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Tools > Utilities > Titles > Catalog
These utilities are meant for simple and straightforward MARC record changes. For more complex situations, we recommend using data cleanup services or manually modifying records in Alexandria or a text editor.
Add a MARC Tag
Adds a specific MARC tag to selected titles
Change a MARC Tag
Changes a specific MARC tag for selected titles
Change Series Volume
Makes series volumes uniform and easy to sort by converting the volume number to a padded three digit number and adding a prefix (for example, "bk1" would be converted to "Book 001")
The Create Genre MARC Tag utility creates a 655_a tag using information in any existing 650_v tag for selected titles.
Researcher uses the 655_a tag to display and search by genre, so it's important to have genres listed there. The 650_v tag is sometimes used for genre but is considered outdated.
Use(s)
Run this utility if you have imported new MARC records that only list the genre in the 650_v tag.
Selections
The Fix Series utility looks at the series title and volume in 490_a and 490_v and copies those values to 830_a and 830_v for records without an existing 830 tag. There aren't any selections or options, so it will run on all of your titles.
Alexandria uses the 830 tag for series searches in Researcher, so it's important for your series information to be in that tag.
Check out our Cataloging Series and Serials article for more information on the series tag and how to catalog it properly.
Use(s)
Run this utility if you have imported new MARC records with series information in the 490 tag instead of the 830 tag.
Selections
The Remove a MARC Tag utility removes a specific MARC tag from selected titles.
Selections
Options
Remove Tag_Subfield: Specify the tag and—optionally—a subfield to remove. If you only specify a tag, everything in that tag will be removed instead of just one subfield.
Matching: Choose whether or not to specify a specific value to remove. Only tags and subfields that match it exactly will be removed. This field is not case sensitive.
The Switch a MARC Tag utility switches a specified MARC tag with another specified MARC tag for selected titles.
Individual subfields can't be switched, only the entire tag. Any tags that are invalid for the new tag specified will be removed during validation.