Binding Slips
Your library determines the binding slip's:
- data content
- size
The data printed on binding slips, and where it prints, is controlled by the Binding Slip Formats option. The binding slip format contains the library's specifications for which fields to print and how the call number, volume number, and cover date is formatted.
If more than one binding slip format exists, indicate which one to use for a given checkin record by entering the number of the binding slip format and a backslash (e.g., "2\") at the beginning of the BIND INFO in the checkin record.
If no specification is indicated or if no BIND INFO field is present in a checkin record, the system defaults to using the first specification in the table. See Binding Slip Formats for information on changing your library's format.
Binding slips print in two sections:
- upper section - t his section is divided vertically into up to four columns with any column simulating the actual spine format.
- lower section - this section contains binding instructions (the w field, or BIND INFO).
The BIND INFO field is usually printed on the lower section of the binding slip, as binding instructions. However, this field could be printed in the upper section of the binding slip, if desired.
If there is more than one BIND INFO field, only the first one prints.
If a complete volume is bound, the volume number displays without issue numbers. If a partial volume is bound, the volume and issue numbers are separated by a colon: "v.36:1-7"
For checkin records with more than one copy, a separate slip prints for each copy being sent to the bindery.
The following provides an example of a binding slip:
The fields and formats that can print are:
| Record Type | Field | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| bibliographic or checkin record. The system can sequentially check different record types to locate a given field. | Any variable-length field | N/A | N/A |
| checkin record. If the BIND TITLE cannot be found in the checkin record, the system will print the title from the bibliographic record. | BIND TITLE | In this field a dollar sign indicates where line breaks occur. | Journal$of the$Chemical$Society |
| checkin | VOLUME / ISSUE NUMBER |
volume number v. preceding number no. preceding number |
36 v.36 no.36 |
| checkin | COVER DATE |
Year only Months and years Months and years on separate lines |
1990 Oct 1990-Mar 1991 Jan-Mar
|
| Checkin record. If the CALL NUMBER cannot be found in the checkin record, the system will print the title from the bibliographic record. | CALL NUMBER | Class letters, number, and decimal on one line | PR360.6
C547 or .C547 |
| " | " | Class letters and number on one line, decimal on following line | PR360
.6 C547 or .C547 |
| " | " | Class letters on one line, class numbers and decimal on next line | PR
360.6 C547 or .C547 |
| " | " | Class letters, number, and decimal each on separate lines | PR
360 .6 C547 or .C547 The cutter number always prints on its own line. You can specify whether or not to print the decimal point preceding the cutter number.
|
| Checkin | BINDING NOTE | Up to 20 characters. Input when issues are sent to the bindery. This note can be used for volume/data information which cannot be determined from the boxes. | N/A |
| Checkin | COPIES
This field does not print if COPIES = '1'. |
N/A | N/A |
| Checkin | LOCATION | N/A | MAIN |
| Checkin | RECORD NUMBER | N/A | C2110945 |
| N/A. This is the library name that appears on the title bar of Sierra application windows, circulation receipts, etc. | library name | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | free text | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | blank lines | N/A | N/A |