Description:

Please provide details on the BLDSC Template Placeholders.

Resolution:

The ART file that is sent to the BLDSC should have the following structure:
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Your Customer Code 87-9999
Your ART Password *******

4 blank lines

1st request
TX line, Message Keyword Code(s) TX PHOTO MICNO
Bibliographic details Canadian Veterinary Journal
(max. request length is 11 lines) 2003 VOL 35 PT 2 PP 111-
(max. line length is 40 characters) Bovine neonatal ... Bryan, LA
Shelfmark, if known 3046.10000

4 blank lines


2nd request
TX line, Message Keyword Code(s) TX LOAN
Bibliographic details Immunology: a comparative approach
Turner, RJ (ed)
2003
ISBN quoted, if known 0471944009
4 blank lines
End of file code NNNN
Followed by a single return-key stroke

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Following are the ALEPH placeholder ($ signs) that are available for use in BLDSC TX forms templates:
o $001 - TX + request number
o $002 - through $005 – title
o $007 - place of publication (MARC21 tag 260 subfield a)
o $008 - publisher (260-b)
o $009 - year of publication (260-c)
o $010 - requested pages (ISS-p)
o $011 - call no.
o $014 - ISBN/ISSN
o $015 - system no.
o $016 - BIB library
o $017 through $020 - author
o $021 - report no.
o $022 - edition (250)
o $023 – year (ISS-y)
o $024 - customer ID
o $025 - password
o $026 through $028 - article title (74002)
o $030 - keyword
o $031 through $033 - article author or additional author
o $035 - series (440)
o $036 - source (590)
o $040 through $044 – end use physical or electronic address (ADD and SED service)
o $051 – volume (ISS-v)
o $052 – issue (ISS-i)

o $053 – issue (ISS-m)

Example of a template:
ill-print-bldsc-c-se-00

S1
## - EMAIL_ADDRESS $05000
## - PLAIN,L01
$02400
$02500
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+
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S2
TX$00138
- $03040
- $00240
- $00340
- $00440
- $02310 VOL $05110 $05210
- $01440
- $02640
- $02740
- $02840
- $03140
- $03240
- $00720 $00820
- $01140
- $03540
- $03640
+
+
+
+
S3
:DELIVER ABOVE ITEM TO:
- $04033
- $04133
- $04233
- $04333
- $04433
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+
+
+
S4
NNNN

The first three digits after the $ sign is the system data placeholder and the last two digits is the maximum length.

For example, the line:

- $00720 $00820

This line will print Place of publication ($007) for 20 characters and Year of publication ($008) for the next 20 characters.

Additional Information

British Library BL ARTemail placeholder code template

• Article last edited: 14-July-2017