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    BLDSC Template Placeholders

    • Article Type: General
    • Product: Aleph
    • Product Version: 18.01

    Description:

    Please provide details on the BLDSC Template Placeholders.

    Resolution:


    The ART file that is sent to the BLDSC should have the following structure:
    ==================================================
    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

    ============================================================

    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
    +
    +
    +
    +
    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
    +
    +
    +
    +
    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
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