Linking Bib Records by Using the Link Command

You can use the Link command to link a single bib record to another single record, or a single bib record to multiple other bib records.

To link bib records by using the Link command

1 Open the bib records that you want to link.
2 Choose Marc, Link Record, or click the Link icon ( ) in the toolbar.

Horizon opens the Link Record dialog box with all the open records displayed in both columns:

3 Do one of these options:

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Do this

Link one bib to one bib

1 Mark Single/Multiple.
2 Highlight the bib record you want to link from in the From Records column.
3 Highlight the bib record you want to link to in the To Records column.

Link one bib to multiple bibs

1 Mark Single/Multiple.
2 In the From Records column, highlight the bib record number from which you want to link.
3 In the To Records column, highlight the bib record numbers to which you want to link.

Note: When you mark Single/Multiple, Horizon lets you highlight multiple records in only one column.

4 Click Link.

If a tag can attach in more than one area (for example, the tag can attach as either a tag 772 or 773), Horizon opens the Resolve Link dialog box:

5 If necessary, double-click the tag that you want to use as the link tag.

Note: If a tag that you are trying to attach already exists in the bib record as a nonrepeatable tag, Horizon does not attach the tag. Instead, Horizon displays a message that explains why the tag cannot be attached.

6 Make sure that one of the bib records is the active window.
7 Save your changes in all open bib records.

Horizon inserts the new linking tags in their correct numeric order into the bib records you chose. You can cut and paste the new tags to move them to a position that you prefer, depending on how your tag action is set. (For instructions, see Cutting, Copying, Pasting, and Deleting Information in a MARC Record.)

 


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