Using Staff Searching to Find an Authority Record

You can use staff searching to find an authority record and send it to the MARC Editor.

To use staff searching to find an authority record

1 Start the New Search process.

The default location of this process is the Searching folder on the navigation bar.

Horizon displays the Search window:

2 In the Indexes box, highlight an authority‑controlled index that matches the type of authority you want to find.
3 Enter the search term that you want.
4 Continue with the search until the system displays a Bibliographic Detail window.
5 Double‑click the authority that you want.

Horizon displays a Related Works window.

6 Highlight the authority that you want from the list.
7 Choose Edit, Send to, or click the Send to icon ( ).

Horizon displays the Send to dialog box:

8 Highlight MARC Editor.
9 Click OK.

Horizon opens the record in the MARC Editor.

 


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