para><link linkend="apply-funds-acq">fund</link></para>
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510 <para>copy location specific to preview items</para>
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515 <para>If not already done, convert the selection list to a purchase order.</para>
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518 <para>Include a note on the purchase order to indicate that the items are preview items.</para>
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521 <para>Activate the purchase order.</para>
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526 <simplesect xml:id="workflow-preview-purchase">
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527 <title>Preview Items You Decide to Purchase</title>
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531 <para>Create an invoice containing only those item you have decided to purchase.</para>
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534 <para>Receive the items either on the purchase order or through the invoice.</para>
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537 <para>Update the MARC and item records as needed.</para>
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542 <simplesect xml:id="workflow-preview-return">
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543 <title>Preview Items You Decide to Return</title>
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547 <para>Cancel those items you have decided to return using the cancel reason Returned Preview Item.</para>
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550 <para>The funds will un-encumber for those items and the copies will be deleted from the catalogue.</para>
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