2.10 Fields: MARC Bibliographic Batch Control


2.10.1 Field 1 Count of Bibs in Batch:
8 characters, display only


Reports how many MARC bibliographic records are in the batch.


2.10.2 Field 2 Catalog Name:
50 characters, display only


2.10.3 Field 3 Special Messages:
70 characters, display only


Purpose: To display bib problems or a status report for the batch. May be blank.


2.10.4 Field 4 Function Keys


2.10.5 Field 5 Batch Number:
7 characters, tab stop


Purpose: To specify the batch number that contains the bib(s) of interest.


Format: It is a look up table, or enter an appropriate batch number.


2.10.6 Field 6 List Bibs in Batch:


This function may be used to view a list of the MARC Bibliographic records in a specified batch. The report may be sent to the Workstation, the Default Printer, another Printer that is not the default, or a File. The report may also be e-mailed to an entered e-mail address.

  

SAMPLE REPORT:

 Batch #: 24958    Status: DONE  Batch type: EXPORT 
 Date created:   12/02/97 
  
 MARC# OCLC#           Status  Tag 245 subfield a 
  
 62701 #38011859        DONE   Advances in supraventricular tachyc 
          ITEM# 386225 
 62702 #38006752        DONE   Airway management in pediatric anes 
          ITEM# 385173 
 62703 #38005249        DONE   Nonmelanoma skin cancer / 
          ITEM# 384497 
 62704 #37031309        DONE   Dietary fat and cancer :  
          ITEM# 382190 


2.10.7 Field 7 Display MARC Bibs in a Batch:


This function displays all of the MARC bibliographic records in the batch according to the selected display properties.


For example, a non-decoded display might look like this:

 000 01105pam  2200301 a 4500 
 001 1982729 
 005 19900503152407.1 
 008 891115r19901988nyua     b    001 0 eng  
 010 $a    89048989 
 020 $a 0385267746 : $c $12.95 (Can. $15.95) 
 035 $9 (DLC)   89048989 
 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d DLC 
 050 10 $a TS171.4 $b .N67 1990 
 082 00 $a 620.8/2 $2 20 
 100 1# $a Norman, Donald A.  
 240 10 $a Psychology of everyday things 
 245 14 $a The design of everyday things / $c Donald A. Norman.  
 250 $a 1st Doubleday/Currency ed.  
 260 ## $a New York : $b Doubleday, $c 1990, c1988.  
 300 $a xv, 257 p. : $b ill. ; $c 21 cm.  
 500 $a Reprint. Originally published: The psychology of everyday 
     things. New York : Basic Books, c1988.  
 500 $a Includes index.  
 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-247).  
 650 #0 $a Design, Industrial $x Psychological aspects.  
 650 #0 $a Human engineering.  
  

A fully decoded display might look like this:


