Flag removal
The following flags should remain in the books through the Marking Room for routing purposes, so please do not remove them after cataloging.
- Core Leisure Reading
- New Fiction Corner
- Please Notify
- Preservation
- RUSH - ALL
Please remove all other flags after cataloging.
Some of the following flags (marked with *) are simply
blank slips of paper. Others are printed out and/or copied onto the correct
color of paper as needed. Flags are kept on the document table in front
of the Dept. Head's office. Contact the staff member assigned to flag
maintenance if copies of a flag have run out.
| Flag |
Color |
| 856 tag |
white |
| added volumes* |
pink** |
| Africana |
light blue |
| Africana conf. paper |
goldenrod |
| Africana special purchase |
light blue |
| Book jacket wanted by selector |
white |
| Cage (Gift) |
pink |
| Core Leisure Reading |
light orange |
| Convenience Center (Gift) |
lavender |
| Duplicate decision slip |
white |
| Location change |
white |
| Mvset* |
pink** |
| New Fiction Corner |
white |
| Please notify |
white |
| Preservation Dept. |
white |
| Priority locations |
light green |
| RUSH* |
red |
| RUSH Reserve (Main)* |
green |
| RUSH Reserve (Other locations)* |
red |
| Standing order (SSO) routing slip |
white |
| Variant edition (VE)* |
pink** |
** The pink flags for AV's, mvsets, and VE's are the
same. Write AV, Mvset, or VE at the top as appropriate.

Content Questions? Contact c-grove@northwestern.edu
Technical questions? Contact j-bartlett@northwestern.edu
Last updated: 5/13/08