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Chapter 25 Importing MARC records
This chapter includes instructions for the different methods of importing
bibliographic and authority records and interpreting the exception report.
Use the import options on the File menu to transfer MARC records in the MARC
21/852 Holdings format or MARC 21 Authority format:
Select this option to import new MARC 21
title and copy records from a vendor or
another library.
Select this also when importing
WebPath Express bibliographic records
(BIB856.001).
Select this option for your existing
records that have been exported for
enhancement or retrospective
conversion
and all of the incoming records have
copy information.
Select this option to import
MARC 21 authority records
to support crossĆreferences
in OPAC and Cataloging.
Select this option for your existing records
that have been exported for enhancement
or retrospective conversion
if not all of the incoming records have
copy information.
Note: In 1999, the term MARC 21 replaced USMARC. This change is a result of
the harmonization of the U.S. and Canadian formats.
Importing bibliographic records
Cataloging converts your MARC 21/852 Holdings data into bibliographic and
copy records as they are imported. Make sure your data vendor is preparing your
copy information in the 852 tags as indicated in the following table:
Subfields in
the 852 tag
Copy fields
_a MARC Organization Code (up to 30 characters) entered in System Setup
_b Sub Location (up to 20 characters)
_k, _h, _i, _m Call Number (up to 30 characters). The subfields are combined in the order shown.