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| - | The UMass Amherst library began receiving electronic resource versions of the University's dissertations and theses in 1997. Prior to this the library received only print copies, and now those are becoming available via ProQuest's digitalizing project of dissertations going as far back as 1964. | + | ===Cataloging electronic resource versions of UMass print dissertations=== |
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| + | The UMass Amherst library began receiving electronic resource versions of the University's dissertations and theses in 1997. Prior to this the library received only print copies, and now those are becoming available via ProQuest's digitization project of dissertations going as far back as 1964. | ||
| The decision was made to create new electronic version cataloging records for these records in order to facilitate their availability via WorldCat and our own library's OPAC. To that end, a workflow was devised in which cataloging records in OCLC are utilized to create the new electronic resource records. | The decision was made to create new electronic version cataloging records for these records in order to facilitate their availability via WorldCat and our own library's OPAC. To that end, a workflow was devised in which cataloging records in OCLC are utilized to create the new electronic resource records. | ||
| NOTE: The following steps below require access to the MarcEdit cataloging tool. | NOTE: The following steps below require access to the MarcEdit cataloging tool. | ||
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| * **CONNEXION** | * **CONNEXION** | ||
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| * In the Connexion menu, go to Tools --> Options --> Export --> and select File:(Prompt for filename). Check off "Display report for immediate export results". Click on Apply. | * In the Connexion menu, go to Tools --> Options --> Export --> and select File:(Prompt for filename). Check off "Display report for immediate export results". Click on Apply. | ||
| * Highlight all records to be converted in the Dissertation_Conversion file. | * Highlight all records to be converted in the Dissertation_Conversion file. | ||
| - | * Export files to C:\Temp\DissConvers\dissconv<number>, where <number> is the same as the local Save file number. This path is an example; you can chose another but it should be on your C: drive and easy to find.\\ | + | * Export files to C:\Temp\DissConvers\dissconv<number>, where <number> is the same as the local Save file number. This path is an example; you can chose another but it should be on your C: drive and easy to find. |
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| * **MarcEdit** | * **MarcEdit** | ||
| * Open MarcTools. Input the local Save file path: Browse --> C:\Temp\DissConvers\dissconv<nbr>.dat (Example: C:\Temp\DissConvers\dissconv9.dat) | * Open MarcTools. Input the local Save file path: Browse --> C:\Temp\DissConvers\dissconv<nbr>.dat (Example: C:\Temp\DissConvers\dissconv9.dat) | ||
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| + | --- //[[kdion@library.umass.edu|Contact person: Kay Dion]]// | ||
