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Loads electronic record sets supplied by vendor. Modifies the records per script prior to the load.
a. Alexander Street Press (Not in LSTools): Vendor record load, run from a .pl script in the input/vendor records/Alex Street folder. Files are downloaded from the vendor website.
b. Bach (Not in LSTools): Vendor record load, run from a "mod job" in staff member's LS Tools folder.
c. BNA e-Journals (Not in LSTools): Vendor record load, run from a "mod job" in staff member's LS Tools folder. Both new and updated records are downloaded from the vendor's website.
d. Books 24x7 (Not in LSTools): Vendor record load, run from a "mod job" in staff member's LS Tools folder. Records are retrieved via FTP.
e. Coutts MyiLibrary (VEL09): Loads ebook records from Coutts MyiLibrary. Records are retrieved via FTP.
f. Early Arabic Books (Not in LSTools): Vendor load of ebooks. Files are received via email.
g. ElgarOnline (VEL10): Vendor load of law e-book records for ElgarOnline records. Files are received via email.
h. e-Thesis (Not in LSTools): This manual load takes metadata from both the grad school offices and from e-Commons to create .mrc records for the electronic versions of theses written by Cornell students. Records are delivered via email from the grad school office.
i. HeinOnline Legal Classics Library AND HeinOnline World Trials Collection (VEL04): Takes a file of Hein package records, compares those in Voyager, retaining all links to other Hein packages while adding appropriate 899 codes.
j. Henry Stewart Talks (Not in LSTools): Vendor record load, run from a .pl script in the Batch_Processing/Scripts folder. Email is sent to staff to announce availability of new records, then files are downloaded from the vendor website.
k. Kanopy (Not in LSTools): Vendor record load for streaming videos, run from a .pl script in the Batch_Processing/Scripts folder.
l. Lexis Record Load (VEL08): Prepares a file of Lexis e-resources. Job is similar to the HeinOnline Load.
m. Lexis-Nexis Law Overdrive (VEL05): Vendor load of e-book records. Records are sent via email to Law Technical Services, where this script is run and records are loaded.
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p. National Film Board of Canada (Not in LSTools): Vendor load of streaming video records, run manually by Batch Processing staff.
q. Naxos (Not in LSTools): Vendor load of e-book records. Files are downloaded from the vendor website.
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t. OverDrive E-Books and Audio Books (Not in LSTools): Vendor load of both e-book and audiobook records, uses .pl script in the Batch_Processing/Scripts folder. Email is sent to staff to announce availability of new records, then files are downloaded from the vendor website.
u. PLI Discover Plus (VEL14 and VEL15): Vendor load of e-book records for PLI Discover Plus Brev and PLI Discover Plus Treatise records. Files are received via email.
v. RAND E-books (Not in LSTools): Vendor load of e-book records for RAND.
w. Westlaw Record Load (VEL07): Prepares a file of Westlaw e-resources. Job is similar to the HeinOnline load.
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Acquisitions bulk import of vendor supplied MARC records with or without purchase order creation via embedded order data. Selection of this button in LS Tools gives a choice of various pre-scripted jobs connecting to a folder on the vendor’s website or locally on a server.
a. AuxAmateurs Approvals (Not in LSTools): Choose from AuxAmateurs FineArts Print, AuxAmateurs ILR Print, or AuxAmateurs Olin Print. Loads print records from vendor AuxAmateurs that were retrieved via FTP.
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c. Casalini Approvals (VPR02): Loads print records from Casalini, which were retrieved via FTP.
d. Chinese Approvals (Not in LSTools): This is a two-step task. We receive a file of MARC records for Chinese blanket order books that is loaded as "On Order" while the books are in shipment. We then reload the file on arrival, creating a second holdings record. We batch delete the original holdings and do editing as appropriate for Oversize, accompanying material, and multi-volume works.
e. Coutts PDP (VPR08): Loads patron directed print records from Coutts, which were retrieved via FTP.
f. Coutts Approval (VPR09): Extracts ISBNs from Yankee file, searches OCLC, prepares file of best available Bibs, bulk imports them into Voyager.
g. Eastview Print (VPR13): Loads acquisitions-level print records from vendor.
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l. Korean Print (Not in LSTools): Vendor-supplied records processed manually by inputting staff member.
m. Leila (VPR18): Vendor-supplied records are edited using an LS Tools modification job kept in a staff member's LS Tools folder.
n. LC Cairo Arabic Records (VPR31): Vendor load of print records. Files are delivered via email; statistics and local fields are added and records are loaded into Voyager.
o. Lexicon (VPR16): Vendor print load of preliminary records. Files are received via email.
p. MIPP Print (VPR14): Loads preliminary-level vendor records.
q. PanMun (Not in LSTools): In this manual job, the staff member takes a tab-delimited file of data from the vendor, converts it into MARC records using MarcEdit, and loads it into Voyager.
r. Serbica (VPR17): Venfor Vendor print load of preliminary records. Files are received via emaild
s. SofiaBooks Print (VPR15): Loads preliminary print ordering records from the vendor. Records are received via email attachment.
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c. BatchMatch*: Takes less-than-full bibs and sends to OCLC for automated matching with full records, retrieves, bulk imports them into Voyager. First part of process: In LS Tools under "Reports and Extracts/OCLC Batch Records Export." Creates extract that is to be sent to OCLC. Then the BatchMatch script loads the resulting records. *OCLC Batchmatch Monthly by Date Ranges is a cron (CRN38); OCLC Batchmatch by Bib Id Range can be run at any time via Privileged Procedure (PR338).
