Cataloging: Command Line Summary

Purpose: A summary of the various elements that make up a command line.


Summary of Command Line Codes:

*recs-b110n;b1-o;b2-s;b3-e;bn-oro;i-11223344556677/loc-osta/ty-1/i2-p

  • b1-o; [input library: o = orono]
  • b2-b; [mat type: b = monograph]
  • b3- ; [cataloger’s initial]
  • bn-oro; [bib record branch code]
  • i-[BARCODE]
  • /loc-osta [item location code]
  • /sta- [status code, if other than “available”]
  • /ty-1 [item type code; 1=book]
  • /i2- [acquisition type; p=approval; r=firm order; g=gift; s=standing order]

All of the fields are entered in one stream, separated by ; or /, without spaces.

Sample list of command lines for various formats and locations:

REPLACE BIB RECORD
94933*recs-b110n;ov-.X;b1-o;b2-b;b3-u;bn-oro

STACKS
94933*recs-b110n;ov-.X;b1-o;b2-b;b3-u;bn-oro;i-/ty-1/loc-osta/i2-r

MONOGRAPH – RESERVE READING ROOM
94933*recs-b110n;ov-.o;b1-o;b2-b;b3-c;bn-oro;i-/ty-101/loc-orrr/i2-r

MONOGRAPH – LEARNING MATERIALS COLLECTION (LMC)
94933*recs-b110n;b1-o;b2-b;b3-c;bn-oro;i-/ty-1/loc-olmc/i2-

THESIS – UMAINE
94933*recs-b;ov-.o;b1-o;b2-t;b3-8;bn-oro;i-/ty-1/loc-ospc/sta-o/i2-m

MONOGRAPH – DARLING CENTER
94933*recs-b110n;ov-.o;b1-o;b2-b;b3-c;bn-dar;i-/ty-1/loc-dsta/i2-r

PDF EBOOK
94933*recs-b110n;ov-.o;b1-o;b2-b;b3-u;bn-oro;i-/ty-97/loc-oweb/i2-r

DVD
94933*recs-b110n;ov-.o;b1-o;b2-v;b3-u;bn-oro;i-/ty-111/loc-olis/i2-r

REFERENCE
94933*recs-b110n;ov-.o;b1-o;b2-b;b3-u;bn-oro;i-/ty-1/loc-oref/sta-o/i2-r

SCIENCE REFERENCE
94933*recs-b110n;ov-.o;b1-o;b2-b;b3-u;bn-oro;i-/ty-1/loc-osci/sta-o/i2-r

GOV DOCS – MAINE AES
94933*recs-b110n;ov-.o;b1-o;b2-b;b3-u;bn-oro;i-/ty-1/loc-odoco/sta-o/i2-

STACKS – MAPS
94933*recs-b110n;b1-o;b2-u;b3-u;bn-oro;i-/loc-omap/ty-19/i2-

KIT
94933*recs-b110n;ov-.o;b1-o;b2-b;b3-u;bn-oro;i-/ty-9/loc-olmc/sta-o/i2-g

MICROFORMS
94933*recs-b110n;ov-.o;b1-o;b2-b;b3-u;bn-oro;i-/ty-11/loc-omic/sta-o/i2-g

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS – MONOGRAPH
94933*recs-b110n;ov-.o;b1-o;b2-b;b3-u;bn-oro;i-/ty-1/loc-ospc/sta-o/i2-g

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS – SERIAL
94933*recs-b110n;ov-.o;b1-o;b2-b;b3-u;bn-oro;i-/ty-17/loc-ospc/sta-o/i2-g

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS – PAMPHLETS
94933*recs-b110n;ov-.o;b1-o;b2-b;b3-u;bn-oro;i-/ty-77/loc-ospc/sta-o/i2-g

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS – SCORE
94933*recs-b110n;ov-.o;b1-o;b2-b;b3-u;bn-oro;i-/ty-13/loc-ospc/sta-o/i2-g

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS – DVD
94933*recs-b110n;ov-.o;b1-o;b2-b;b3-u;bn-oro;i-/ty-69/loc-ospc/i2-g

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS – CD-ROM
94933*recs-b110n;ov-.o;b1-o;b2-c;b3-u;bn-oro;i-/ty-48/loc-ospc/i2-g

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS – MAP
94933*cres-b110n;b1-o;b2-u;b3-u;bn-oro;loc-ospc/ty-19/sta-o/

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