Paperback Books

Paperbacks are furnished to the shipboard library monthly to add to the clothbound library collection. These materials have a short life-span and are not intended as permanent materials for the collection. The first or last page of each paperback should be stamped with an identification such as COURTESY OF YOUR SHIP'S LIBRARY, SHARE WITH A SHIPMATE. You or another library staff member will usually shelve

Figure 5-15.-Alphabetical arrangement of card catalog files.

paperbacks in random order apart from the classified cloth collection.

Tapes

Tapes from NETPMSA, Pensacola, Florida, are shipped with an itemized packing list. Receipt and verification of tapes must be carried out following the letter of instruction forwarded to the ship. A library inventory log must be maintained for tape collections. Each tape should be assigned a number (1, 2, 3, 4) and inventoried in the log by number with performer, title,

Figure 5-16.-Alphabetical arrangement for fiction shelflist cards.

and date of receipt information, as shown in figure 5-

19. Tapes should be stored by log number in secured cabinets. The library should post a list of tapes available. This list may be a copy of the log record.

Proper marking of tapes is difficult due to their form. Audiovisual labels are available from library supply houses. Some cassettes also can be marked with library lettering pens or electrical styluses. No additional processing is needed for tapes to be used solely in the library.

Libraries that loan tapes for use in other ship spaces should prepare a book card for each tape. The card should list the tape's number, performer, and title. Tape cards should be kept on file by tape number in the tape cabinet, as shown in figure 5-

20.

Figure 5-19.-Tape Inventory log.

Figure 5-17.-Numerical arrangement for nonfiction shelflist cards.

Figure 5-18.-Sample shelflist file.

Figure 5-20.-Card for tape check-out.

Magazines and Newspapers

For processing magazines and newspapers, simply stamp these materials with the ship's property stamp when you receive them and display them for use.