How to load MARC records for Marcive

Marcive

 

Marcive emails notification of new and updated records on a monthly basis. Retrieve records via HTTP from the link in the email.

  • Marcive always sends two files

    • FCO0 = new records

    • FCOC0 = replacement records

  • After download, change filenames to the format marciveyymm (e.g. marcive1511new) and marciveyymmrep (e.g. marcive1511rep) for the replacement file.

 

New records:

 

  • In Sierra, go to Data Exchange

  • Select Process = Load records via locally created load profiles (local)

  • Click Get PC

    • Browse desktop to select the MARC file

    • Click Upload

    • When prompted to rename, remove the .mrc extension and select the .lfts extension from the dropdown menu

    • Click OK

  • Click on the .lfts file to select it and click Prep

  • Click Start

  • Click Close. You will see that a new file has been added to Data Exchange with an .lmarc extension.

  • Select the .lmarc file and click Load

  • Select LOAD a MARCIVE file

  • Test load file to confirm what will happen, check for errors, same number of records, etc.

  • Click Load

  • Spot check a few of the records in both staff and public displays

 

Load replacement records:

 

  • Repeat this procedure for the Replacement records

    • Most will be overlays, with some inserts

 

Record the load details in the shared Google Sheet, CONSORT MARC Record Loads