With an approximate 25% increase this year in processing of materials,
vendor cards and Dynix forms, it is important that your requests for
expedited processing be limited to the very narrow range of materials as
stated in the FLLS Services, Policies and Procedures Manual:
A. Expedited process
The green form is only used to expedite a narrow range of materials (this
includes non-book materials). When materials are expedited, they are merely
put at the beginning of the processing line. It does not mean that FLLS will
stop all other processing activities in the department in order to return
expedited materials to a member library (see note below). The type of
materials eligible for expedited processing are as follows:
Titles that appear on the Booklist, but are acquired from another source
other than a vendor (e.g. gifts, or titles not available from a vendor)
Titles from one of the bestseller lists that are purchased locally to
satisfy patron demand for titles normally ordered from a vendor.
Titles from reading programs for special displays.
Titles that are acquired as memorials.
It is necessary that the above-mentioned categories be clearly indicated at
the top of the green form. If materials with a green forms arrive at FLLS
without some indication of their categories, they will be processed in the
regular manner described below.
Note: Although FLLS will expedite materials for any specific request outside
of the categories listed above, a specific request is defined as one that is
extraordinary in nature (e.g. a title that is needed for a special event),
and not just a member library’s desire to have newly acquired materials
processed ahead of other materials. In the case of a specific request, FLLS
will make every effort to return the material back to the member library as
soon as possible). Specific requests should use the green Expedited Process
form and be routed directly to the Head of Cataloging Services at FLLS.
If there are any questions, please contact me.
