SIRSI Unicorn "verify" lists

SIRSI Unicorn "verify" lists

This page lists some of the values Memorial University of Newfoundland is using to categorize holdings and record types within Sirsi's Unicorn library system. Scope notes are presented following the value name. For a complete list see Unicorn Workflows under the appropriate drop down menu.

Class schemes * Formats * Item Cat1 * Item Cat2 * Libraries * Locations * (Item) Type

Class schemes

ALPHANUM	use for all accession number-style shelf numbers and GovDocs
ANALYTIC	automatically generated call number; uses "XX" prefix to catkey; OPAC displays text "Shelved by series title and vol. number"
ASIS	files according to ASCII machine sort; do not use
AUTO	automatically generated call number; uses "XX" prefix to catkey
AUTOCANCEL
AUTOCDROM
AUTOHON	automatically generated call number; uses "XX" prefix to catkey; OPAC displays text "HonDiss- Request by author's name & title
AUTOOP
AUTOPER	automatically generated call number; uses "XX" prefix to catkey; OPAC displays text "Shelved by title"
AUTOPERC	automatically generated call number; uses "XX" prefix to catkey; OPAC displays text "Shelved by corporate author"
AUTOPERF	automatically generated call number; uses "XX" prefix to catkey; OPAC displays text "Shelved by conference author"
AUTOPERP	automatically generated call number; uses "XX" prefix to catkey; OPAC displays text "Shelved by personal author"
AUTORES	automatically generated call number; uses "XX" prefix to catkey; OPAC displays text "Personal copy"
AUTOTHES	automatically generated call number; uses "XX" prefix to catkey; OPAC displays text "Thesis- Request by author's name & title
AUTOWEB	automatically generated call number; uses "XX" prefix to catkey; OPAC displays text "For Internet access see full display"
DEWEY	use for Dewey class numbers
INPROCESS	automatically generated call number; uses "XX" prefix to catkey; OPAC displays text "In Process--request at Information Desk"
LC	for all LC or LC-like class numbers
NLM	use for National Library of Medicine class numbers
ONORDER	automatically generated call number; uses "XX" prefix to catkey; OPAC displays text "On Order--not yet available"
STC
SUDOC	do not use; use ALPHANUM for all GovDocs
UNDERGROUN
WING	automatically generated call number; uses "XX" prefix to catkey; OPAC displays text"

Record format

EQUIP	Library equipment
MANUSCRPT	Archive and manuscript
MAP	Map
MARC	Books
MEMO	For posting local info to OPAC
MRDF	Computer file
MUSIC	Scores and Sound recordings
ROOM	For Unicorn Room booking
SERIAL	Serials
VM	Visual materials

Item Cat1

EJOURNAL	for Internet accessible periodicals (regular serials with frequency more often than once a year)
EREFERENCE	Used to identify items catalogued individually from Xrefer (plus) and Oxford Reference Online. May be expanded to include other online dictionaries and encyclopedias identified by Information Services.
ESERIAL	for Internet accessible serials (excluding periodicals)
ETEXT	for Internet accessible monographs
THESIS	may be used for UMI microfiche or on-demand photocopy as well as CNS theses
WEBSITE	for Internet accessible reference sources

Item Cat2

BARTELS	Siberian Inuit reader collection held in QEII RARE
CIHM
CNAETC	items transferred to MARINE from College of the North Atlantic
CURRNT-PER	currently received serials in MARINE and HEALTH
DEPOS-ADB	items received from the Asian Development Bank depository programme
DEPOS-CAN	items received from Canadian Federal government depository programme
DEPOS-EUR	items received from the European Union depository programme
EARLY-ENG1	Pollard & Redgrave; Early English books, 1475-1640
EARLY-ENG2	Wing; Early English books, 1641-1700
HIGGINS	materials from the estate of Gilbert Higgins
MAP-LIB	all materials in the Map Library
ODEA-SUPPL	used for CNS bibliography only
QUEENS	for transferred and newly-acquired Queens College materials now held in the QEII only
STANDORD	used for main standing order records (not for individual materials received on standing order)
UNDERGROUND	Underground Newspaper collection

Library

CAVE	The CAVE - Education AV Services ; NOT IN USE from 2004 on, replaced by location CLASSRMSPT and Library CMC
CMC	Curriculum Materials Centre
CNS	Centre for Newfoundland Studies
EXTERNAL	NL Health Libraries
GRENFELL	Grenfell
HALPERT	Halpert Collection
HARLOW	Harlow - UK
HEALTH	Health Sciences Library
INTERNET	Internet Resources
MARINE	Fisheries and Marine Institute
QEII	Queen Elizabeth II

