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Local Holdings Maintenance – Connexion – Manual Procedure

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Find the serial holdings record in Sierra

  1. Search for the serial title or bib-number in Sierra, and then verify it is the correct record by double checking the bib-number, Closed status in the Holdings note field, etc.

  2. Display the Holdings record in Sierra:

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5. Then copy just the number portion of the OCLC number for searching in OCLC Connexion

Locate record in OCLC Connexion Client

1. Search by OCLC number

  • Either #, *, or no: will work as a prefix to search in the Command Line Search

    • #111111111

    • *111111111

    • no:111111111

2. Make sure bib record is for the correct title; then: Tools; Launch Local Holdings Maintenance

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  • If there is no Local Holdings Record in OCLC, the bibliographic record will be displayed instead:

    • In that case, go to Create holdings record to OCLC, further down.

    • If there is a Local Holdings Record in OCLC, continue on to Edit holdings record in OCLC, below.

Edit holdings record in OCLC

  1. In OCLC Browser: View; Display Local Holdings

    1. If there is no Local Holdings Record its Bibliographic Record will be displayed instead. In that case, go to Create Holdings Record in OCLC, below.: https://usulibrary.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ULC/pages/1424424961/OCLC+LHR+local+holdings+record+Manual+Updates#Create-holdings-record-in-OCLC

    2. If more than one OCLC Holdings Record is listed, check each one for needed edits. The call number will be visible in the list under the Data column as shown below:

      • Once the LH Record is open, make sure Edit is set to: Editing local holdings record; if it isn’t, click on the Edit dropdown menu; select Editing local holdings record, or make sure you are using the correct OCLC authorization.

      • A lot of our LHR will have the old 866 fields formatting:

        • we can update the fixed fields and 007 and reformat the 866 fields to 853/863 as shown below

        • or we can just edit the volumes/dates in the 866 to match what we now own.

        • just so long as the LHR shows our correct holdings.

  2. Fixed fields editing:

    1. To edit/update fixed fields, click on the + symbol to the left of the field (which will expand the field)

      • To close fixed fields: Apply or if no changes are needed: Cancel

    2. Fix 007 field codes - Optional, but useful - many will have unhelpful z and u (Unspecified) codes:

      • For a print journal

        • Category: t (text) for a Print Journal

        • Specific Material Designation: a (print)

      • For a serial on microfiche:

        • Category: h (microform)

        • Specific Material Designation: e (microfiche)

      • For a journal or newspaper on microfilm reels:

        • Category: h (microform)

        • Material Designation: d (microfilm)

  3. Mandatory: Change 008 field’s Receipt or acquisition code from 4 to 5 - Not currently received:

  4. Variable Fields Editing:

    1. Manditory: Edit the holdings in the LHR to match the volumes/years held in our Sierra Holdings Record.

    2. Optional: change 866 field(s) to 853/863 fields, using the open Sierra Holdings Record as a guide; then change the Summary field at the top, to this phrase: Local Holdings Available - then delete the old 866 field.

    3. Or, edit the 866 field text version to current holdings as best as possible based on Sierra’s holdings record/and or item records.

Note
  • OCLC Connexion Browser uses the $ (dollar symbol) for subfield delimiters.

  • Unlike Sierra, there will be a space between the text and subfields.

  • This means copy/paste between Sierra and OCLC Connexion Browser is of limited use.

    • For LHRs with large numbers of 863 fields, see 4-b, for a potential workaround

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Note

4-b. For large numbers of 863 fields, Excel can be used a batch editor (using Find and Replace) to replace|with [space]$x[space], (where x represents each subfield code and [space] is a single typed space), as shown below. Each holdings' text must be pasted one-by-one into OCLC’s field. Sierra

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  • Example of a replaced LH Record with eight 863 fields:

  • nice

Create holdings record in OCLC

  1. In OCLC Browser: Action; Create Local Holdings

  2. Edit:

    1. Either Apply constant data from list

    2. OR, create from scratch, as below:

    3. Enter data:

      • To add new fields, click on Functions; Add Single Fields or Add Multiple Fields

      • To edit/update fixed fields, click on the + symbol to the left of the field (to expand the field)

      • To close fixed fields: Apply or if opened by mistake: Cancel

      • Leader: if creating from scratch, Change Encoding level from u (Unknown) to 3 (Level 3):

    4. 008 field.

      • Check or Change Receipt or Acquisition: 4 (currently received) or 5 (if not currently received):

      • Fix 007 field codes:

        • Category: z to t (text)

        • Material Designation: u to a (print)

        • Or, if monograph: x (single part item) - rare, haven’t needed to use this yet

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Note

* For large numbers of 863 fields, Excel can be used a batch editor (using Find and Replace) to replace|with [space]$x[space], (where x represents each subfield code and [space] is a single blank space), as below. Each holdings' text must be pasted one-by-one into OCLC’s field.

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Example of a created Local Holdings Record:

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Delete holdings record in OCLC

  1. View: Display local holdings

  2. Action: Delete local holdings

Create local holdings constant data in OCLC

Search: OCLC: LH constant data

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Constant data name: [enter name]

Counting holdings

Enter in FirstSearch catalog command search box:

li:uus (small ell + i)

= 694,582 total

756,813

l4: uus (small ell + 4)

= 13,473 serials

21,562

[27 are books]

= 19,828 [7/17/14]

Examples in and not in OCLC

1. American libraries - #00854299 – LHM holdings record on OCLC (at bottom of example):

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4. Human-wildlife interactions monograph - #647997167 – new – no holdings

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For much fuller OCLC LH Record training, see the OCLC training modules here:

https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/Local_Holdings_Maintenance/Training

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