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Any Name Heading, Series Title, or Subject Heading that shows as unauthorized in Sirsi should be searched for in OCLC Connexion. Any unauthorized entries in Bibliographic records for Music should be checked (*addition of Name/Title entries).

Create an Authority

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Record file for Export

In OCLC Connexion, to search for an authority you can either use SHIFT-F2 or can click on .

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1. Export the selected record
   1. Click on F% F5 or the icon.
2. Print the selected record
   1. You will need to look at the information on the record one day after you export the record to Sirsi.

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Load the Authority Records

1. Open and Log on to Sirsi
2. Click on the Utilities tabwizard
3. Under the Common Tasks list, choose MARC Import
   1. File type: MARCMarc
   2. Source: your .dat file (type in the filename or use the diamond icon to browse to your oclc .dat file (many people use prism.dat as their filename))
   3. Destination: type in what you call your personal export file report filename(example: 00jdm)
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4. Click the import button
5. You will be asked if the diskette is ready. Click Yes. <-- This annoyance is gone in the next version of Sirsi!
6. You will then be asked if there are any more files to upload. Click No.

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1. 1. The report log will then display

1. Click on the Reports wizard
2. Under the Common Tasks list, click on Schedule New Reports

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2. Under the Authority tab, select Load Authority Records

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1. and

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1. double-click

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1. it or click on the Setup & Schedule button

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2. Choose the Authority Data File tab

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1. 1. Authority file: this is your personal report filename (example: 00jdm)
   2. Mode: Create (or Create and Update)
   3. Date cataloged: today's date
   4. Check for subfield 5 on overlay?: unchecked
2. Click the Run Now button.

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1. Click on the Display Finished Reports button or navigate to the Finished

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1. Reports window (Reports > Finished Reports)
   1. If you do not see your Load Authority Records report, click on the Refresh Report List button (located at the top of the page) until

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1. 1. it appears on the list

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To verify the results of the Load Authority Records report

1. Double-click on the Load Authority Records report of click on the

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1. View button
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to view the current Load Authority Reports. This will show you if you any of the authority records that you exported did not load correctly. If one did not load correctly, you will see something similar to this in the view report

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