Home location

ACQ-OFFICE	for publicly-accessible items held in the Acquisitions Office
AT-HARLOW	MUN-based materials temporarily carried to Harlow campus for limited-time use there
BINDERY	temporary location for materials at commercial bindery
BOOKSTACKS	default stack location
CAT-OFFICE	publicly-accessible item held in the Cataloguing office
CHECKEDOUT	temporary location for circulating materials
CIRC-DESK	publicly-accessible items held at the Circulation desk
COLLECTDEV	publicly-accessible item held in the Collections office
DAMAGED	temporary location used by Preservation Unit
FILE	used in CNS to denote items of less than 15 pages
GIFTS	item housed in Gift collection permanently unless requested
GOVD-OVRSZ	Oversize government documents with LC classification held in the GovDocs room pending the move.
HOLDS	item temporarily housed on the hold shelf in Circulation
ILL-OFFICE	publicly-accessible item held in the Interlibrary Loan office
IN-PROCESS	item received but not yet catalogued
IN-TRANSIT	temporary location for items checked in at the wrong library
INDEXES	used for index material shelved in the reference collection
INFO-DESK	publicly-accessible item permanently shelved at the ref desk
INFO-OFFIC	publicly-accessible item held in the Info Services office
INTERNET	remotely-accessible computer file
LOST	item officially declared lost by Lending Services Division
MARBLBOARD	temporary location for items being bound in-house
MEDIA	In QEII, used for LARC materials
MISSING	Temporary location for item missing but not yet LOST
MUSIC-BLDG	Music Resource Centre in the Moses Morgan Music Building
NDBAY-HOSP	Notre Dame Bay Hospital
NFHISTSOC	Newfoundland Historical Society
ON-ORDER	Item ordered but not yet received
OSSC	Offshore Safety Centre
OVERSIZE	Monograph over 31 cm. in height; AKA Folio
REPAIR	temporary location for items being repaired in-house
RSV-SHAD	reserve material temporarily taken off reserve
SHADOW	old CLSI circulation records. Do not use
STACKS	do not use
STORAGE-L1	Reference materials stored in old bookstore space
STORAGE-L3	low circulating monographs from bookstacks (automatically selected) stored on Level 3 near the current periodical issues display
THESES	Used for CNS theses; UMI theses shelved in BOOKSTACKS or MICROFORM
WITHDRAWN	Damaged or outdated item no longer in collection

Type (Item Type)

ACQ-PREVEW	HSL AV material sent as preview prior to purchase
AV	Audio-Visual material
BOOK	Default for monograph materials
CAT-GOVDOC	Item received for GovDocs awaiting cataloguing
CAT-CNS	Item received for CNS awaiting cataloguing
CAT-GRENFL	Item received for GRENFELL awaiting cataloguing
CAT-HIST	Item received for HISTORICAL awaiting cataloguing
CAT-MARINE	Item received for MARINE awaiting cataloguing
CAT-MEDIA	Item received for MEDIA collection awaiting cataloguing
CAT-MUS	Item received for MRC awaiting cataloguing
CAT-PER	Item received for PERIODICALS awaiting cataloguing
CAT-QUEENS	Item received for QEII (ITEM CAT2=QUEENS) awaiting cataloguing
CAT-RARE	Item received for RARE awaiting cataloguing
CAT-REF	Item received for REFERENCE awaiting cataloguing
CAT-RESERV	Item received for RESERVE awaiting cataloguing
CAT-STACKS	Item received for BOOKSTACKS awaiting cataloguing
CAT-TS	Item received for internal Tech Services
EASYREADER	CMC primary reading material
EQUIPMENT	Used for checkout of AV hardware
IN-LIBRARY	Non-circulating type for RARE, REF, CNS, etc.
INTERNET	Virtual resource
MAP	Sheet map
MUSIC	obsolete. Use SCORES, SOUND-MRC or AV
ON-THE-FLY	Temporary Circ-created record made to get the item out in a hurry
REFERENCE	Do not use; prefer IN-LIBRARY
ROOM	Used for Rooms booking module
SCORES	For scores held other than in the MRC or QEII (where they are BOOKSTACKS)
SCORES-MRC	For scores held in MRC
SCORES-SET	For scores in one of the M1-3 complete works sets
SOFTWARE	for QEII MEDIA use AV
TEST	Educational tests and measurements