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Yes, using [Interactive Z39.50 MARC Bib Import], you can import up to 99 bibs by simply inserting the Control No. (ISBN, ISSN, LCCN), Circulation Location and other fields necesary for your catalog. To learn more. Start at the Main Menu > [Cataloging] > [Interactive Z39.50 MARC Bib Import] > [Help].
Yes, you can do it in the Windows DOS Shell.
Given these two NLM MARC bibs:2. Can I copy many individual MARC bibliographic records into one file, and import that one file?
digit.marc
elbow.marc
Use the DOS COPY command as follows:
$ copy digit.marc+elbow.marc bunch.marc
digit.marc
elbow.marc
1 file(s) copied
Then load bunch.marc with "Import a MARC Bib file"
Alternatively, given these & only these four bibs in an otherwise empty directory:
digit.marc
elbow.marc
thumb.marc
toes.marc
then:
D:\z>copy * D:\temp\parts.marc
thumb.marc
toes.marc
digit.marc
elbow.marc
1 file(s) copied
Note that the resulting file, parts.marc, MUST go into a different directory. Here's the file once it is imported:
Batch #: 25451 Status: HOLD Type: EXPORT Created: 01/23/01 MARC # OCLC# Status Tag 245 $a 63121 #A827293 OKPROCESS Disorders of the great toe 63122 #A815877 OKPROCESS Observations on the surgical treatment 63123 #A107043 OKPROCESS Atlas of improved surgical procedures 63125 #A569570 OKPROCESS Thumb reconstruction using a free neurov 63126 #A534453 OKPROCESS Approaches to digital surgery 92609 #A796620 OKPROCESS Arthroscopy of the elbow
From the Main Menu select Cataloging and then Edit Existing Bibs.
This function uses the OPAC to identify the bib(s) that you want to edit,
and then the software copies the bibs into Batch Control.
You make your changes in Batch Control using the MARC Bib Editor,
and then select Update Catalog in Batch Control to apply the batch
to the catalog.
From the Main Menu select Cataloging, and then, New Book or A/V Item
to create more items for a bib for a book or A/V item.
This function should not be used to Check In serial issues!
There are two ways. If the bib does not have any items, then, from the Main Menu,
select Cataloging, and then,Remove Bibs from the Catalog.
This function employs the OPAC for you to identify your targeted bibs,
places them in a batch, and then removes the bibs from the catalog.
If the bib has items, then from the Main Menu, select Cataloging, and then, Item Edit.
At the bottom of the Item Edit window, select Remove. Once you remove the last item
for the bib, the software will prompt you to remove the bib.
From the Main Menu, select Cataloging, and then, Item Edit.
At the bottom of the Item Edit window, select Remove. Once you remove the last
item for the bib, the software will prompt you to remove the bib.
The commonly used MARC 21 fields are explained in Understanding MARC Bibliographic: Machine-Readable Cataloging
, published by the Library of Congress. This is helpful for original cataloging.
4. How can I add more items once the Batch Control is done?
5. How do I delete a bibliographic record?
6. How do I get rid of an item?
7. What are the most commonly used tags in a MARC bibliographic record?
Direct link to a summary of commonly used tags: http://www.loc.gov/marc/umb/um07to10.html