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Alma Training Documentation for Staff: Physical Processing

This section contains procedures to be used by Physical Processing Staff.

Marking Procedures

Student Labeling Instructions
Staff Spine Label Instructions & label installation
(Developed during Covid)
HYBRID staff/student marking
staff: prints labels
Student: affixes label, stamp and sticker
Security Plates/Property Stamps
Forbidden Call Numbers
Spineomatic Instructions
Multi-Volume Sets (Global Studies)
Hybrid process between staff and students
Exit Checks
Truck Workflow
Covid Workflow
Libra Workflow
Former Libra Special
Zebra Printer Settings
Marking/Backlog Work Order
Remote Marking/Backlog Project
Special Instructions/Unique Collections
A Novel Idea
Penn Sexuality Collection
University Archives
Distinctive Collections
How to label distinctive collections

Binding Workflow (Work Orders)

Work Order Types/Statuses
Alma - Current Periodicals - Overview
Alma Departmental Serials: Overview
Alma Serials: Holdings/Item Record Statements
Alma Holdings Records
Van Pelt Serials Processing in Alma
Alma Serials: Holdings Problems
BIS (Wert Processing - all items)
Paperback Binding -- Processing for Wert
How to process picture cover paperbacks for Wert Bookbinding
Picture Cover Paperbacks Checkin from Wert
STUDENT - Dissertations - Processing for Wert
How to prepare dissertations to send to Wert for binding and to checkin when returned
STUDENT - PERIODICALS CHECKIN
Serials: Monthly Statistics
Repository Search

Approval/Firm Order Procedures

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