FAQs

The SUNY OCLC Import normalization rule is automatically applied to the OCLC Integration Profiles at point of bib record import into the NZ from OCLC. There is no need for catalogers to omit these fields when exporting records from OCLC or update their OCLC export to exclude the SUNY fields being omitted. 

Below is what the OCLC integration profile currently looks like:

Click the following link to view the SUNY NZ OCLC Import Normalization Rule used in the NZ OCLC Integration Profile, which also includes rules that change other MARC data upon import into the NZ: https://public.3.basecamp.com/p/5iUEWN54V2EWhce1SYa5APed


The SUNY normalization rules can be applied to your IZ OCLC integration profile and any vendor imports into your IZ or NZ. It is recommend that any import profiles that import records into the NZ adhere to using the same rules/filters to ensure the standards are across the board. Here is an FAQ on how to create local rules from the NZ so that they can be used in import profiles and the IZ OCLC integration: https://sunyolis.libanswers.com/faq/266382

FYI about using the SUNY normalization rule for your IZ OCLC import. The SUNY rule omits the 856. You would need to edit the file to remove the 856 field once you have created an IZ copy of the NZ normalization rule. You would also want to remove any other fields from the IZ copy that you want to be imported upon OCLC export into your IZ.

DO NOT edit the SUNY OCLC Import normalization rule because this will impact all records imported into the NZ. Instead, create an IZ copy of the SUNY OCLC Import normalization Rule.