If your library uses web-based vendor tools for making collection selections, viewing book jackets, reading reviews, and checking available inventory, then you may want to also take advantage of Horizon’s ability to import distribution information (such as quantity, location, budget, source, and selectors’ comments) from a vendor’s MARC record.
Horizon accepts electronic order distribution information during MARC import using a MARC 970 tag. The number of the tag can be any number in the 900’s, which are the user-definable MARC fields that are reserved for local use. The 9XX tags are commonly used by vendors, systems, or individual libraries to exchange additional data. SirsiDynix has selected 970 because customers currently using the SirsiDynix ILS system will be able to migrate this acquisitions function seamlessly to Horizon using this tag. For ease of documentation, we refer to the MARC 970 tag even though you can customize the number to fit your library’s needs.
You create or edit an import acquisitions map in order to assign distribution fields to a MARC 970 tag. After you create your import acquisitions map, you set up an import_process view in the Table Editor so that it recognizes the import acquisitions map you want Horizon to use during the import process. Then, you can import the MARC records from your vendors.
This section explains these topics:
• | Security Settings for Import Acquisitions Map |
• | Creating or Editing Import Acquisitions Maps |
• | Setting Up the Acquisitions Import Process |
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