Links to JCPS Departments and Forms
Databases Available for Collection Development
Prefix | Definition | Type | Example | Collection Code | Material Type |
AB | Audiobook (Cassette, CD, Playaway) | Fiction | AB Smi | SR | Nonmusic/Sound |
AB | Audiobook (Cassette, CD, Playaway) | Nonfiction | AB 398.2 Smi | SR | Nonmusic/Sound |
B | Biography (single subject) | Biography | B Lin | TX | Book |
BB | Big Book | Fiction | BB Smi | BB | Book |
BB | Big Book | Nonfiction | BB 398.5 Smi | BB | Book |
CDR | CD-ROM Electronic Resource | Fiction | CDR Smi | ER | Computer Files |
CDR | CD-ROM Electronic Resource | Nonfiction | CDR 031 Smi | ER | Computer Files |
CS | Class Set | Fiction | CS Smi | CS | Book |
CS | Class Set | Nonfiction | CS 398.2 Smi | CS | Book |
DVD | Digital Videodisc | Fiction | DVD Smi | VR | Visual Materials |
DVD | Digital Videodisc | Nonfiction | DVD 398.2 Smi | VR | Visual Materials |
DVDR | DVD-ROM Electronic Resource | Fiction | DVDR Din | ER | Computer Files |
DVDR | DVD-ROM Electronic Resource | Nonfiction | DVDR 567.9 Din | ER | Computer Files |
E | Everybody/ Picture Book | Fiction | E Smi | TX | Book |
eBook | Electronic books | Fiction | eBook Smi | eBook | Book |
eBook | Electronic books | Nonfiction | eBook 973 Smi | eBook | Book |
eBook | Electronic books |
Biography (single subject) |
eBook B Smi | eBook | Book |
eBook | Electronic books | Collective biography | eBook 920 Smi | eBook | Book |
EQ ADP | Equipment | Adapter | EQ ADP - See examples under Equipment Call Numbers tab. | EQ | Realia Objects |
F | Fiction/Chapter Book | Fiction | F Smi | TX | Book |
GA | Game (board games, card games, etc.) See equipment prefix list for video games | GA Mon | GA | Realia Objects | |
GL | Globe | GL 912 Ran | GL | Maps | |
GN | Graphic Novel | Fiction | GN Smi | TX | Book |
GN | Graphic Novel | Nonfiction | GN 912 Smi | TX | Book |
Internet | Internet Site | Internet | NO COPY RECORD | Computer Files | |
KI | Kit | Fiction | KI Smi | KI | Mixed Materials |
KI | Kit | Nonfiction | KI 370 Smi | KI | Mixed Materials |
KY | Kentucky Collection | Fiction | KY Stu | TX | Book |
KY | Kentucky Collection | Nonfiction | KY 976.9 Smi | TX | Book |
MA | Map | MA 912 Smi | MA | Maps | |
MN | Manipulatives (counters, Cuisenaire rods, etc.) | MN Cou | MN | Realia Objects | |
PB | Paperback | Fiction | PB Smi | TX | Book |
PB | Paperback | Nonfiction | PB 398.2 Smi | TX | Book |
PE | Periodical | PE Rea | PE | Serials | |
PF | Professional | Nonfiction | PF 370 Smi | PF | Book |
PIC | Art prints, charts, photographs, posters, pictures | PIC Fre | PI | Visual Materials | |
RF | Reference | Nonfiction | RF 031 Wor | RF | Book |
RL | Realia (artifact or naturally occurring entity; e.g. butterfly specimen, rock collection, etc.) | RL But | RL | Realia Objects | |
SR | Musical Sound Recording (Cassette, CD) | Fiction | SR Smi | SR | Music/Sound |
SR | Musical Sound Recording (Cassette, CD) | Nonfiction | SR 782 Smi | SR | Music/Sound |
TOY | Toys, Puppets | Toy Cli | Toy | Realia Objects | |
VP | Dedicated Video Player (Playaway View, e.g.) | Fiction | VP Fin | VR | Visual Materials |
VP | Dedicated Video Player (Playaway View, e.g.) | Nonfiction | VP 525 Fin | VR | Visual Materials |
Equipment Call Number Prefixes
Below is a listing of Equipment Call Number prefixes approved for use in school library media centers in Jefferson County Public Schools. If you have equipment to catalog that is not included in this list, please call Systems at 485-7770 for an approved prefix.
Prefix | Equipment |
EQ ADP | Adapter (Kanex Pro, Nook HDTV, AppleTV, Apple Cables/Connectors) |
EQ AS | AlphaSmart® |
EQ AVC | AV Cart |
EQ CL | Calculator |
EQ CDC | Cassette/CD combo |
EQ CP | Cassette Player |
EQ CD | Compact Disc Player |
EQ CPS | Classroom Performance System |
EQ DC | Document Camera (Document Cameras, Document Visualizers, etc.) |
EQ DR | Digital Voice Recorder |
EQ DVD | DVD Player |
EQ DVR | DVD/VCR Combo |
EQ EC | Extension Cord |
EQ GA | Video Game (PlayStation®, Nintendo® Wii TM, Xbox 360, etc.) |
EQ HD | Headset |
EQ iPad | iPad |
EQ iPad2 | iPad2 |
EQ iPad2012 | iPad2012 |
EQ iPad4 | iPad4 |
EQ iPadAir | iPadAir |
EQ iPadAir2 | iPadAir2 |
EQ iTouch | iTouch |
EQ KO | Karaoke |
EQ LT | Laptop |
EQ LP | Launch Pad |
EQ LS | Listening Station |
EQ MIC | Microphone |
EQ MP | Multimedia Projector |
EQ MP3 | MP3 Player (including iPod®) |
EQ OP | Opaque Projector |
EQ PA | Public Address System |
EQ PRI | Printers (all types) |
EQ RM | Remote (VCR, TV, DVD, Universal, etc.) |
EQ SB | SMART Board |
EQ SC | Screen |
EQ SCM | Still Camera (Digital, 35 mm, Instant, etc.) |
EQ SD | SD memory card |
EQ SK | Science Kit (includes all microscopes, lab equipment) |
EQ SP | Speakers (any type) |
EQ TAB | Wireless Tablets (SMART's Airliner wireless slate, Wacom Bamboo Tablet) |
EQ TMR | Timers |
EQ TV | Television |
EQ TVC | Television/VCR combo |
EQ TVD | Television/DVD combo |
EQ TP | Tripod |
EQ VCM | Video Camera (Digital, Camcorder, Super 8, etc.) |
EQ VCR | Videocassette Recorder |
EQ WP | Wireless Presenter |
Library Media Services
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3001 Crittenden Drive, Louisville, KY 40209