CIRCULATION RULES FOR CATALOGING STAFF
Updated 4/17/03
General Rules for Law
On a Unicorn record, the circulation rules are coded in the TYPE field. The following instructions are guidelines to use in coding that field.
Some locations drive the circulation rules, for example, VROOMAN, OPEN-RES, STACKS-2 and REFERENCE. All material in these locations have the same circulation rules.
Other locations, such as STACKS-3 and BASEMENT, have a combination of materials, and therefore a combination of circulation rules in one location. The type of material drives the circ rules. In BASEMENT, for example, the older casebooks are LAW-STKS, superseded directories are NONCIRC, and periodicals are LAW-PERBND.
Accompanying material has the same circ rule as its basic item.
When material is transferred from OPEN-RES or REFERENCE, the circulation rules may change depending upon the type of material. See Transfer Policies and Procedures for instructions.
Below are charts that relate the home location and the kind of material to the circulation rules:
- Locations that drive circ rulesCirc rule check-out periods
- Material types that drive circ rules
- Appendix: old classification form letter circ rules
| HOME LOCATION | TYPE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BASEMENT | NONCIRC, LAW-PERBND or LAW-STKS | ||
| CROTHERS | NONCIRC | ||
| FACULTY | NONCIRC | ||
| FOLIO | NONCIRC, LAW-PERBND or LAW-STKS | ||
| GOLDSTAR | NONCIRC | ||
| LAW-ARCHIV | NONCIRC | ||
| LAW-RESV | check-out code; do not use | ||
| LOST | check-out code; do not use | ||
| MANNING | NONCIRC | ||
| MICROTEXT | NONCIRC | ||
| MISSING | check-out code; do not use | ||
| OPEN-RES | NONCIRC | ||
| PERM-RES | PERMRES | ||
| REF-DESK | NONCIRC | ||
| REFERENCE | NONCIRC | ||
| SHADOW | varies | ||
| STACKS-1 | NONCIRC | ||
| STACKS-2 | NONCIRC | ||
| STACKS-3 | NONCIRC, LAW-PERBND or LAW-STKS | ||
| SUPERSEDED | no longer valid. Change to BASEMENT as encountered | ||
| TECH-SERV | STAFF | ||
| VROOMAN | LAW-NEW |
| MATERIAL TYPE | CIRCULATION RULE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAW-NEW | 14 days | |||
| LAW-PERBND | 1 week | |||
| LAW-STKS | 28 days | |||
| NONCIRC | does not circulate | |||
| PERMRES | 2 hours | |||
With the Library of Congress classification, the content and form of the material determines the circ rules. Here are some guidelines:
| MATERIAL | TYPE |
|---|---|
| PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL, INCLUDING: |
|
| Statutes. Codes. Regulations. Individual acts | NONCIRC |
| Treaties | NONCIRC |
| Court decisions. Reports. Briefs. Individual cases | NONCIRC |
| Administrative decisions. Rulings. | NONCIRC |
| SECONDARY SOURCE MATERIAL, INCLUDING: |
|
| Bibliographies | NONCIRC |
| Periodicals | LAW-PERBND |
| Legislative hearings. Reports. Documents | Serial: LAW-PERBND; monograph: LAW-STKS |
| Dictionaries. Encyclopedias | NONCIRC |
| Loose-leaf services | NONCIRC |
| Loose-leaf treatises | LAW-STKS |
| Form books | LAW-STKS |
| Casebooks. Readings | LAW-STKS |
| Conferences. Symposia | Serial: LAW-PERBND; monograph: LAW-STKS |
| General works. Treatises. Outlines. Popular works | Serial: LAW-PERBND; monograph: LAW-STKS |
| LIBRARY POLICY | |
| Reference type materials | NONCIRC |
| Law school exams | NONCIRC |
| Judicial Council reports | NONCIRC |
| Coutumes | NONCIRC |
| XB-XF (micros) | NONCIRC |
| XQ (sound recordings) | PERMRES |
| XV (videos) | PERMRES |
APPENDIX
Classification rules below are no longer current as of 7/2002. The following is provided for historical purposes.
| CLASSIFICATION | LOCATION (below, BASEMENT, or FOLIO) | TYPE |
| AB-EV | STACKS-1 | Regular group |
| EY | BASEMENT | Roman Law |
| FB-FT | STACKS-3 | Regular group |
| JAC | STACKS-3 | Foreign group |
| JAI-JUD | BASEMENT | Foreign group |
| JUG-LTV | STACKS-3 | Foreign group |
| PB | STACKS-3 | LAW-PERBND |
| PF | BASEMENT | NONCIRC |
| PH | BASEMENT | LAW-PERBND |
| RAB-RHB | STACKS-2, BASEMENT | NONCIRC |
| TAB-TFD | STACKS-2, BASEMENT | NONCIRC |
| VA-VZ | BASEMENT, REFERENCE | NONCIRC |
| XB-XF | MICROTEXT | NONCIRC |
| XQ, XV | OPEN-RES | PERMRES |
| Y | BASEMENT | LAW-STKS |
Form letters are the first letter in the second line of the call number. They are used to determine the circ rules in locations such as STACKS-1 and BASEMENT, which have a combination of materials. They do not apply to locations which drive the circ rules, such as REFERENCE or OPEN-RES.
There are three sets of form letters, applied to different parts of the classification as listed below.