000 - Leader =

     00-04 - Logical record length = 01105 
     05 - Record status = p - Increase in encoding level from 
     prepublication 
     06 - Type of record = a - Language material 
     07 - Bibliographic level = m - Monograph/item 
     08 - Type of control = # - No specific type of control 
     09 - Character coding scheme = # - MARC-8 
     10 - Indicator count = 2 
     11 - Subfield code count = 2 
     12-16 - Base address of data = 00301 
     17 - Encoding level = # - Full level 
     18 - Descriptive cataloging form = a - AACR 2 
     19 - Linked record requirement = # - Related record not 
     required 
     20 - Length of the length-of-field portion = 4 
     21 - Length of the starting-character-position portion = 5 
     22 - Length of the implementation-defined portion = 0 
     23 - Undefined Entry map character position = 0 
 001 - Control Number = 1982729 
 005 - Date and Time of Latest Transaction = 
     00-03 - Year = 1990 
     04-05 - Month = 05 
     06-07 - Day = 03 
     08-09 - Hour = 15 
     10-11 - Minute = 24 
     12-15 - Second = 07.1 
 008 - General Information = 
     00-05 - Date entered on file = 891115 
     06 - Type of date/Publication status = r - Reprint/reissue 
     date and original date 
     07-10 - Date 1 = 1990 
     11-14 - Date 2 = 1988 
     15-17 - Place of publication, production, or execution = nyu 
     - New York (State) 
     18 - Illustrations = a - Illustrations 
     19 - Illustrations = # - No illustrations 
     20 - Illustrations = # - No illustrations 
     21 - Illustrations = # - No illustrations 
     22 - Target audience = # - Unknown or not specified 
     23 - Form of item = # - None of the following 
     24 - Nature of contents = b - Bibliographies 
     25 - Nature of contents = # - No specified nature of contents 
     26 - Nature of contents = # - No specified nature of contents 
     27 - Nature of contents = # - No specified nature of contents 
     28 - Government publication = # - Not a government 
     publication 
     29 - Conference publication = 0 - Not a conference 
     publication 
     30 - Festschrift = 0 - Not a festschrift 
     31 - Index = 1 - Index present 
     32 - Undefined = # 
     33 - Literary form = 0 - Not fiction (not further specified) 
     34 - Biography = # - No biographical material 
     35-37 - Language = eng 
     38 - Modified record = # - Not modified 
     39 - Cataloging source = # - National bibliographic agency 
 010 - Library of Congress Control Number = 
     $a LC control number =    89048989 
 020 - International Standard Book Number = 
     $a International Standard Book Number = 0385267746 :  
     $c Terms of availability = $12.95 (Can. $15.95) 
 035 - System Control Number = $9  = (DLC)   89048989 
 040 - Cataloging Source = 
     $a Original cataloging agency = DLC 
     $c Transcribing agency = DLC 
     $d Modifying agency = DLC 
 050 - Library of Congress Call Number = 
     1st indicator - Existence in LC collection = 1 - Item is not 
     in LC 
     2nd indicator - Source of call number = 0 - Assigned by LC 
     $a Classification number = TS171.4 
     $b Item number = .N67 1990 
 082 - Dewey Decimal Call Number = 
     1st indicator - Type of edition = 0 - Full edition 
     2nd indicator - Source of call number = 0 - Assigned by LC 
     $a Classification number = 620.8/2 
     $2 Edition number = 20 
 100 - Main Entry--Personal Name = 
     1st indicator - Type of personal name entry element = 1 -
     Surname 
     $a Personal name = Norman, Donald A.  
 240 - Uniform Title = 
     1st indicator - Uniform title printed or displayed = 1 -
     Printed or displayed 
     2nd indicator - Nonfiling characters = 0 - Number of 
     nonfiling characters present 
     $a Uniform title = Psychology of everyday things 
 245 - Title Statement = 
     1st indicator - Title added entry = 1 - Title added entry 
     2nd indicator - Nonfiling characters = 4 - Number of 
     nonfiling characters present 
     $a Title = The design of everyday things / 
     $c Statement of responsibility, etc. = Donald A. Norman.  
 250 - Edition Statement = 
     $a Edition statement = 1st Doubleday/Currency ed.  
 260 - Publication, Distribution, etc. = 
     1st indicator - Presence of publisher in imprint (BK MP MU 
     SE) [OBSOLETE] = # - Undefined 
     2nd indicator - Added entry/publisher relationship  (SE) 
     [OBSOLETE] = # - Undefined 
     $a Place of publication, distribution, etc. = New York :  
     $b Name of publisher, distributor, etc. = Doubleday, 
     $c Date of publication, distribution, etc. = 1990, c1988.  
 300 - Physical Description = 
     $a Extent = xv, 257 p. :  
     $b Other physical details = ill. ;  
     $c Dimensions = 21 cm.  
 500 - General Note = 
     $a General note = Reprint. Originally published: The 
     psychology of everyday  things. New York : Basic Books, 
     c1988.  
 500 - General Note = $a General note = Includes index.  
 504 - Bibliography, etc. Note = 
     $a Bibliography, etc. note = Includes bibliographical 
     references (p. 241-247).  
 650 - Subject Added Entry--Topical Term = 
     1st indicator - Level of subject = # - No information 
     provided 
     2nd indicator - Subject heading system/thesaurus = 0 -
     Library of Congress Subject Headings 
     $a Topical term or geographic name as entry element = Design, 
     Industrial 
     $x General subdivision = Psychological aspects.  
 650 - Subject Added Entry--Topical Term = 
     1st indicator - Level of subject = # - No information 
     provided 
     2nd indicator - Subject heading system/thesaurus = 0 -
     Library of Congress Subject Headings 
     $a Topical term or geographic name as entry element = Human 
     engineering.  


2.10.8 Field 8 Create a New Bib:


Purpose: To allow for original cataloging, i.e., a new bib is created in the batch.


Format: The MARC bib editor appears for editing tag 245, Title Statement. The subfield $a, Title, must be completed, or the editor must be canceled. If subfield $a, Title, is answered, then the remaining subfields and additional fields may be completed as well.


2.10.9 Field 9 Add or Copy Existing Bibs:


Purpose: Add makes changes to an existing bib by moving its MARC data from the catalog into the batch for editing. Copy creates a new bib by copying an existing MARC bib into the batch, clearing fields 001 Control Number and 003 Control Number Identifier, and assigning a new MARC Number.


Format: First, a small window clarifies is this an Add or Copy. Then the OPAC is used to select the bib(s).


