MARC Validation

What is MARC record validation 

FOLIO already supports a basic level of MARC record validation when a user creates/edits/derives a MARC bib/authority/holdings record via quickMARC. This page represents additional development to support a.) robust record validation based on LOC MARC documentation and b.) library ability to customize default validation settings. 

Why do MARC record validation

Cataloging team wants to make sure that their staff is following MARC standards and the library's cataloging rules to ensure consistency and quality in the bib/authority/holdings records that are used in many library workflows and is also made available to library users via discovery service/opac layers. Without validation, the library's catalog maybe difficult to search/browse and with missing/duplicate records. 

Assumptions 

• Configuration 
• Localization and Unicode support 
• Enhanced Consortia Support 
• Release upgrades
• Migrations from one ILS to FOLIO
• Performance  
• Reporting 

Phased approach 

Technical Design High-Level Requirements 

• The tech design should not be MARC centric meaning that it should be flexible enough to assign a set of validation rules per record type + format. 
• The tech design should also allow for any flow that creates/updates MARC to opt-in to using these validation rules 
• Technical design will focus on MARC bibliographic and MARC authority records. MARC holdings will be handled at a later release. 

Feature Matrix 

Supporting Materials 

Market Intelligence