Use the following workflow to bring in a new record from Connexion after your have determined no record exists in the IZ or NZ (you have searched by ISBN, OCLC #, title, and your mother's maiden name).
- Locate the correct bibliographic record in Connexion.
- If the record does not need updating, skip to Export record to Alma below
- If the record needs updating:
- Ensure the record is not a PCC record as indicated with a 042 field of “pcc”
- Keeping in mind OCLC’s Basic principles of the Expert Community, enhance or hybridize the Connexion record as necessary:
- Select Action—Replace and update holdings
- If you get a message “Not authorized toreplace record,” do not worry about replacing the record. Select OK and move on to the next step.
- Export record to Alma
- If your export was successful, you will get the following message
- Optional: Copy the MMS id from the status message and use it to search for your record in the NZ
- Search Alma for your record in the NZ
- Add inventory
