Shelf ready book supply at the University of Sheffield Speeding things up without dumbing things down

09/05/2015© The University of Sheffield 2 Contents Drivers for change The shelf ready timeline The shelf ready process Shelf ready record checking Summary

09/05/2015© The University of Sheffield 3 Drivers for change

The shelf ready timeline 09/05/2015© The University of Sheffield 4

The shelf ready process 09/05/2015© The University of Sheffield 5

09/05/2015© The University of Sheffield 6 Shelf ready list checking Check 650/651 Authority fields Delete 263, 300 (if no pagination), 521, 852 Retain 049, 856, 909

09/05/2015© The University of Sheffield 7 Summary Shelf ready necessary to reduce book handling by cataloguers Process refined over time Achieved balance between speed and maintaining high quality of data

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