If the function is Add, then once the OPAC selection is completed, the selected bibs are tested to make sure that the bibs are not in other active batches or part of another cataloging processes. If the bibs are free of such impediments, or if the function is Copy, then the bibs' data enter the batch and are locked so that other catalogers cannot grab them for other cataloging tasks. The MARC Bib Editor is then used to edit the bibs.


Do not Copy a bib for the purpose of creating a second copy for holdings. The MARC bibliographic record is independent of the holdings database record (and the inverse is true). Additional copies for holdings are managed through Create Items. The bib is the idea of the title, whereas Items are the actual holdings.


Copy is used to create a new bibliographic record for a similar title. For example, some titles publish new editions regularly (e.g., Harrison's principles of internal medicine). To create the new edition's bib, use function Copy on the previous edition's bib, and edit the copied bib to reflect the new changes.


Menu Style: Push Button

Menu Values:
Add or Copy Existing Bibs...


2.10.10 Field 10 Edit Bib Functions:
tab stop


Function [Edit Bib Functions] invokes a menu of bib editing function as follows:

         Fix Corrupt Bibs 
         NLM MARCout Conversion 
         Remove Undesired Local Tags 
         Compare Import Holdings Profile to Call# 
         Serial Initiation 
         MARC Bib Editor 
  

These functions are documented as part of the Bibliographic Editing Functions window.


2.10.11 Field 11 Update Catalog with Batch:


Purpose: to apply the data in the batch to the catalog database. Without this step, the catalog will never see the data. Each bib with a status of OKPROCESS will be applied to the catalog.


Format: It is a push button selection.


Discussion: All of the values in the batch file are not exposed in the catalog until the function [Update Catalog with Batch] is run. Depending on the system set up, the update may be displayed in real-time in an update window, or the update may run in the background, freeing the window to do something else.


Alternatively, if a batch's status is set to OKPROCESS, then the system will automatically update the catalog at night.


2.10.12 Field 12 Report on Update to Catalog:


This window may be used to generate the MARC Filer Report. This report should be checked whenever a batch is filed to determine which, if any, records and/or tags did not file. The report may be sent to the Workstation, the Default Printer, another Printer that is not the default, or a File. The report may also be e-mailed to a specified e-mail address.

  
  

SAMPLE REPORT:


Batch Number 31

 
 

MARC# 1 Tag: 100 NEW ENTRY: Asimov, 1920- made to Author Authority MARC# 1 Tag: 245 NEW ENTRY: The man's... made to Series Authority

================================================================== 
 


2.10.13 Field 13 Item Creation:


Purpose: To create the actual holdings information. The bib is the idea of the titled object, but not the actual instance of the holdings, therefore the bib is not the database component which is circulated. In other words, the items are the actual copies, issues, and volumes that are the circulating collection. Items are tied to the bibs, and record the individual bar code, volume, copy, year, location, circulation class (e.g., two weeks) and status (e.g., Available), etc.


Format: It is a push button selection.


Discussion: Three sub-function can create these items, and one must be chosen. The options are:

    Manually create items for each bib 
    Automatically create one item for each bib 
    Convert the 852 holdings data into items 
  

These functions are discussed thoroughly elsewhere.


2.10.14 Field 14 Create Labels:


This function prints three types of labels:

     - Spine Labels 
     - Pocket Labels 
     - Demco Spine and Pocket Labels 
  

All of the values collected on the window (except Batch Numbers) are stored in the database for re-use.


The labels have a variable format:

     - label length 
     - number of labels on a row 
     - most recent item's location 
     - most recent item number.  
  

Here is an example of 4 across spine labels:

 QU            WA            QV            QA 
 145           950           4             276 
 W618u         D184b         H918          C337 
 1990          1995          1998          1990 
                                                                  
        
                                                                  
              
  

Here are the same labels, but with location and item numbers:

 RES.          CircD         RES.          CircD 
 QU            WA            QV            QA 
 145           950           4             276 
 W618u         D184b         H918          C337 
 1990          1995          1998          1990 
                                                                  
  
 389256        389269        389270        389281 
  
  
  
  

Pocket labels display the call number, the author, and the title:

 QU        Whitney, Eleanor...     WA        Daniel, Wayne W., 
 145       Understanding           950       Biostatistics : / a 
 W618u     nutrition /             D184b     foundation for...  
 1990                              1995 
  
  
 QV        Brody, Theodore M.      QA        Casella, George.  
 4         Human pharmacology :    276       Statistical 
 H918      / molecular to...       C337      inference / 
 1998                              1990      
                                                              
                                                              
  

Pocket labels may also display location and item number values:

 QU        Whitney, Eleanor...     WA        Daniel, Wayne W., 
 145       Understanding           950       Biostatistics : / a 
 W618u     nutrition /             D184b     foundation for...  
 1990      RES.           389256   1995      CircD          389269 
                                                              
                                                              
 QV        Brody, Theodore M.      QA        Casella, George.  
 4         Human pharmacology :    276       Statistical 
 H918      / molecular to...       C337      inference / 
 1998      RES.           389270   1990      CircD          389281 
  
  

The Demo 142-1685 Spine and Pocket label is a neat combination, portrayed here as a single column. It is actually two columns.

