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Use an import to update study program information for titles already in your collection. But before you get started, read these articles to understand how it all works:
Alexandria will use the import header to match the imported data to the correct fields. If your import file does not have a header, however, you will need to map your fields. The following examples show how study program information is imported to update your MARC records.
Accelerated Reader
MARC Field
526 - Study Program Information Note
Subfields
_a Program name
_b Interest code
_c Reading level
_d Point count
_z Test number
_9 Have test
Tab-Delimited Example
ISBN<tab>title<tab>program name<tab>interest level<tab>study program reading level<tab>study program point value<tab>test number<enter>
0439678137 Gregor the Overlander Accelerated Reader MG 4.8 8.0 71754
New MARC Tag
526_aAccelerated Reader_bMG_c4.8_d8.0_z71754^
Reading Counts
MARC Field
526 - Study Program Information Note
Subfields
_a Program name
_b Interest code
_c Reading level
_d Point count
_z Test number
_9 Have test
Tab-Delimited Example
ISBN<tab>title<tab>study program name<tab>study program interest code<tab>study program reading level<tab>study program point count<enter>
9780142301937 Rapunzel Reading Counts K 3.8 2.0
New MARC Tag
526_aReading Counts_c3.8_d2.0^
Lexile
MARC Field
Subfields
_a Lexile code and value
_b Program name
Tab-Delimited Example
To update an existing record, format your import file as follows:
ISBN<tab>title<tab>Lexile code<tab>Lexile value<enter>
9780060835248 Scary Stories 3 BR 680
New MARC Tag
521_aBR680_bLexile^
The program name does not need to be in the import file. Alexandria automatically adds the program name to subfield _b when the Lexile import mapping option is set or it detects a field mapping header.
Fountas and Pinnell
MARC Field
Subfields
_a Reading program value
_b Program name
Tab-Delimited Example
To update an existing record, format your import file as follows:
ISBN<tab>title<tab>Fountas and Pinnell value<enter>
0689500297 The Grey King 6.2
Next,
New MARC Tag
521_a6.2_bFountas and Pinnell^
The program name does not need to be in the import file. Alexandria automatically adds the program name to subfield _b when the Fountas and Pinnell import mapping option is set or it detects a field mapping header.
Guided Reading
MARC Field
Subfields
_a Reading program value
_b Program name
Tab-Delimited Example
To update an existing record, format your import file as follows:
ISBN<tab>title<tab>Guided Reading value<enter>
0439531640 Inkheart 5.4
New MARC Tag
521_a5.4_bGuidedReading^
The program name does not need to be in the import file. Alexandria automatically adds the program name to subfield _b when the Guided Reading import mapping option is set or it detects a field mapping header.