Introduction to Polaris & CCS  Training Kit

Serials Module Part 2: Essential Tasks

Objectives

When finished with this module, staff will know how to:

  • Create serial holdings records by copying an existing record

  • Create serial holdings records from scratch

  • Create prediction patterns

  • Check in an issue

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To complete this module:

  1. Watch the related Two-Minute Tutorials​ (jump to section)

  2. Read through additional documentation (jump to section)

  3. Perform the training Labs (jump to section)

  4. Take the unit quiz (jump to section)

 
Two-Minute Tutorials

Copying an Existing Serial Holdings Record

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Creating a New Serial Holdings Record

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An Introduction to Publication Patterns

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Checking In New Magazine Issues

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Documentation

1. Copying a Serial Holdings Record

This document accompanies the two-minute tutorial that demonstrates how to copy an existing Serial Holdings Record.

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2. Creating a New Serial Holdings Record

This document accompanies the two-minute tutorial that explains how to create a new Serial Holdings Record without copying an existing one.

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3. Publication Patterns

This document explains how to add publication patterns to Serial Holdings Records.

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4. Checking In New Magazine Issues

This document accompanies the two-minute tutorial that explains how to check in new issues.