To add information in an authority field
1 | Do one of these options: |
• | Open a static or dynamic non‑MARC bib record workform. (For instructions, see Opening a Static or Dynamic Workform.) |
• | Open an existing non‑MARC bib record. (For instructions, see Finding and Opening an Existing Bib Record.) |
• | Open an existing MARC bib record and convert it to non‑MARC form. (For instructions, see Converting MARC and Non‑MARC Records.) |
2 | Click Add next to the authority field to which you want to add information. |
Horizon opens an Add Authority dialog box.
3 | Click Search. |
Horizon displays the Search window.
4 | Search for the authority you want to add. |
Note: To conduct an authority search, you need to use authority search indexes, such as Subject Keyword, Author Keyword, Author Alphabetical, Subject Alphabetical, or Series Alphabetical.
5 | Do one of these options: |
If the authority record exists |
If the authority record does not exist |
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Horizon asks if you want to attach the authority to the bib record.
Horizon attaches the authority record. |
Horizon opens an Add Authority dialog box.
Note: For authors, enter the last name first. (For example, enter “Hawking, Stephen” instead of “Stephen Hawking.”)
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Horizon returns to the non‑MARC bib record and displays the authority information.
6 | Make any other changes that you want to make to the bib record. |
7 | Save your changes. |
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