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856 –uhttp://sfx.calstate.edu:9003/fullerton?sid=sfx:opac_856&issn=0094-3320&pid=serviceType=getHolding

Load of MARC Enhanced SFX Records into Local Catalog

• Monthly or more frequent updates• Process Deletes [This is the tricky part]

– Special Load Table for III– Query database for unique character string

to build table of bibs requiring deletion -Horizon

– Custom loader that can use the 008$a subfield to process deletes – Horizon union catalog

• Load Updates [Overlays existing record]• Load New Records

Load of MARC Enhanced SFX Records into MetaLib E-Journal Module

MARC Enhancement - Process

1. Register IP address, hostname, and username/password for FTP from SFX server

2. Export e-journal file from SFX

3. Initiate process, select output format

4. Ex Libris ASP server performs enhancement and returns file to server

5. Load augmented e-journal file to MetaLib, Aleph, or other database or catalog

MarcIt Service Web interface within SFX allows customer to

control when records are enhanced

SFX export is sent to the MARC database, where it is enhanced and returned The Ex Libris MARC database contains over 920,000

serials records

Enhanced records are available in 3 formats XML Aleph Sequential MARC Exchange

Updates to Records

Updates are available monthly

SFX compares current export to previous export set (using an “incremental” file) Marks each record as new, changed, deleted, or

unchanged

Unchanged records are compared to Ex Libris central MARC database for changes there

Report is sent with enhancement Lists number of records enhanced and not enhanced,

and summarizes total new, deleted, or changed