Filing Order Cards

The following are the procedures pertaining to filing order cards in the card catalog..

1. The drawer you need in order to alphabetize and file order cards from can be found next to room 213 in Cataloging. It is labeled “To be filed ORDER CARDS”. The wooden card catalog to file the order cards into is located in Cataloging.
2. The first thing that needs to be done is alphanumeratize the order cards according to the call numbers. In rare occasions, there will be an accession number. Keep those separated from the ones with current system. Alpha dividers can be found inside this same drawer. Make sure every order card is in the correct order. Look at the whole call number, not just the first letter (ex.1). Also, keep an eye out for location codes (ex.2).

3. After ordering the cards, then the next step is too file them inside the many drawers of the Card Catalog. Each drawer holds a certain section of the collection. This information can be found on the front of the drawer.
4. Find the correct location for each order card. Leave the card sitting on top of the pole that holds the cards in place. Someone else will check to make sure the order cards are in the correct location, and the cards will be dropped.