This document was developed by the Middle Tennessee State University James E. Walker Library Collection Management Department to provide policies and procedural guidelines for the cataloging and processing of bibliographic materials. This document includes policies for cataloging monographs, serials, government documents, machine-readable data files, and microtext/microfiche materials. Also included are explanations of call number assignments; Cuttering procedures; special Cutter numbers for authors; Masters and Honors Thesis classification; and definitions. [This document was prepared by the Cataloging Unit, Collection Management Department, James E. Walker Library. Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines.]