Fields That can be Deleted in the WRLC Network Zone Without Consultation
Updated March 22, 2024
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Any deletion mentioned in this document can be done as an edit or as part of merging bib. Records without consultation.
The following fields may be deleted without consultation:
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Access points with $$2 nab or $$2 nbc. These start with a number like 86.40 or 86.04.
Example:
650 7 86.40 philosophy of law $$0 (NL-LeOCL)0077607767 $$2 nab
Access points from the Book Industry Study Group vocabularies. These are in all-caps and have $$2 bisac or $$2 bisacsh or $$2 bisacrt or $$2 bisacmt.
Example:
650 7 POLITICAL SCIENCE $$2 bisac
Access points that duplicate other, controlled access points.
Example:
650 0 Gorillas as pets.
650 4 Gorillas as pets.
Access points that are just translations of corporate names or titles.
Examples:
610 20 United Nations. [keep]
610 20 Vereinte Nationen. $$2 gnd $$0 (DE-588)4077323-1 [delete]
630 00 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change $$d (1992 May 9) [keep]
630 06 Convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques (1992 mai 9) [delete]
Non-local 9xx fields generated on import.
Examples:
938 $$a YBP Library Services $$b YANK $$n 15604791
948 $$h NO HOLDINGS IN CAO - 11 OTHER HOLDINGS
994 $$a Z0 $$b CAO
A field that duplicates the function of another preferred field.
Examples:
546 $$a In English, French, German, and Spanish. [keep]
500 $$a In English, French, German, and Spanish. [delete]
A field that applies to a non-WRLC institution.
Example:
561 $$a Gift of Herbert Pell, March 18, 1943. $$5 DLC
583 $$a Commitment to retain ǂc 20151204 ǂ2 pda ǂ5 OTUTLD
856 fields with URLs leading to institution-specific resources.
Examples:
856 41 $$u http://site.ebrary.com/lib/georgemason/Doc?id=10090633
856 42 $$u http://find.galegroup.com/gdl/start.do?prodId=GDL&userGroupName=wash31575
Non-local 0XX fields that exist in OCLC master records.
Examples:
029 NZ1 $$b 4240676
084 GD 30 $$2 blsrissc
AVA and ITM fields. These fields were incorrectly added to bibliographic records by Alma, and can be deleted.
Examples:
AVA $$0 99100748753604109 $$8 22276190790004109 $$a 01WRLC_HOW $$b HUF $$c Founders Stacks $$d F1401 .J68 v.35 no.3 1993 $$e available $$f 1 $$g 0 $$i HU $$j hufperm $$k 0 $$o 22276190790004109 $$p 1 $$q Founders Library
ITM $$d 1989 v. 20 issue 4 mo. OCT $$i perl $$s wrlc danc $$e 1989 v. 20 issue 4 mo. OCT $$m ISSUE $$n 27010901818292 R15M11S21T12 CD $$b 32003000212874 $$z R15M11S21T12 CD