PBK Collection

Contents

PBK General

09X Call Number

PBK Adult Non-Fiction

PBK Copies of Titles in Hardcover/Permanent Collection

PBK Adult Fiction Genres

        5XX Notes

Processing

        Adult PBK Labels

              Label Placement Example

        Juvenile & Teen Labels

              Label Placement Example

PBK General

• Paperback copies may be added to either of EPL’s two print collections:

• the hardcover/permanent (regular) collection, or

• the PBK collection (formerly an uncatalogued browsing collection until 2010).

• EPL staff identify the appropriate collection at the time of ordering; the physical binding is not necessarily the deciding factor.

• PBK copies are not protected with Kapco covers.

• See details about the equivalent Juvenile Print Collection.

• The PBK collection is fully catalogued; the call number field is recorded differently from the regular collection and the items are labeled differently.

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09X Call Number

• Fiction titles are catalogued with a call number which includes its genre and only one letter based on its main entry, e.g.

099  Fantasy G|vPBK (PBK collection)

100  Gilman, Laura Anna.

500  A fantasy novel.

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PBK Adult Non-Fiction

• Adult non-fiction (usually true crime) can also be added to the PBK collection.

• Because of the short life of these copies, recataloguing is not warranted; double cuttering is not required, e.g.

092  364.1523 MIL|vPBK (PBK collection)

vs.

092  364.1523 CON MIL (regular collection)

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PBK Copies of Titles in the Hardcover/Permanent Collection

• If copies are added to the regular collection, a new call number (without the $vPBK) would become the primary call number; it might differ from the PBK collection call number, e.g.

099  GRA
099  Historical Romance G|vPBK

500  An historical romance novel in the paperback collection. (Note added to existing regular collection record.)

• PBK copies are usually mass market paperbacks (and occasionally trade paperbacks).

• Trade paperbacks as well as hard backed books are usually added to our regular collection (but occasionally mass market format paperbacks are supplied).

099  Inspirational G|vTradePBK

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PBK Adult Fiction Genres

• PBK adult fiction titles are in the usual fiction genres:

Genre	Label	Example Call Numbers
Mystery		099 Mystery A|vPBK
Fantasy		099 Fantasy B|vPBK
Science Fiction		099 Sci-Fi C|vPBK
Western		099 Western D|vPBK
Romance		099 Romance E|vPBK

• In addition to these genres, the following are used only in the PBK collection:

Genre	Label	Example Call Numbers
General Fiction	(no genre label)	099 General fiction A|vPBK
Horror		099 Horror C|vPBK
Thriller		099 Thriller D|vPBK
Historical Romance		099 Historical romance E|vPBK
Inspirational		099 Inspirational F|vPBK

• Fiction titles having significant elements of three or more genres are not assigned a specific genre, but are classified as General Fiction.

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5XX Notes

• Notes are added for the regular genres as well as for the genres that only occur in the PBK collection, e.g.

500  A science fiction novel.
500  An historical romance novel in the paperback collection.

• In general, the genre designation of PBK adult fiction should correspond to the publisher’s classification on the cover. Or as specified by CMA staff.

• Add a note for Canadian authors and maple leaf spine labels, e.g.

500  Canadian author.

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Processing

Processing of Adult PBKs

Barcode Label

• EPL barcode applied as per diagram below

Alpha-Label

• Esselte “double-letter” label, e.g. C C, M M (also used for Mc.), F F, etc. for 1st letter of author’s last name OR 1st letter of series name; Esselte alpha labels A to Z (Item # ESS066__, e.g. A = ESS06601; Staples/eway.ca)

Genre Labels

• To be applied above the Esselte alpha-label on the spine

Non-fiction Spine Labels

• Use regular spine labels as per hardcover/permanent collection items

• Affix on spine near bottom edge in place of alpha-label for fiction PBKs

Canadian Author Label

• To be applied below the Esselte alpha-label on the spine for fiction by Canadian authors.

Adult PBK Label Specification Details

Label Placement Example

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Processing of Juvenile & Teen PBKs

Barcode Label

• EPL barcode applied as per diagram below

Alpha Label

• Esselte “double-letter” label, e.g. C C, M M (also used for Mc.), F F, etc. for 1st letter of author’s last name OR 1st letter of series name; Esselte alpha labels A to Z (Item # ESS066__, e.g. A = ESS06601; Staples/eway.ca) †

• NOTE: Some series have a number at the beginning of the title, e.g., “47 R.O.N.I.N.”, “1-800-Where-R-You”, “6X”. For these, Esselte numeric ("double number") labels should be applied instead of an alpha label; Esselte numeric  labels 0 to 9 (Item # ESS066__, e.g. 0 = ESS06630; Staples/eway.ca)

Easy Reader Label

• 1.42” X 1” labels

• NOTE: Applied vertically, w/ E at the top

Series/Collection Label

• 1.42” X 1” labels

• NOTE: Series labels are not applied to Board books or PBK picture books; these items receive an Esselte alpha-label only

YRCA Labels

• Affix barcode label cover to YRCA PBKs

• When the YRCA paperbacks are ordered the ordering information will include the Division (Junior, Intermediate or Senior)

• The ordering information will also include the type of paperback for each title (e.g., Children's fiction; Teen fiction - Series; etc.)

• Applied above Esselte alpha/numeric label and series/collection label

• 1.5” X 0.75” labels (LSC to print based on EPL templates)

JUV & TEEN PBK Label Specification Details

Label Placement Example

• For paperback books no spine label is applied, instead a 'letter' label indicated by the first letter of the authors last name is applied with the label starting on the spine and wrapping to the front. With paperback, above the letter label a collection label is applied that indicates what collection the item belongs to for example 'Teen Fiction' 
• Not all PBKs have a collection label above the "letter" label; i.e., adult general fiction where no genre/Canadian/short story label is applied; juvenile board books and juvenile PBK picture books.

For the paperback collection, genre labels are applied above the letter which identifies the first letter of the main entry; the maple leaf label for Canadian fiction authors is applied below the letter label.

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Revised May 12, 2021