[Publib] cataloging playaways

[Gair Helfrich]

Hi Wyanita,
 
Playaways have been a big hit in our libraries and we've created several collection codes for them. 
 
We have a fiction, non-fiction and biography collection code for them in the Adult, Young Adult and the Juvenile sections.  Their item type code is sound recording.
 
Hope this helps,
Gair
 
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Gair Helfrich, MLS
Supervising Librarian
Information & Technical Services Manager
Atlantic County Library
40 Farragut Avenue
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
609-625-2776 ext. 6313  Fax: 609-625-8143
ghelfrich at aclsys.org
 

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From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org on behalf of Wynita Worley
Sent: Mon 2/11/2008 04:14 PM
To: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Publib] cataloging playaways



This is a tech services question, but our cataloger asked my opinion and I said I'd pass it along. My library has purchased two pre-loaded playaways and how to other libraries catalog them? Do you simply catalog them with our audio books on CD or have you created a special holdings code? My opinion is to create a holdings code so as to specifically track circulation, but does anyone have a better idea? Thanks so much for your help. 

 

Wynita Worley

Public Services Librarian

Grant County Public Library 

201 Barnes Rd.

Williamstown, KY 41097

w.worley at fuse.net

859-824-2080