A very brief training guide to creating holdings records in Sierra
1-Summary:
Copy the call number from an Item Record
If you don’t already have them; make note of the actual holdings
choose c = Holdings in View dropdown; then click Attach New Holdings
2-Choose SerialHold (most complete template)
click on it, and Select:
3-Fill out or Click through the menu views:
Can fill in the values for each menu view; then click Next,
OR can click Next thru the all the menu views; then fill everything out in the full record view
for values & codes, go to: 6-Extremely brief guide to filling out the Holdings Record
4-When the Create Card view comes up, click Cancel
5-then Click on New Record:
If already filled out, check everything, then Save
or, start filling everything in:
6-Extremely brief guide to filling out the MARC Holdings Record
Sierra Specific Fixed Fields (at the top of the Holdings Record):
Location:
gjrnl = BARN journals
gbks = BARN books (annuals, etc.)
iabb = SCA (formerly ABR) Beat Magazines
agov = Government Documents (Gov.Info.)
etc.
MARC Leader:
Already filled out in the SerialHold form:
MARC Leader #####ny 22#####3n 4500 ← hover over field; right-click; Expand Field:
RECORD TYPE: y = Serial holdings OR v = multi-volume monograph holdings
ENC LEVEL: 3 = Encoding Level (top level of enumeration/date only)
007 field is also prefilled in the template (look up other codes as needed):
ta = text & print - all print publications (change if different)
008 fixed field:
008 121120 5 u 8 0 001 u a eng 0 ←hover; right-click; choose Expand Field
R/A Stat:
4 = currently received
5 = not currently received (many non-subscription titles, title changed, donations, etc.)
2 = publisher stopped publishing it
Language (of captions): eng = English language captions (unless they’re not)
035 OCLC number (from bib record)
Copy over the complete 035 field text including the prefix (OCoLC)
035 (OCoLC)1000061
852 field, which in Sierra is mainly call number:
852 31 |hC 21.5: ←SuDoc and most SCA local call numbers fit into |h
852 01 |hOK1|i.B345 ← For call numbers with |a and |b subfields in the bib, use |h and |i
853/863 fields (finally, the actual Holdings Fields):
853 03 |81av. ← Volume prefix
863 30 |81.1 |a883-930 ← volume numbers
7-Save the Record!
Example of new record:
8-almost final step (check public display)
View; Public Display
If holdings don’t display properly, go back and look for errors/typos/etc.
9-Record statistics
Created Holdings Record
For anything not covered here, go to:
Brief workflow:Holdings Record Brief Workflow or to:
Full Holdings Procedures: MARC Holdings Records Full Procedures
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