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In the Items module, go to Actions > Toggle MARC View. It will transform the Current Record pane; using this selection you can toggle between the normal item view and the more advanced MARC View (as shown below).

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The MARC View editor is designed to allow MARC-savvy librarians the ability to modify information in the MARC record. You can edit, add or remove tags, indicators, and subfield data. The MARC editor confirms that any changes you make are syntactically correct (i.e. that they are still in a valid MARC format). However, the editor provides no checking for MARC standards in the data you enter. Although Alexandria will allow you to enter any data you like, only specific MARC data is used by Alexandria. Any additional information is retained for reference or future purposes only.

Before you can make changes to the record, you'll have to manually unlock it by clicking the Unlock icon in the control strip.

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In the Title pane on the left, click the + Add icon to open the Title Assistant If the Titles tab is selected, click this to open the Title Assistant dialog, allowing you to add a new title record to your database. If the Copies tab is selected, click this is add a new copy to the currently selected title record.

To add a new tag, click the Add Title icon located at the bottom of the Current Record Pane of the MARC View window. The following dialog will appear:

Using the drop-down menu, select the MARC tag you would like to add to the item record. When you are satisfied that you have selected the correct record, click on OK. If you are unsure, click Cancel. In this example, a new 246 tag would be created, if the user were to click OK.

To remove an existing tag, select (highlight) the tag number from the MARC field and then click on the red "minus" remove button. You will be asked if you are sure you would like to remove the tag. If you choose Yes, the tag will be removed.

Subfields are shown in the third column and are limited to a single letter or number. Use the blue “ a” button at the top of the MARC View window to add a new subfield. A window similar to the following will appear:

Using the drop-down menu, select the MARC field you would like to add to the item record. When you are satisfied that you have the correct subfield, click on OK. If you are unsure, click Cancel. In this example, a new 6—Linkage subfield would be created if the user were to click OK.

All pertinent data for the subfield is shown and can be edited or entered in the fourth column.

To edit a tag's indicator, click on an indicator from the indicator column (second column from the left in the MARC View window). This will highlight the indicator in question and allow you to type a new value over the existing.

Tags between 001 and 009 have no indicators or subfields. They can be edited as a stream of characters. A special editor is available for the 008 tag.

To edit the 008 tag, click on it. If the record type is "a" then the following editor is available to make syntactically correct changes.

If the MARC record type is not specified as Language Material, then this alternative 008 editor is displayed. You may change MARC Leader information by clicking on the 000 or LDR field in the MARC.

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