Change in LTLS Cataloging Center Practice in Regard to Cataloging Sets

It has long been LTLS practice to allow LINC libraries the option of circulating the individual components of a set from a bibliographic record for the entire set.

This practice currently prevents our users from placing their own requests for individual components.  In addition, it sometimes causes confusion about what, exactly, users are requesting—for example, the entire third season of Gilmore Girls, or just the disc that contains the first few episodes of season three—and consequently affects customer service.

To avoid these problems, from now on we ask that any library wishing to individually circulate the items in a set say so in a note to the LTLS Cataloging Center staff (attached to the set) so they know to provide a separate bibliographic record for each item.