Importing Authority Records from the Staff Client
For an alternate method of importing authority records, read
Importing Authority Records from Command Line.
To import a set of MARC authority records from the MARC Batch
Import/Export interface:
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From the Evergreen staff client, select Cataloging → MARC Batch
Import/Export. The Evergreen MARC File Upload screen opens, with
Import Records as the highlighted tab.
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From the Record Type drop-down menu, select Authority Records.
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Enter a name for the queue (batch import job) in the Create a New
Upload Queue field.
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Select the Import Non-Matching Records checkbox.
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Click the Browse button to select the file of MARC authorities to import.
Click the Upload button to begin importing the records.
The screen displays "Uploading… Processing…" to show that the records
are being transferred to the server, then displays a progress bar to show
the actual import progress. When the staff client displays the progress
bar, you can disconnect your staff client safely. Very large batches of
records might time out at this stage.
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Once the import is finished, the staff client displays the results of
the import process. You can manually display the import progress by
selecting the Inspect Queue tab of the MARC Batch Import/Export
interface and selecting the queue name. By default, the staff client does
not display records that were imported successfully; it only shows records
that conflicted with existing entries in the database. The screen shows
the overall status of the import process in the top right-hand corner,
with the Total and Imported number of records for the queue.