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f. Marcive (MSC02): Loads Federal Government e-resource records. Creates files of new and existing Marcive records for loading.
g. PDC Building Plans at the Annex (Not in LSTools): Each month Cornell's Planning, Design and Construction Department sends us an email with a spreadsheet of barcodes for design plans that are headed to the Library Annex. We use a script to add item records to suppressed records for each barcode with a roll number in the enumeration. Those plans are then sent to the Annex for processing.
h. Skillsoft Books 24x7 Videos (MSC08): Load of vendor records for e-videos. Records for this job are retrieved via the vendor's FTP site.
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a. Add Donor Names to 902$a (PR326): Checks fund code in Bib against fund code table, adds name of donor(s) to 902 field.
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c. Bib Flip 490 to 830 Records (PR321): Adds 830 series field to records with only a 490 field for search ability in Voyager.
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e. Enhance Level 3 Encoding Records (PR324): Finds lvl3 records in Voyager, uses ISBN to search OCLC for a better record, merges found record with Voyager record to improve encoding level.
f. Enhance Voyager Records with Vernacular Characters (PR333): Using the OCLC Search API and the process described in the specification Component: OCLC Record Retrieval we will identify the best possible match to our Voyager record and copy vernacular name and title fields to our record and load back into voyager.
g. Fast Headings Update Via OCLC Spreadsheet (PR714): This script looks for Voyager records that lack fast subject headings and creates a .mrc file for export to OCLC.
h. General Bib field Cleanup (CRN27): This script searches for invalid fields, subfields, and indicators in BIB records, and reports out the errors for manual cleanup.
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l. Serial Solutions e-Books Combined (PR354): Prepares Serial Solutions e-book files for bulk import, prepares Serial Solutions e-book deletion file for bulk import and batch deletion.
m. Serial Solutions Journals Combined (PR344): Prepares Serial Solutions e-journal file for bulk import and a separate file for batch deletion.
n. Update Backlog Books (PR322): Finds “in process” records for desired storage code in Voyager, searches OCLC by ISBN for a better record, merges with Voyager record, and queues for loading into Voyager.
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Section of scripts that allow for the manual running of a CRON job. Sub-sections include OCLC, General, and Privileged Cron Jobs.
a. 899 NoEx Histogram (PR105): Identifies all codes used in 899 $a for cleanup or comparison against the database of “approved” codes in use.
b. Annex Items that Comprise Multiple MFHDs (Annex Bound-Withs, PR103): Identifies bound-withs so that they can be flipped and empty item records can be created.
c. Automated Monthly Export of No-Ex Records (CRN07): This script extracts proprietary records for matching in OCLC, without adding the vendor's .mrc record to WorldCat. If it finds a matching record, it adds the OCLC number to the Voyager record.
d. Cleanup 008 Single Date + Cleanup 008 Multi Date (CRN25 and CRN26): Compares date in 260 or 264 to contents of 008/07-14, corrects content to make fields "congruent."
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f. Daily Technical Services Statistics (CRN33): This CRON job runs daily, and gathers the 948 data from the previous day's records. Each day we receive a report of incorrectly coded 948 statistics fields. We manually correct those, so that they can then be added to our next statistics extract.
g. E-Book Updates from OCLC (CRN37): Three scripts* for harvesting e-resource bib records lacking call numbers. One searches OCLC using the 035, the second searches OCLC by 776, and the third searches by ISBN. If an OCLC record with call number is found, it is merged with Voyager record and queued for loading into Voyager. * Ebook Updates from OCLC Based on 035, Ebook Updates from OCLC Based on 776, Ebook Updates from OCLC Based on ISBN.
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i. Eliminate Redundant OCLC 035 Fields (PR323): Reviews previous week’s records in Voyager, finds malformed or duplicate OCLC 035 fields, removes duplicates and malformed instances, reports out BIBs that require further examination for manual cleanup.
j. Generate MetaData for RAPID (CRN28, CRN29, CRN99) : Generates tab delimited list of serials or monographs for export to RAPID for Inter-Library Loan use.
k. Monthly Technical Services Statistics (CRN34): Gathers statistical information for technical services statistics database.
l. Notify Selectors of Rejected Records (CRN19): Pickup of records for materials not ordered for delivery to selector who placed the order.
m. OCLC Daily Delete (CRN15): Daily export to OCLC of holdings to be deleted.
n. OCLC Manuscript-Archive Export (CRN12): Weekly export to OCLC of updated manuscript and archive bibs.
o. OCLC Master Number Maintenance (PR336): Checks master number against OCLC and adds fast headings to Voyager record, if found on master but missing in Voyager.
p. OCLC MFHD Export (Local Holdings Export CRN10): Choose "3 day old non-serial mfhd export to OCLC" to send local holdings data to OCLC for non-serial records. Choose "3 day old serial mfhd export to OCLC" to send local holdings data to OCLC for serial records.
q. OCLC System Number Mapping (CRN05): Better known as OCLC mapping job, as it adds the OCLC number to new cataloging from OCLC cross reference reports.
r. OCLC WorldShare (PR335): Takes WorldShare records from OCLC ftp, searches Voyager for matching records, merges where incoming record is fuller than existing.
s. Record Extraction to Coutts OASIS (PR705): Extracts added or changed bib records to Coutts for loading into Oasis.
t. Records With No OCLC Numbers (CRN08): Runs harvest of cataloged records from the previous month that are lacking OCLC numbers. Resubmits monograph records to OCLC; prints out list of serials lacking OCLC numbers, to be reviewed by staff.
u. Report of Bibs with Duplicate ISBNs (CRN03): Reports out bibs with duplicate ISBNs based on the previous days 005 date.
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This tool allows catalogers to determine the proper accession number for videos and microforms. Access is given only to those individual catalogers who need to use it.
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