1.5 A Serial Title's MARC Bibliographic Record

Every serial title needs a MARC bib. The MARC bib may be entered into the system the same way as any MARC bib, i.e., via importing the bib from a reasonable source (e.g. LC, NLM, or OCLC), or by creating it manually. For more information on entering MARC bibs, see:

 http://www.cybertoolsforlibraries.com/cyberj/qt_marc/index.htm .

Cataloging documentation may be found at

 http://www.cybertoolsforlibraries.com/cyberj/manuals/

Alternatively, serial MARC bibs can also be created via the Serials Management function [Import SERHOLD Data], or dynamically via the Serials functions [Issue Check In] or [Copy Edit].

Function [Import SERHOLD Data] loads a NLM SERHOLD Holdings by Library Report. If your library participates in the US National Library of Medicine DOCLINE and keeps its SERHOLD data current, then this is a good way to build your local serial holdings quickly. This function should only be run when first starting the Serials Management module, although there is no harm in running it later. This function is fully documented elsewhere. In short, the report's ISSN number is compared to those currently found in the catalog. If it is not there, then the program builds a skeletal MARC bib from the SERHOLD data and from the Aggregate Serials Frequency database (discussed later).

While using functions [Issue Check In] or [Edit Copy], if the title look up by ISSN fails, the software will ask if it should add the new ISSN to the catalog. If accepted, the user must also provide (or confirm) the title: