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    Add a MARC field for Cataloging

    • Article Type: General
    • Product: Aleph
    • Product Version: 21

    Desired Outcome Goal:
    To add a new MARC field to be used in cataloging

    Procedure:
    Examples below show adding a 264 MARC field

    1. Marc field information that is used for the fields can be found here: http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic

    2. Edit ./xxx01/tab/ tab01.lng by inserting the field with data appropriate for your field in the order you would like it to display:

    D 264 00 0000 264 LProdPubDistMfgCpyrt

    3. Edit ./xxx01/tab/ edit_doc_999.lng with data appropriate for your field:

    ## 264## D LProdPubDistMfgCpyrt Y Z

    4. Edit ./xxx01/tab/ check_doc_line with data appropriate for your field:


    AL XX 264 -
    AL XX 264 - 2
    AL XX 264 - 3
    AL XX 264 - 3 0
    AL XX 264 - 3 1
    AL XX 264 - 3 2
    AL XX 264 - 3 3
    AL XX 264 - 3 4
    AL XX 264 a 0 -
    AL XX 264 b 0 -
    AL XX 264 c 0 -
    AL XX 264 3 0 1
    AL XX 264 6 0 1
    AL XX 264 8 0 -

    5.Edit ./xxx01/pc_tab/catalog/codes.lng with the data appropriate for your field:

    264 Y N N L ProdPubDistMfg L Production,Publication, Distribution, Mfg and Copyright

    6.Create a table (e.g., 264_xx.eng.htm) for your field in ./xxx01/pc_tab/catalog/html :

    __________________________

    <html>
    <head>
    <include>style
    </head>
    <body>
    <pre>
    <div class=ct1>
    264 PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE (R)</div>
    <div class=ct2>
    Indicators

    First Sequence of publishing statements
    ^ Not applicable/No information provided/Earliest
    2 Intervening
    3 Current/latest

    Second Function of entity
    0 Production
    1 Publication
    2 Distribution
    3 Manufacture
    4 Copyright notice date
    </div>
    <div class=ct3>
    Subfield Codes
    $a Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture (R)
    $b Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer (R)
    $c Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice (R)
    $3 Materials specified (NR)
    $6 Linkage (NR)
    $8 Field link and sequence number (R)
    </div>
    </pre>
    </body>
    </html>
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    7. Run util m/7 in XXX01 to update the GUI cataloging tables
    8. Run util w/3/1 in XXX01 to restart the www server
    9. Run util w/3/3 in XXX01 to restart the pc server

    Additional Information

    The 264 tag has been added to the distributed usm01 with the v21 Minor Release (SP 2278).

    Category: Cataloging (500)

    Subject: Table configuration


    • Article last edited: 10/8/2013