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  1. A copy of our bibliographic database is saved at MARCIVE, called the basefile.

  2. Files of updates are sent to MARCIVE weekly (OAS file),
    1. Extracts are run Thursday nights; file should be sent to MARCIVE on Friday mornings.
    2. File is located on L:\Departments\Aleph\authority_control
    3. File name = auth_wkly_ext_yyyymmdd.mrc
    4. Open with MarcEdit to retrieve number of records (the count is emailed to MARCIVE along with notification of file posting).
    5. Change file name to DUKU[MMDD]BIB.mrc
    6. Open a second File Explorer window, and enter MARCIVE URL (ftp://ftp.marcive.com)
    7. Copy the OAS file into the input/athority folder.
    8. Send a notification email to production@marcive.com with the file name and the record count.

  3. For the parameters of the weekly OAS extract, see Criteria for ACVS Bibliographic Extracts

  4. Weekly, Load ACVS-Processed Bibliographic Records (see Loading ACVS-Processed Bibliographic Records)

  5. Quarterly, the comprehensive notification service (CNS) requires that a list of deleted record numbers is sent to MARCIVE
    1. Extract a list of record numbers deleted since the last CNS
    2. Load records as for OAS process
    3. The CNS process includes a report of new authority headings.

  6. Annually, update the basefile at MARCIVE by sending a new complete extract from Aleph.
    1. Exclude selected records: 
      • Exclude if Tag is STA and Field is (SUPPRESSED, DELETED, CRASH, or CIRC-CREATED)
      • Exclude if Tag is DEL
      • Exclude if Tag is (245, 590 or 500) and Field is TEMPORARY RECORD
      • Exclude if Tag is 904 AND Field is:
        • Serials Solutions supplemental brief
        • Serials Solutions original
        • Bowker Global Books in Print
        • Vendor-generated brief
        • Temporary record
    2. Load updated bibliographic records
    3. Load new and updated authority records (for terms used in Duke bibliographic records)
    4. In addition to updated bibliographic and authority records, the annual basefile replacement process produces several reports
      1. Changed Headings, which shows both the old and new forms of the terms (X00, X10, X11, 240/X30, 490, 800,811,830, 650, 651, split terms, and modified Genre/Form)
      2. Multiple Matches or High Probability Matches (these have not been updated automatically)
      3. Unrecognized or Invalid Terms (this report is also split by the categories list for the changed headings report)
      4. Undifferentiated Terms (this report shows terms that matched to an undifferentiated record during authorities processing)
      5. Pre-processing Changes (this report shows data modifications that occur prior to authorities processing, not including changes to the leader, 040, or 9XX fields. Types of changes include subfield code fixes, addition of 33X and 34X data, punctuation error fixes, etc.)
      6. Statistical summary of records processed, actions taken, and/or reports generated

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