BOOKSET/SERIES VERIFICATION CODES
(entered in 951 field on SIRSI)

bavs

bookset authority record found on Acorn, set is traced, classed sep., and form of tracing is correct on monographic record

bavc

bookset authority record is found on Acorn, set is traced, classed tog.and form of tracing is correct on monographic record

 

savs

series authority record found on Acorn, series is traced, classed sep., and form of series is correct on monographic record

savc

series authority record found on Acorn, series is traced, classed tog., and form of series is correct

savm

series authority record found on Acorn, series is traced, classed tog. with the main series

savn

series authority record found on Acorn, series is not traced

sa&

either no series authority record is found on Acorn or some problem exists. If book is in hand, piece is green-flagged and returned to Cataloging for resolution. You may wish to include a short note about the nature of the problem for the cataloger, but this is not required.

not a series (series ff coded c)

series-type phrase authority record may or may not be found on Acorn. Text in series field moved according to instructions on the authority record (usually changed to 500 note)

analx

formerly used on serial/set bibliographic records to indicate not analyzed. No series authority record is made for unanalyzed titles. All item records for titles in the series will be linked to the serial/set record since there are no monographic records in the catalog.

anal

formerly used on a classed tog. serial/set bibliographic records to indicate analysis.

s:at

formerly used on serial/set bibliographic record to indicate analysis prior to conversion. In SIRSI, this code
converted to: For circulation status search by individual author or title in a 952 field
(We are moving these to a subfield z in the holdings record as we encounter them)