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Written on Friday, November 21, 2008
Last Updated on Monday, December 29, 2008

Article Index
Chapter 6: Technical Services
6.1 What's New
6.2 Definition of Technical Services
6.3 Technical Service Functions
6.4 Depository Shipments
6.5 Shipping Lists
6.6 Receipt: Corrected Copies
6.7 Receipt: Duplicate Pubs and Shipments
6.8 Shortages in Shipments
6.9 Claiming Missing Pubs in Shipments
6.10 Cataloging Overview
6.11 Resources for Cataloging and Processing
6.12 Tips and Lessons Learned
6.13 You Don't Have to...
6.14 Important
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6.7 Receipt: Duplicate Publications and Shipments

If your depository library receives a duplicate copy of a publication, it is considered a secondary copy and it may be discarded immediately or offered on a discard list to the regional depository. If, however, it is substantial in size or a popular publication, submit a request using askGPO to obtain a prepaid mailing label to return it to GPO.

It is important to remember that when one library receives a duplicate shipment or publication, it probably means that some other library has not received a shipment. If the library should receive a duplicate shipment, please check the box's mailing label and the depository library number written on one of the box's flaps, to determine if the shipment should have gone to another library. The flap number is the correct indication of the depository, not the mailing label. If duplicates become a chronic problem, please contact askGPO.