View copies screen
Overview
You can add items (single, multi-part, and serial) to your holdings on the Copies screen.
receive the item in Acquisitions first. After you receive the item in Acquisitions:
Note: If you have ordered a single-part monograph, multi-part monograph, or serial using WorldShare Acquisitions, you should- The local holdings record is created for single-part monographs.
- You will need to follow the procedures below in order to add holdings for multi-part monographs and serials.
Open the Copies screen
Single-part items
- On the Copies screen, in the upper right corner, click Add Item.
- On the Add New Monographic Item screen, fill in the fields. Branch and Call Number are required.
- Click Add Monographic Item. The screen displays with the information you entered. On the Copies screen, click Refresh to see the new item.
Unrecognized Shelving Location error
This error occurs when the Shelf Location value (852 ‡c) in the Location Holdings Record does not match a value entered in the Holding Codes Translation Table found in OCLC Service Configuration. The Holding Code Translation Table is the source for Branch codes and display names, Shelving Scheme and Shelf Locations. For more information, see Holding Codes Translation Table
Multi-part items
Multipart items are composed of multiple items. Example: Encyclopedias, music or video boxed sets.
Note: A multipart set cannot be added to a record with an existing item attached.
Add multipart set
- On the Copies screen, in the upper right corner, click Add Multipart Set.
- On the Add New Multipart Set screen, fill in the fields. Branch and Call Number are required.
- Click Add Multipart Set
Holdings and Copies view for multipart set
Copies view: The Copies area lists basic information about the set (branch, call number). The Holdings for Selected Copy area lists brief information about the items in the set (enumeration and chronology, if relevant, and barcode).
Holdings view: Lists item-level holdings (items are the individual components of the set). Each item has a barcode.
Add an item (to a multipart set)
- On the Copies screen, in the Copies section, click Receive Item in the Action column.
- On the Add New Multipart Item screen, fill in the fields. One of these fields is required: Barcode, Enumeration and Chronology, or Description.
- Click Add Multipart Item.
This error occurs when the Shelf Location value (852 ‡c) in the Location Holdings Record does not match a value entered in the Holding Codes Translation Table found in OCLC Service Configuration. The Holding Code Translation Table is the source for Branch codes and display names, Shelving Scheme and Shelf Locations. For more information, see Holding Codes Translation Table.
Serials
A serial is a publication issued in successive parts and continued indefinitely, such as periodicals. A subscription is composed of parts called items.
Add serial copies, Holdings view, and Copies view
- On the Copies screen, in the upper right corner, click Add Copy.
- On the Add New Copy screen, fill in the fields.
- Click Add copy. The screen displays the information you entered.
Unrecognized Shelving Location error
This error occurs when the Shelf Location value (852 ‡c) in the Location Holdings Record does not match a value entered in the Holding Codes Translation Table found in the OCLC Service Configuration. The Holding Code Translation Table is the source for Branch codes and display names, Shelving Scheme and Shelf Locations. For more information, see Holding Codes Translation Table.
Holdings and Copies view for serials
Copies view: The Copies area lists basic information about the set (branch, call number). The Holdings for Selected Copy area lists brief information about the items in the set (enumeration and chronology, if relevant, and barcode).
Holdings view: Lists item-level holdings (items are the individual components of the set). Each item has a barcode.