Items Sent to SHARE Cataloging
Items must be property stamped and sent to the library’s IHLS assigned hub using the transit slip, addressed to the library’s assigned hub unless otherwise instructed by SHARE staff:
SHARE Cataloging – ZED
SHARE Cataloging – ZCH
SHARE Cataloging – ZCA
When sending items to SHARE Cataloging, please use removable tape to secure the transit slips to help prevent damage to your items.
For Items that come in additional packaging, such as kits, objects included in Library of Things collections, special collector’s editions, etc., original packaging should be included when the item is sent to SHARE Cataloging.
Items Sent Without Property Stamps
Items sent to SHARE Cataloging without property stamps will not be cataloged until the owning library is identified. SHARE Cataloging staff will email the following Listservs about the unmarked item:
IHLS Exchange
IHLS Directors
SHARE Cataloging/Cat. Training
Information about the unclaimed item (including a picture) will be added to the SHARE Cataloging Unclaimed Items webpage.
Claimed items will be put back into the cataloging queue, and the owning library charged for full cataloging.
If items remain unclaimed for six months, the item will be made available to member libraries at no charge.
Adopted 05-2025