Understanding Display MARC Maps

You set up Display MARC maps to extract information from MARC records and display it on bibliographic display windows, including those in PAC and Reserve Bookroom. Without the MARC map, Horizon does not “know” how to find the MARC information necessary to display.

There is generally one MARC map for each type of information displayed. (For example, when staff or users search for and display a title in the Bibliographic Detail window in staff searching, Horizon uses the MARC map to “know” what MARC information to display in the window.)

When you edit or create MARC maps used for displays, you specify the tags and subfields from which Horizon extracts information to display and the order in which Horizon displays them. The order you enter the tags determines the order that tag information is displayed in the window.

You can also control what part of or specific value in a fixed or variable MARC field will be displayed. (For example, you can set up the Bibliographic Detail window to display a title’s ISMN number only if it is a number and not a code.)

Information Portal also uses Display MARC Maps you set up to display MARC information in screens. (For more information about using Display MARC maps to change the information on a search result display, see the Information Portal System Administrator’s Guide.)

 


© 1998-2017 Sirsi Corporation