Deleting a Bib Record

You can delete a bib record if you no longer need it.

Effects

If a bib record that you want to delete contains the last reference to a system‑generated authority record, deleting that bib record simultaneously deletes the authority record.
When you delete a bib record, Horizon also deletes any hold requests for the deleted title and notifies the borrower that the item is no longer available. You can reassign the hold requests before you delete the bib record. (For instructions, see Reassigning a Borrower Hold Request.)
If you delete a bib record that is linked to another bib record, Horizon removes any reciprocal link tags from the remaining bib records.

Constraints

You cannot delete a bib record that has item records, serial copies, or lines of a purchase order attached to it.

To delete a bib record

1 Open the bib record that you want to delete.
2 Make sure that no item records are attached to the record.

The upper‑right corner shows “Items.” If items exist, you must first delete them or link them to another bib record. (For instructions, see Deleting a Single Item Record.)

3 Choose File, Delete Record.

Horizon displays a message asking if it is OK to delete the record.

4 Click Yes.

The message box closes and Horizon deletes the record.

 


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