The Add a MARC Tag utility adds a specific MARC tag to selected titles. A tag can be added without the required subfield, but it will likely be removed later through various types of record validation.

Use(s)

If an author or series name is commonly misspelled, you can add another MARC tag with the misspelling. That way, the title will still show up in Researcher results even if the search criteria are misspelled.

The Change a MARC Tag utility changes a specific MARC tag for selected titles. The value in a tag must exactly match the specified From value.

How does the Look for From value anywhere in Tag option work? When enabled, a match is made if the field being changed contains the value anywhere in it and then only that value will be updated. For example, if www.amazon.com/amazon is in the tag being changed and you run the utility with "amazon" as the From value and "barnesandnoble" as the To value, the result would be www.barnesandnoble.com/barnesandnoble.

Use(s)

Run this utility to change your series titles. For example, if you wanted to change a series title from "The Hunger Games trilogy" to "The Hunger Games," you would enter these options before running the utility:

• Change Tag_Subfield: 830_a
• From: The Hunger Games trilogy
• To: The Hunger Games

The Change Series Volume utility 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."

If you leave the Add Volume Prefix field blank on the Options tab, no prefix will be added. Numbers, letters, and standard symbols are accepted in this field.

Use(s)

Run this utility to standardize all of your series' volumes, which will make it easier for patrons to find what they're looking for in Researcher. Here's an example of how you could run this utility to standardize the volume numbers of your Harry Potter series:

• Selections – Titles in the Series: Harry Potter
• Options – Add Volume Prefix: HP
• Results: HP 001, HP 002, HP 003, etc.

Data Conversions

How will your old volume numberings convert? Here are some before and after examples using the prefix "Book." Examples that don't convert well are in pink, and the ones that don't change are in blue.

The Create Genre MARC Tag utility will create a 655_a tag from any existing 650_v tag for selected titles. The 650_v tag is commonly used for genre, but outdated.

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.

Use(s)

Run this utility after importing new items if you notice series information is in the 490 tag instead of the 830 tag.

The Remove a MARC Tag utility removes a specific MARC tag from selected titles.