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The ALF Internal Processing Unit is tasked with the job of preparing 7,000 books
per week from various collections that are being transferred to the ALF.

What does this mean?

• This means that we retrieve pre-selected materials from various collections campus
   wide. 
• Once these items are in our office we change the record for each item in IUCAT 
   so that patrons will know it is in the ALF. 
• Each piece is re-barcoded and evaluated to see if it needs to be stabilized or sent
   to preservation. 
• Next, every item is reviewed to ensure that the records have been updated and that
   stabilization has been applied to every piece that requires it. 
• Finally, the books are packed for shipment to the ALF.