Re: Create List of records that have no Bib level Lib Has field

["Gale E. Eckerson" <geckerso@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, Jeff and all:

We have been following the guidelines stated in the INNOPAC 
User Manual. If you wish to find a record which does NOT 
contain a particular variable-length field, you select the field (in 
Jeff's case "h" and then = [followed by nothing]. According to 
III, "h=" will retrieve records that do not contain the "library 
has" field. I am not sure how he can get both the bib records 
without a holdings statement (?) and the checkin records 
without a holdings statement, but I certainly know how to deal 
with the checkin records alone. There, he would just call up 
his range of checkin records and ask for "h=".

Not sure if this helps. We have had some luck with the 
"equals nothing" but not 100%. Sometimes we use "is less 
than [nothing i.e. a carriage return or space]" and that seems 
to work too! Just a note, the create lists function in most 
cases works more precisely and with more options if you get 
at it from Millennium Cataloging. Not sure if Jeff has MilCat.

Gale E. Eckerson
C/W MARS
Paxton, MA 01612



From:           	Jeff Malch <malchj@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject:        	Create List of records that have no Bib level Lib Has field
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Organization:   	UC Hastings College of the Law
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Date sent:      	Wed, 16 Jul 2003 13:33:29 -0800

> Hello---
> 
> I'm looking for a boolean search solution in the create list
> function that will get me the following records:
> 
> All serial bib records (bib level s) that do not have a holdings
> statement, either in the bib record or the checkin record. 
> (history/background) We designate holdings with an 'h' rather
> than a marc tag at this time.
> 
> Currently I have been entering this beginning part of the string
> for the search:
> 
> BIB LEVEL = s AND LIB. HAS
> 
> but the problem is that there is no boolean operator for "give me
> the records if the Lib. Has field doesn't exist." (e.g. BIB LEVEL
> = s AND LIB. HAS not exist AND ........)
> 
> I do know that when I'm in the checkin level (? -> C) I can get
> "/3 CHECKIN" which will allow me to retrieve a boolean on whether
> the checkin record "e)xists" or "n)ot exists".  Is there
> something like this for the Lib. Has field in either the bib or
> checkin levels?  If not can III turn it on?
> 
> I do know that we can print out every serial record's lib. has
> field and see if any record is missing a holdings statement, but
> I was hoping to trim down the list from our entire serials
> collection to just the records with missing information.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -----------------------------------------
> Jeff Malch
> Library Computer Services Assistant
> U.C. Hastings College of the Law Library
> 200 McAllister Street
> San Francisco, CA 94102-4978
> (415)565-4767
> malchj@xxxxxxxxxx
> 
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C/W MARS Inc.
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Paxton, MA 01612
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