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1. Put disc(s) in appropriate case for number of discs.  On the jewel case, put the inventory accession number at the top and the barcode beneath it. 

2. In OCLC, if available on the original case, do a standard number searchDo a standard number search in WorldCat if the number can be found on the disc or case.  This narrows down your options.  If there is no standard number, do a title search, limiting it to date and material type.  Check for length, languages and a number on the bottom of the spine of the case.  This should narrow it down. Download a record when you find it.

3. Search IMDB for the film title.  If there is an entry, copy the URL and paste it into the MARC SRS record, into an 856 42 $u field and add the following subfields:

   1. $y Connect to Internet Movie Database for more information. $5 MNS

4. In the Holdings record, chose a Location based on the branch library where the DVD will live.

5. For the call number, select Library of Congress for a type and use “DVD” as the Call number prefix.

   1. If this is a feature film, use the base call no. PN1997 and then cutter for the title. 

   Check the online Smith catalog for a

   1. Use Call number browse (filtered to the DVD location) to identify a cutter number that fits alphabetically into films titles we already have.

    If

   2. If it is a television series the base call no. is PN1992.77.  You can see how the title fits in with the other television series. 

   The year in the date of the call no. for tv shows should be the year it appeared on t.v.  (This is because older series may have 3 seasons put out in the same year)

   1. If there are multiple seasons in the DVD collection you are processing, use the first year that the season appeared on TV for the year in your cutter.

   2. If it is not a feature film or t.v. series, (for documentaries and the like) use the call number supplied in OCLC if there is one.  Otherwise, use the subject headings provided to decide on a call number.

6. Download.  Create In the Item record, create Check in and Check out notes with the accession#accession number, marked as Staff Only.

7. If there are multiple discs put a note in the circulation field “Check for 3 discs”, also include a phrase similar to “Check for 3 discs” in the Check in/out fields.  If there is a booklet or accompanying material, note describe that there as well.  

8. Holding should be SC Neilson DVD (SNDVD).  In the holdings record add DVD to the Call number prefix.

9. Search IMDB for the film title.  If there is an entry, copy the url and paste it into the bibliographic records in an 856 42 $u field and add a

   $y Connect to Internet Movie Database for more information. $5 MNS

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Apply the following note to films from the following companies

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