SirsiDynix Symphony Training Guide - FTP Directory Listing

Cataloging Exercises
Appendix D: Practice
Exercise
This set of training exercises reinforces the skills you learned as you
moved through your SirsiDynix Symphony Cataloging training. If you
need help completing any of these tasks, refer to the appropriate section
of this guide, where steps to perform the task are given.
The following examples have been provided for use in a SirsiDynix
Hands-On Lab training class, based on records set up in advance for these
exercises. If you are attempting to follow the steps below using records
in your own database, you may need to adjust the examples for the data
present on your own database.
S e v e r a l o f t h e f o l l o w i n g e x e r c i s e s a r e a l s o
l o c a t e d i n t h e a g e n d a f o r t h e B a s i c a n d
I n t e r m e d i a t e C a t a l o g i n g c l a s s e s , f o r p r a c t i c e i n
t h e H a n d s - o n L a b c l a s s e s .
Exercise 1 – Adding a title manually
Using the Add Title wizard, manually add a catalog record to the system
using the following information:
Title: Original cataloging
Author: Your name
Subject: Cataloging in source
An appropriate call number
Appropriate item information such Home Location, Item Type,
Item categories, etc.
Item ID - 31000108394433
Exercise 2 – Authorizing bibliographic headings
After saving the record in Exercise 1, the author and subject headings are
labeled UNAUTHORIZED. Propose a new authority record for the
author and find an appropriate existing authority for the subject heading
using the Modify Title wizard.
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