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Track Your Cataloguer Productivity
** See past blog posts at www.infosolve.co.za/blog. No login required except for downloads ** Here is a report template that will give a count by operator (i.e. cataloguer) of the number of titles catalogued over a specific time period. It … Continue reading
Amlib Is Now RDA Compatible
OCLC has released an which will enable Amlib libraries to adjust their systems to accommodate RDA records. RDA stands for Resource Description and Access, and among other things, it does away with many abbreviations, using the full terms instead. There are … Continue reading
System Maintenance 4 : Deleting Unwanted Files
It is recommended that you delete unwanted files that are no longer needed and just end up cluttering the Display Files screens. These can be found in the Borrower, Authority, Catalogue and Stockitem modules. Since each operator can have their … Continue reading
System Maintenance 3 : Clean Out Unused/Unlinked Catalogue Records
It is possible for your catalogue to have records that do not have item records linked to them. Amlib calls these ‘unused’ records and they can be deleted in batch mode if you wish to delete them. Two options are … Continue reading
Posted in Cataloguing
Tagged catalogue, maintenance, unlinked catalogue records, unused catalogue records
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System Maintenance 1 : Rebuilding Your Catalogue Indexes
System maintenance is not a subject that leaves people quivering with excitement, but it needs to be done. If you never have your car serviced, then sooner or later, you will have problems. If you never have your hair … Continue reading
Posted in Authorities, Cataloguing
Tagged authorities, catalogue, index runs, rebuild indexes, reindex
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Global Addition or Deletion of Subfields in a Catalogue Record
This is a specialised one for cataloguers. Amlib allows you to use its Marc Tag Maintenance facility to add or delete a particular subfield within a particular tag throughout the catalogue, not just in one catalogue record. tells you how. … Continue reading
Posted in Cataloguing
Tagged add subfield, authorities, catalogue records, delete subfield, global change, subfields
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Fix Items Linked to the Wrong Catalogue Record
We all know that it shouldn’t happen, but it does. Somehow (we won’t ask how!), you end up with more than one catalogue record for the same book, and each record has items attached. To fix this, you need to decide … Continue reading
