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  1. Insert or change the 049 field to UUSC

  2. Create an appropriate call number in the 099 field (see below)

  3. If overlaying an existing Sierra bib record, add a 907 field.  Input a PERIOD followed by the bib record number, for example: .b38045916

  4. Add a 949 field to create an item record in Sierra OR create the item record in Sierra after importing

  5. Add a 520 field, if none is present. Add a 590 or 586 field, if appropriate (see below)

  6. Check to make sure subject headings are in 650 fields, with 2nd indicator 0. Second indicator 1 denotes a heading from the LC Children's Subject Headings, which we don’t use.

  7. Spell check

    1. Tools → Check Spelling OR F7

  8. Control headings

    1. Edit → Control Headings → All OR Shift +F11

  9. Validate

    1. Edit → Validate OR Shift+F5

10. After validating the record, add a 909 field: https://usulibrary.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ULC/pages/1422721027/909+MARC+field+-+Statistics

11. Update Holdings

a. Action → Holdings → Update holding OR Shift+F8

12. Export Record

  1. Action → Export OR F5

Info

A note should be added in the following cases:

a. 590__Easy reader. (Short, illustrated fiction books with large print; published in series such as “I can read book” and “Hello reader!”)

b. 590__Holiday book. (Book of any genre dealing with a major holiday, designated as a holiday book by the Moore Library staff)

c. 586__Caldecott Medal, 1979. (For annual winners of either of these awards. Newbery or Caldecott honor books don't receive a note)

586__Newbery Medal, 2012.

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Once edits are made, import into Sierra using the:

    LOAD/Overlay bibs & create items (.briefbiboverlay)

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Field

Field Number

Indicator

Code/Data

Notes

Copy No.

n/a

n/a

1

If more than one copy of this item exists, insert the copy number of the item in hand.

Item Code 1

n/a

n/a

0

For Moore materials, it isn’t necessary to indicate the type of acquisition process through which the material was ordered.  

Item type

n/a

n/a

2 Book 14 Day Loan

68 Media materials (videos, sound recordings, and kits)

This indicates the item format and loan rule. 

Location

n/a

n/a

mbig (Big Books)

mbox (Project Boxes)

mdew (Nonfiction Books)

measy (Easy Reader Books)

mficb (Fiction Books)

mhol (Holiday Books)

mmag (Magazines)

mmed (Non-book Materials)

mpicb (Picture Books)

See list of Location Codes 

Status

n/a

n/a

a (Available soon)

Barcode

n/a

n/a

Scanned Barcode

Call Number

092 or 099

blank/blank

variable

Call number taken from the 099 field in the bib record.  Add spaces between call number sections and remove subfields.  For example:  920 L638-A  

Dewey numbers go in a 092 field

All other numbers (Local call numbers) go in a 099 field

Internal Note

n/a

n/a

variable

Only add an internal note if requested by the Moore Library

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