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The Call Number Type maintenance document defines what type of classification system is used within OLE. Call Number Types are used on Holdings, Items, and E-Holdings records and can be searched upon from the Search Workbench. Some examples include Library of Congress, Dewey Decimal.
When a call number is assigned to a holdings or an item, whether by a cataloger or by a batch load process, the call number type has to be specified. The call number type determines how OLE assigns the Shelving Order value, which is used for sorting call numbers when you do a call number browse in Search Workbench. If you enter “DC223.4 .C83 2014” in the Call Number field of a holdings record, choose “Library of Congress Classification,” and submit, OLE automatically formulates a Shelving Order value of “DC 0223.400000 C0.830000 002014” for sorting purposes.
Because call number type is associated with the process of formulating Shelving Order values, you are not able make up a new call number type from within the Call Number Type document without modifying the code and formulating rules for Shelving Order values.
The Call Number Type document includes the Add/Edit Call Number Type tab. The system automatically enters data into both the Old and New sections in this tab. Selected data fields are available for editing.
Add/Edit Call Number Type tab definition
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Title |
Description |
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Call Number Type Code |
The code to identify the call number type. Maximum length is 30 characters. |
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Call Number Type Name |
Required. The familiar title of the call number type. Maximum length is 100 characters. |
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Source |
Required. The hyperlink to the source of the call number type. |
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Source Date |
Required. The date for which the call number type was retrieved from the source. |
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Active Indicator |
Indicates whether the call number type is active or inactive. Remove the checkmark to deactivate this code |
