Cataloging Documentation: Creating a Bibliographic Record

Acorn Cataloging Documentation

Creating a Bibliographic Record

For a title that is NOT in hand

Click on CREATE ITEM on the CAT remote control pad or select ITEM and CREATE from the options listed under COMMAND on the menu bar

TITLE appears in the first box. Tab to "for TITLE, enter-- new call number." Tab to "copy," on this same line. Click on arrow and then click on NO.

Click on GO on dashboard

A new screen appears

Listed under CALL NUMBER INFORMATION are class scheme with the default set on LC, library, and shadowed call number (Y/N) with the default set on N.

Change as needed.

Listed under TITLE INFORMATION are record format, entries, fixed fields, add empty 006, and shadowed title (Y/N).

Record format - default is MARC (equivalent to monographic format)

Change as needed

Change other defaults in list as needed.

Click on GO on dashboard

A new screen appears

CALL NUMBER INFORMATION, TITLE INFORMATION, and DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION (marc fields) are arranged on one screen that can be scrolled up and down. Scroll to the Descriptive Information and fill in bibliographic information as required by the library’s procedures for provisional records. Sirsi will automatically assign a temporary call number.

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Updated 07/17/96