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MARC | Day in the Life Sessions

MARC | Day in the Life Sessions

Apr 29, 2021

About : In April 2021, I observed how several libraries manage MARC holdings and authority records. Below you will find recordings or transcripts for 5 sessions. 

 

Sessions (access recordings or transcript by clicking linked Name/Institution)

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Name/Institution 

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Duration

Notes (will complete shortly)

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Name/Institution 

Demoed

Duration

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1

Leeda & Jacquie/Duke (video)

Holdings and Authorities

01:19:58

  • Batch APIs key to help with institutions developing custom scripts/services to meet needs 

  • Import records provided by third party vendor ; does not appear to create local MARC authority records 

2

JuliaC/Cornell (video/transcript)

Authorities

 

  • Ability to view bib and authority records 

  • Ability to browse record 

  • Search by unique identifier 

  • Does not edit Authority records in system. Sends requested updates to NACO/SACO

  • Imports records provided by a third party; ; does not appear to create local MARC authority records 

  • Imports records from OCLC Connexxion 

  • Batch editing to clean up records 

  • Batch editing to support changing bib records based on authority record change 

3

(transcript)

Holdings

 

  • Side by side record viewing 

  • Ability to set default values 

  • Use Macros

  • Use Shortcut keys

  • will add more details 

4

(transcript)

Holdings

 

  • Side by side record viewing 

  • Starts with Acquisition - Check in 

  • will add more details 

  • Michigan State Holdings documentation -

https://msults.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TSdoc/pages/323420231/MARC+Holding+Fields

5

(transcript)

Bib and Holdings

 

  • Use Macros 

  • Use Shortcut keys 

  • Side by Side record viewing 

  • will add more details