Circulating Bound-With Materials

In a bound-with group, a single bibliographic record acts as the “host” record representing the title of the bound volume, and one or more bibliographic records act as “constituent” records representing the titles bound together in the volume. A single bar-coded item record represents the physical bound volume, and the host record’s circulation settings apply to all the constituent records, which do not have linked item records.

In addition, all processing for the following functions, as well as for remote storage and closed stacks, is determined by the host record for the item:

• Transaction data
• Borrow by mail
• SIP
• NCIP
• Holds RTF Requests-To-Fill or RTF processing sends hold requests to designated libraries in a specified order. A library chooses to fill or deny the request. The request is routed until it is filled, it expires, or every library denies it. Processing
• Express Check
• Offline Circulation

For statistical purposes, any transaction involving a bound-with item, such as check-out, check-in, hold request, etc., is counted as a single item and a single circulation transaction or a single request.

See also:

• Bound-With Holds
• Notices, Slips, Receipts and Other Data Displays