Deletion of Bibliographic and Item Records
Application: OSCAR Manual; Database Maintenance
Document: Deletion of Bibliographic and Item Records [orders? authority records?]
Date: 1997 January 28 (replaces 1994 June 10, How to delete a record)
Date effective: 1994 July 18
Issued by: Cataloging Dept.; R. Rodman
Change: New policy format
Records are rarely deleted from OSCAR and are only marked for deletion in cases of duplication or error. Records are never deleted for missing, lost, or withdrawn pieces (see circulation (missing, lost) and withdrawal policies). All records (bib. and item) marked for deletion will be collected by Catalog Maintenance staff each week and removed from the database (usually on Mondays).
Bibliographic Record:
1. If authorized to update bib. records:
- Call up bib. record
- Change Bib Lvl: field to 9
- Make change permanent
2. If not authorized to update bib records
- Send request and printout of bib record to catalog Maintenance and Authority Control, Rm. 030, Main Library
Item Record:
1. If authorized to update item records
- Call up item record
- Change ICODE1 field to 999
- Make change permanent
2. If not authorized to update item records
- Send request and printout of item record to catalog Maintenance and Authority Control, Rm. 030, Main Library
Last Revision: February 17, 1998
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