Preview for MARC Import
There should be a preview or staging phase when importing new MARC records where you can see what duplicates are detected, and what action will be taken based on the profile selected, and have the option to manually override the actions on each record (e.g. don't replace this specific one - just create a second record instead)
Brian
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Alexis Schaffer
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This would be an excellent addition. As others have said, sometimes an incoming record won't be as complete as an existing record and will overwrite the additional work our cataloguers have done to further enhance the record. While there are currently rules to reject incoming records based on encoding level, it's not always an accurate measure of the record. Our own database is not as clean as it could be either, so a better record might still be encoded as a lower level because it was missed in copy cataloguing or because the cataloguer forgot to adjust it. Being able to review potential duplicates (with specific criteria) before loading would be a helpful option to have.
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Tasha Graziani
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Occasionally vendor records are incomplete and overlay records that are either more complete or have been edited. It would be great to be able to have the choice to skip over these records.
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Trish Pelletier
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This would be amazing! So many times, an incoming record overlays a great record with a not-so-great vendor record. Previewing would really help prevent the extra work of recreating good records.