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Identifying Potential Headings For Authority Work Using Iii Sierra, Ms Excel And Openrefine, Lynn K. Whittenberger
Identifying Potential Headings For Authority Work Using Iii Sierra, Ms Excel And Openrefine, Lynn K. Whittenberger
Library Faculty Research and Publications
Describes the steps taken to extract Author/Corporate names from our local catalog (III-Sierra), the initial data cleanup work done in Microsoft Excel, and the final data cleanup work and Name reconciliation against the Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) and Library of Congress Name Authority file (LCNAF) using OpenRefine. Familiarity with extracting data from the local catalog and basic knowledge of how to use Excel is assumed. How to use OpenRefine for data cleanup and reconciliation is covered in depth (and with many screenshots).
Exporting Marc Records To Crra Workflow - Screenshots, Lynn K. Whittenberger
Exporting Marc Records To Crra Workflow - Screenshots, Lynn K. Whittenberger
Library Faculty Research and Publications
Describes Raynor Library’s process to export MARC records and upload them to the Catholic Research Resources Association (CRRA) database. Steps through the process of extracting the records from local Innovative Interfaces Sierra database, and editing/massaging the MARC records with the MarcEdit software . The process is documented with many screenshots demonstrating the search queries, and command/menu paths needed to extract and update the MARC records.