Cataloging Specifications

In order to have a well-running and useable collection, the Grant County Library has developed a series of categories and labeling systems to aid in cataloging and use of items.

Adult Item Stickers

Located on the spine of all adult Western and adult Western Large Print books, directly above the spine label.

Located on the spine of all adult Christian and adult Large Print Christian books, directly above the spine label.

Located on the spine of all all adult Large Print Fiction and Non-Fiction books, directly above the spine label.

Located on the spine of all adult biographies, directly above the spine label.

Holiday books have associated holiday stickers, which can be placed on the spine above the spine label of the designated fiction or non-fiction book.

Easy Reader and juvenile Item Stickers

Located on the spine of all Easy Readers, fiction or non-fiction. Placed directly above the spine label.

Located on the spine of all books classified as Classics. Placed directly above the spine label.

Located on the spine of all Juvenile Biographies, directly above the spine label.

Located on the spine of all Juvenile Fiction and non-fiction Graphic Novels. Located directly above the spine label.

Holiday books have associated holiday stickers, which can be placed on the spine above the spine label of the designated fiction or non-fiction book. New arrivals to the library will have a new arrival sticker placed on the spine above the spine label, which should be removed after two weeks.

Young Adult Item Stickers

Located on the spine of all Young Adult fiction books, directly above the spine label.

Located on the spine of all Young Adult non-fiction books, directly above the spine label.

Located on the spine of all Young Adult Biographies, directly above the spine label.

Located on the spine of all Young Adult fiction and non-fiction Graphic Novels. Located directly above the spine label.

sPINE labels examples

Adult Fiction

Adult fiction spine labels list the fiction abbreviation (FIC) and list the first three letters of the author(s) last name.

adult non fiction large print

Adult nonfiction spine labels list the book's subject, the author's last name abbreviated, and the large print distinction is made by placing a large print sticker above the spine label.

easy reader fiction

Easy Readers contain the ER abbreviation, with the first three letters of the authors last name being used.

juvenile fiction

Juvenile fiction labels first specify that it is a Juvenile book by using the J and underneath the authors first three letter of their last name is listed.

juvenile graphic novel

Juvenile Graphic Novels spine labels contain the "J" for juvenile specification, the fiction abbreviation, and the first three letter of the authors last name.

Young Adult Biographies

Young Adult fiction spine labels contain the "YA" to specify Young Adult, include the FIC abbreviation and list the author with the first three letters of their last name.

Cataloging Specifications

Categories

Category 1 Colletions

Category 2 Audience

Category 3 F or NF

Category 4 Non-Fiction