Processing

• March 11, 2009 - (3:00pm - 6:00pm) - Processing turned out to be way easier than I thought. We currently use Follett (titlewave) and all of the record keeping is done online. My LMS informed me that we have been using this system for the last three years. Here are the steps we followed to process 65 new books:

1. The books come already processed, so we took them out of the package
2. I checked off each book using a list that was included in the package to make sure that everything was there
3. LMS guided me in uploading discs into library solutions database (Follett sends a disc with titles, we upload into system)

Here are some rules about processing in APS that I learned:

1. APS no longer uses library pockets and cards (all records are kept solely online)
2. AR books are processed with AR info already on the spine (All APS schools now have AR because the system paid for it)
3. The LMS creates the specs. For example, my LMS does not like book jackets to come on the books. Therefore, in her specs she has requested that book jackets come separately. She can change other info on her spec such as receiving a CD rather than a floppy disc.

After processing, we looked through library solutions to see some of the new titles that were entered in the database. In addition, my LMS also showed me aps.tlcdelivers.com which gives access to other APS library collections as well as to the public library database. (TLC is the old name for library solutions)