Check MARC Format from a Workform

To verify that the catalog record displayed in the Bibliographic Record or Authority Record workform meets the MARC 21 format guidelines:

  1. Open the Bibliographic Record or Authority Record workform.

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Click to check the format.

  1. Select Tools > Check MARC21 Format from the workform menu bar.

Note:
If the content designators Tags, indicators, and subfield codes in a MARC record. are valid, a No MARC21 formatting problems were found message box appears. Click OK to acknowledge the message and skip the rest of this procedure.

  1. The Check MARC21 Format Results dialog box appears if there are formatting problems in the MARC record.
  2. If the Check MARC21 Format Results dialog box appears, choose one of the following actions to resolve format issues:
    • To correct the invalid tags, do Change invalid fields.
    • To cancel the Check Tag procedure, click Cancel.
    • To continue saving the record without changing invalid tags, click Continue Saving. This option is available only when invalid tags are found while saving the record.