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The task of CD & DVD physical processing is normally performed by a student assistant. These procedures reflect current practice, but some items still bear the mark of past practices, including barcoding sleeves and use of copy numbers. So follow these procedures for current work!

These instructions are for physical processing before cataloging. For instructions on labeling materials after cataloging, see Labeling CDs, DVDs, Books and Scores

1. Get CDs/DVDs from the "media not processed" shelf.

2. Open CD/DVD. Make sure to remove the stickers on the top of the case, and any sticky residue.

3. Tattle-tape the

CD container:

• Remove the black plastic tray by lifting up the left edge. Attach a strip of tattle-tape across the back of the tray, avoiding the hole.  You may cut the tattle tape into two pieces if necessary.
• If the tray is clear plastic, cover the tattle tape with a piece of white paper cut to fit. Ask the music cataloger for a template if needed.
• If the tray holds CDs on both sides, attach a strip of tattle-tape to the inside left edge of the container. Usually there will be a paper liner; attach it to the inside of the liner. You will have to trim the tattle-tape to fit. Avoid cutting any of the bumps on the tape in half. If it will make the tape less obvious, color the white tape with a black permanent marker.

DVD container:

• Put the tattle tape on the spine of the DVD case. The insert then covers it up from outside view. It is OK that the tattle tape shows through on the inside if the DVD case is clear.
• If the DVD case is one pre-formed case, place the tattle tape inobtrusively on the inside. Often the inside fold of the spine works well. If it will make the tape less obvious, color the white tape with a black permanent marker.

4. Barcode the booklet and all CD/DVD containers. Place each barcode in the upper right hand corner. (Note: recent CD issues have included small, thin, inserts that nonetheless fit outside the case. Ask the music cataloger or another full-time staff member about how to handle these.)

5. Place the CD/DVDs on the "media with barcodes and strips" shelf, in chronological order. Keep anything rubber banded together, together, and do not discard sticky notes with dates, PO-##, and other info.

NLN 6/28/2005, 11/17/2009, 11/5/2012

CDH 5/21/14

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