 QU          QU        Whitney, Eleanor...  
 145         145       Understanding 
 W618u       W618u     nutrition / 
 1990        1990      
                       
                       
             QU        Whitney, Eleanor...  
             145       Understanding 
             W618u     nutrition / 
             1990      
                       
                       
 WA          WA        Daniel, Wayne W., 
 950         950       Biostatistics : / a 
 D184b       D184b     foundation for...  
 1995        1995      
                       
                       
             WA        Daniel, Wayne W., 
             950       Biostatistics : / a 
             D184b     foundation for...  
             1995      
                       
  

The Demo 142-1685 may also show the location and item number on the pocket:

 QU          QU        Whitney, Eleanor...  
 145         145       Understanding 
 W618u       W618u     nutrition / 
 1990        1990      RES.           389256 
                       
                       
             QU        Whitney, Eleanor...  
             145       Understanding 
             W618u     nutrition / 
             1990      RES.           389256 
                       
                       
 WA          WA        Daniel, Wayne W., 
 950         950       Biostatistics : / a 
 D184b       D184b     foundation for...  
 1995        1995      CircD          389269 
                       
                       
             WA        Daniel, Wayne W., 
             950       Biostatistics : / a 
             D184b     foundation for...  
             1995      CircD          389269 
  

or show location and item numbers on all of the labels:

 RES.        QU        Whitney, Eleanor...  
 QU          145       Understanding 
 145         W618u     nutrition / 
 W618u       1990      RES.           389256 
 1990                  
                       
 389256      QU        Whitney, Eleanor...  
             145       Understanding 
             W618u     nutrition / 
             1990      RES.           389256 
                       
                       
 CircD       WA        Daniel, Wayne W., 
 WA          950       Biostatistics : / a 
 950         D184b     foundation for...  
 D184b       1995      CircD          389269 
 1995                  
                       
 389269      WA        Daniel, Wayne W., 
             950       Biostatistics : / a 
             D184b     foundation for...  
             1995      CircD          389269 
                       


2.10.15 Field 15 Change Batch Status:


Purpose: To change the status of a MARC batch. The batch statuses are:

    CANCEL = the batch has been permanently rejected and rendered 
    unusable;  
  
    DONE = the batch has been applied to the database, although 
    some MARC records might still have the status of error;  
  
    ERROR = due to a failure in updating the batch to the 
    database;  
  
    FILING = the system is attempting to update the database;  
  
    HOLD = prevents the system from automatically updating 
    the database at night;  
  
    INUSE = the system or a user is manipulating the batch;  
  
    OKPROCESS = allows the system to automatically update the 
    database at night;  
  

A batch with the status of CANCEL cannot be modified.


If a batch status is FILING or INUSE, do not change it unless it keeps that status for a long time (e.g., hours). Before changing this condition, make sure the computer has not been too busy and there have been no other errors.


If a batch status is ERROR or the batch has MARC records with the status of ERROR:

   1. Edit the problematic MARC record 
   2. Change the status of the MARC records from ERROR to 
      OKPROCESS 
   3. Change the status of the batch from ERROR to OKPROCESS 
   4. Use function [Update Catalog with Batch].  


2.10.16 Field 16 Change Bib Status in the Batch:


Purpose: To specify the status of a bib in a batch. The possible statuses are:

     - CANCEL which essentially removed the bib from the batch 
       (the record is still visible, but it cannot be edited nor 
       applied to the database);  
  
     - DONE indicates the bib was applied to the database;  
  
     - ERROR indicates a failed attempt was made to apply the 
       bib to the database;  
  
     - OKPROCESS indicates the bib may be edited or applied to 
       the database.  
  

A CANCEL or DONE record cannot have a status change. Otherwise, a user may change the status to either OKPROCESS or CANCEL.


Format: It is a toggle button selection.


2.10.17 Field 17 Help on batch control:


Purpose: To provide both reference help and a tutorial on the batch control process.


Format: It is a push button selection.


2.10.18 Field 18 Exit the Batch Editor:


Purpose: To stop the batch control program. All changes made during the session remain.


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