Destiny Import Titles Set-up July 28, 2008 The following are step-by-step instructions for setting up your site to import titles and copies. This guide will provide you with steps to set up your circulation types, call number patterns, barcode symbologies, barcode ranges, and the MARC record import process. These steps should be completed before the first MARC record is imported. Dwight Bailey• [email protected] • Library Media Services 1
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DestinyImport Titles Set-up
July 28, 2008
The following are step-by-step instructions for setting up your site to import titles and copies.
This guide will provide you with steps to set up your circulation types, call number patterns,
barcode symbologies, barcode ranges, and the MARC record import process. These steps
should be completed before the first MARC record is imported.
1. Circulation TypesIf not already done, circulation types should be set up. There should be at least two circulation types, which are asso-ciated with patron types as follows:
Regular, which is the default circulation type, and has been set up and
Reference, used for limiting circulation for expensive or hard to replace materials.
The following three screen shots detail the process of setting up the Reference circulation type. Other circulation types can be set-up as well, but for simplicity’s sake, the number should be limited.
Next, the call number patterns should be set-up. This will allow multiple call number types to be associated with their corresponding circulation type. If this isn’t set up, all items will be imported with the same circulation type whether it is reference material or not. Each item that received the incorrect circulation type during import would then need to be corrected manually, one by one.
The following four screen shots describe the process of setting up the reference call number patterns.
Add potential call number prefixes that a vendor might send. Cataloging specifications for Reference call for an R, but in case a vendor doesn’t follow the specifications, add sev-eral other potential ones. *(If vendors don’t follow M-DCPS specs, please contact Library Media Services.)
Destiny now allows you to assign barcode ranges to vendors. This has a double benefit by creating a vendor list that can be used during the import process as well as keeping track of your assigned barcodes.
The following three screen shots explain the steps required to add you barcode ranges.
Browse for the microlif.001 file that will be imported
Click on either the “Preview” or “Import” button• Be sure to check your Import Titles job in your Job Manager to check for errors and to compare it to your packing slip.
Select the “Based on Call Number Prefix” option set up previously
Select Vendor from the drop-down menu
Select Funding Source from the drop-down menu
When finished, click on the “OK” button
• Note: Funding sources can be added by clicking on the “Other” button. The program number is sufficient to identify the funds used.