Scope: This procedure contains instructions for deleting authority, bibliographic, holdings, and item records from Voyager, as well as for deleting Cornell holdings from OCLC WorldCat. Only staff with the appropriate authorizations will be able to delete records.
Contact: Barbara Tarbox, Gary Branch
Unit: Post Cataloging Services
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3. For more information, see the NACO Guidelines.
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Bibliographic Records
A. General Considerations
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Note: When deleting a duplicate record from Voyager, verify that the record to be retained contains an 035 field with the correct OCLC number, if that information is readily available.
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Holdings Holdings (MFHD) Records
1. Delete Item records associated with the MFHD record. If you cannot delete the items, you will not be able to delete the MFHD.
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Deleting COO Holdings from OCLC
A. General Considerations
1. Records cataloged in Voyager have been exported to OCLC and our bibliographic (?COO?) holdings must be deleted from WorldCat whenever the Voyager BIB record is deleted or suppressed from the OPAC.
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