Subscription Plan (S-Plan) Books

SUBSCRIPTION PLAN Items – Return to LMS

Subscription Plan (S-Plan) books are easily identified by their bright yellow spine labels.

NOTE: **NEVER stamp Subscription Plan books and DO NOT check them out to CEN or an NL unit’s “xxx-Discard” account in Symphony Workflows.

• Send all surplus and damaged S-Plan books directly to the LMS Float Team.
• Attach a brief note to individual copies regarding any damage.

• When pulling surplus copies of titles that HPL has both as regular HPL copies (white spine labels) and S-Plan copies for possible withdrawal, it is preferable to send in S-Plan copies first rather than regular HPL copies if condition is comparable. The Float Team may redistribute surplus S-Plan items rather than withdrawing and returning them to the supplier, depending on system-wide needs.

LMS Division staff will handle ALL S-Plan withdrawal tasks for damaged items and surplus copies being returned to the supplier.

WET, MOLDY, BUGS, etc.

Items that are wet, moldy, mildewed, or contain insects or other biological matter (blood, etc.) should be handled with latex gloves.

• HPL items: Stamp and check out to an “xxx-DISCARD” account if they are HPL items, then bag them and place directly in the trash. **Do not box them with other items.

• Donations: Do not stamp. Bag and dispose of as above.
• Subscription Plan items: Do not stamp items. Email each title, barcode number, and a note to Sara Karow/LMS Float Team (Sara.Karow@houstontx.gov), check items out to “xxx-DISCARD,” bag and dispose of as above.