Qwik Start Tutorial Cataloging (Maintaining the Collection Database)

Qwik Start TutorialCataloging(Maintaining the Collection Database)Hannah HawlkMEDT 7478Fall 2012

Opening the Cataloging Module

From the opening menu, click on the catalog tab to open the catalog module.

Opening the Cataloging Module

This is the cataloging homepage you will see once you have chosen the cataloging module. As you can see, on the left you have the main menu for choosing cataloging tasks.

Setting up material types

When you want to add a new resources to the media center catalog, you must first choose what type of material you are adding. You can choose from a list of material types.

Adding Materials (manual)

Using the main menu on the left of the screen, click on the add title link.

Adding Materials (manual)

1. Choose the material type in the dropdown find box. There are numerous categories to choose from. 2. Choose how you would like to search. You have the option of searching by title, author, subject, ISBN, ICCN, and IBBN.3. Type in what you would like to search.

Adding Materials (manual)Choose the book you would like to enter from a list of search results.

Adding Materials (manual)

Click on add copies.

Adding Materials (manual)

Fill out the information fields for status, number of copies, call number, purchase price, circulation type, and date acquired.

You can either type in your own barcode, but the easiest choice is to choose assign next barcode.When you are done, you can print labels, or just choose save copies,

Adding Materials(import)

From the cataloging main page, choose import title from the menu on the left.

Adding Materials(import)

Users can import titles into the database using the MARC information provided from the book. Choose title matching option, either strict or relaxed.

Choose copy matching information.

3. Assign Copy information.

Adding Materials(import)

Now, you can import your MARC record file.When youre done, you can choose to preview your import or just import the material

Deleting Materials

From the cataloging homepage, choose update copies from the main menu on the left.

Deleting Materials

To delete materials individually, choose individual delete from the tabbed choices, type in the title, and click go.You can select Track as weeded if, in the future, you would like to bring this title up in a report.

Deleting Materials

To delete every copy in the file, choose Batch Delete from the menu, upload the file name you would like to delete and click Browse. You can choose Track as weeded to pull up the title in future reports. To complete the process, click update. Remember, this is a permanent change to the collection!

Correcting MARC Records

To edit an existing MARC record, find the desired title using the library search menu.

Correcting MARC Reords

From the search results, choose the title you would like to edit.

Correcting MARC Records

Choose edit title.

Correcting MARC Records

You can edit the information using the easy editor located on this page, or you can use the MARC editor.

Correcting MARC Records

Using the MARC editor, you can change in information (in blue) for the title or you can delete information. When you are finished, click save title at the bottom of the page.

Destiny 10.0 does not allow access to authority files.Using an Authority File for Subject Headings

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