Configuring MARC Maps for Automatic Call Number Fill

If you set up automatic call number fill, Horizon uses MARC maps to determine which bib record tags Horizon checks for the call number, and the order in which Horizon checks those tags. (If no call number is found in any of the tags, staff must add the call number manually.)

You can change this configuration at any time for any reason. However, only item records created after you change the configuration will be affected. Horizon does not automatically add call numbers to pre-existing records.

Use the appropriate USMARC or UNIMARC standards when you configure your MARC maps.

To configure MARC maps for automatic call number fill

1 In the Table Editor, open the marc_map view, or start the MARC Map Table process.

The default location of this process is the Administration\Index Control Menu folder on the navigation bar.

2 Choose the call MARC map.
3 Click Page Down or resize the window to display the fields in the Extraction group:

4 Complete or update the fields as necessary to identify each tag and the subfields within it that you want Horizon to check for call numbers.

Enter each tag with its subfields in the order in which you want Horizon to check the tags. (You can enter multiple subfield letters in the same Part field for a single tag.) You must click New for each tag you enter.

For example, if you want Horizon to first check for a local call number, second for a Library of Congress call number, and finally for a Dewey call number, enter this information in this order in the Extraction group:

Tag 090, Part a

Tag 050, Part ab

Tag 082, Part ab

For more information on these fields, see “Understanding Display MARC Maps” in the “General Setup” chapter of the System Administration Guide.

Note: If you want to, you can also set up conditional MARC maps for automatic call number fill. (For instructions, see “Understanding Conditional Parts of a MARC Map” in the “General Setup” chapter of the System Administration Guide.)

5 Save your changes.

 


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