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public:nnels:cataloguing:add-subject-headings [2020/12/18 19:16]
lilith [E. Check missing subject headings] 		public:nnels:cataloguing:add-subject-headings [2024/03/14 23:51]
robert.macgregor
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-====== Adding subject headings to vendors' record sets with MarcEdit ====== +====== Adding subject headings to record sets with MarcEdit ====== 
-NNELS implements FAST and BISAC subject headings. This page provides instructions on how to add these subject headings to vendors' records before importing to Drupal. +NNELS implements FAST subject headings. This page provides instructions on how to add these subject headings to record sets before importing to Drupal.
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-Although some vendors' record sets may have FAST or BISAC subject headings present, it is more efficient to carry out the following process to maximize the number of subject headings in our records.+
  
 Download the [[https://marcedit.reeset.net/downloads | latest version of MarcEdit]] if you don't have it already. Download the [[https://marcedit.reeset.net/downloads | latest version of MarcEdit]] if you don't have it already.
  
 ===== A. Batch search OCLC with ISBNs ===== ===== A. Batch search OCLC with ISBNs =====
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 +  - If you have a list of ISBNs and no premade records to work from, you can do a batch search based on ISBNs through MarcEdit to create a mrk file to work with.
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   - Open the vendors' xml file in MarcEdit > MarcEditor.   - Open the vendors' xml file in MarcEdit > MarcEditor.
   - Save the xml file as mrk by adding the .mrk extension.   - Save the xml file as mrk by adding the .mrk extension.
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 ===== F. When ISBN isn't in 020$a ===== ===== F. When ISBN isn't in 020$a =====
-Some record sets may have the ISBNs in a different field, like 028$a, but Merge MARC records only works with 020$a. In such cases, the easiest is to use Copy Field instead of changing MarcEdit settings.+Some record sets may have the ISBNs in a different field, like 028$a, but Merge MARC records default only works with 020$a. In such cases, the easiest is to use Copy Field instead of changing MarcEdit settings.
   - Open the file in Marc Editor. Go to Tools > Copy Field.   - Open the file in Marc Editor. Go to Tools > Copy Field.
   - Put "028$a" in Source Field and "020$a" in Destination Field, click Process.   - Put "028$a" in Source Field and "020$a" in Destination Field, click Process.
public/nnels/cataloguing/add-subject-headings.txt · Last modified: 2024/05/09 05:04 (external edit)

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