You can access the Edit and Quick Edit features in the Library Main Catalog window. These editing tools allow you to modify existing data or add any missing information.
Users who have purchased technical support can utilize the auto-update feature, which automatically retrieves missing information from the web. This feature uses the ISBN value from the ISBN data field for the update process.
Click Edit in the main Library window.
Edit Item (auto-update by ISBN):
Review the Search Type (1) and select the field that stores the search value (ISBN) (1a).
Next, choose Search Site (2).
Click Web Search (3).
Review notes in the Information window (4).
Click Save & Close to save changes (5).
Note: this features updates only empty data fields.
Quick Edit
Quick Edit
Click Quick Edit (1).
The Quick Edit (2) form lets you edit data in the main library catalog window.
Edit Copy
Edit Copy:
If you have several copies of the same book, you can select the copy and click Edit (1) in the copy section.
Modify data in the Edit Copy (2) window.
Advanced:
We helped users in the following situations:
- use the first three letters from the AUTHOR data field and insert them into the CALL data field;
- change "FirstName LastName" entries to "LastName, FirstName";
- clean selected data fields from unwanted characters;
Question:
Can I change book data for the item that is loaned out?
Answer:
Yes, you can edit the book data for items that are loaned out. The program uses ID and IDNO values to record check-out and check-in transactions.
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