Viewing Item Records
Click the Item Search and Display Wizard in the Common Tasks box. Select Index type and Library (or ALL) and enter value to search for (select the Keyword, Browse, or Exact buttons as appropriate). If searching by Call Number, the appropriate library must be selected (searching "ALL" will not work).
Click the Detailed Display button to view more information.
The Control tab can provide the following :
- Item control number
- Number of volumes
- Date of record creation
- Most recent record modification
The Bibliographic tab displays all the MARC record information
The MARC holdings tab can be used to quickly determine which volumes of a multivolume set the library owns. Click on Display Holdings at the bottom of the screen.
The Call Number/Item tab displays a wealth of information--call number, owning library, recent circulation information, etc.
The box to the right has 5 subtabs:
- Item Info (defaullt tab): Displays call number information, item information, and extended information
- Circ Info: Displays counters and item statistics
- Bills: Displays current and past bills for the item
- Checkouts: Displays the patron who currently has the item checked out
- Holds: Displays any holds and hold information
The Bound-with tab displays which titles are bound together with one call number
The Orders tab displays information about the order(s) of the item
The Serials tab displays information about periodicals/serials
Modifying Item Records
- Click the Title Maintenance group wizard.
- Click the Modify Title wizard. The Item Search window appears.
- Use Item Search to search for the title you want to modify.
- If a current record exists for the item, click the Current information link to access the last record displayed, modified, or added. If your search finds results, a list of matching records displays in the hit list area. If the View pane is turned on, the selected title will display in the lower portion of the window with two tabs, Description and Call Number/Item.
- Click the appropriate tabs (outlined above) and make changes
- Click Save to save changes
- After modifying the title, click one of the following options:
- Close to close the wizard
- Return to Search to return to the Item Search window