BACKGROUND

Cataloging priority plays an important role in determining the routing and physical processing of materials. This document summarizes the ranking and meanings of cataloging priorities and the colored riders used to identify them.

CATALOGING PRIORITY
RIDERS IN ITEM	MEANING	PROCESSING PRIORITY
Wide GREEN rider	Item for reserves	Highest
Slim GREEN rider	Item with reader request (C33)	Second highest
RED rider	Priority 1 item, also called "red rush"	Third highest
RED and BLUE riders together	Item with backlog retrieval (BRF) form	Fourth highest
BLUE rider	Priority 2 item, also called "blue rush"	Fifth highest
No colored rider	Priority 3 item	Sixth highest

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