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To begin a new box order

  • Open the WordPerfect file w:\preservation\box orders\boxorder template.wpd
  • Fill in your shipment number and add date
  • Save the file with the new shipment order number.
  • Print out the blank table
  • Measure books, using Measure-Phase box.
  • Fill in measurements (in millimeters) in table.
  • Fill in the barcode on the table for each book (use the call number space)
  • Place numbered strip in each book to identify which item the book is. The number will be the match point when the shipment returns.
  • When all items are measured return to the shipment file.

  • Fill in the measurements online
  • Use the automated library system to search (by barcode) for the title and call number.
  • Copy and paste the title and call number into the shipment file online.
  • (Format the call number the way it should be printed and add locations what would normally be printed on the spine.)
  • File the paper copy for use when the shipment is returned.
  • Send the file as an e-mail attachment to Carmen Waters at CMI ( cmiboxes@cvn.net)



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