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Chapter 9: Importing and Exporting Records
Here is a summary of how overlay affects the way Horizon handles MARC records
during import:
Type of record
Overlay enabled
Overlay not enabled
Bib record
The incoming bib record overlays a
matching bib record on the
database if one exists; otherwise,
Horizon creates a new bib record.
Horizon creates a new bib
record. If a matching bib record
exists on the database, Horizon
records this on the mistrake
table.
Authority
record
The incoming authority record
overlays a matching record on the
database if one exists; otherwise,
Horizon creates a new authority
record.
Horizon creates a new authority
record unless the database has a
matching record. If a matching
authority record exists on the
database, Horizon records this
on the mistrake table.
Item record
The incoming item record overlays
a matching item on the database if
one exists; otherwise, Horizon
creates a new item record.
Horizon creates a new item
record unless the database has a
matching record. If a matching
item record exists on the
database, Horizon records this
on the mistrake table.
All choices you make for overlaying records must be met before
Horizon will overlay any record. (For more information, see
“Setting Up Import Source Parameters” in the Cataloging Setup
Guide.)
Importing Bib and Authority Records
You import bib and authority records from a computer file. The import source
profile and the Multi-Format Import window choices determine how the new
records become a part of your database.
You can import item information without overlaying bib records.
(For instructions, see Importing Embedded Item Information
without Overlaying Existing Bib Records on page 244.)
To import bib and authority records
1
Do one of these options:
• Insert the floppy disk that contains the files that you want to import into your
workstation’s disk drive.
• Identify the directory on your workstation where the files that you want to
import are located.
2
Start the Import process.
The default location of this process is the Cataloging folder on the navigation
bar.
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