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Library Automation System Instructions

Export Records from LibraryWorld

If you are unsure about these instructions, check the LibraryWorld documentation for assistance.

Circulation Notes

  • Exporting records will create a copy of your database and will not interrupt your circulation.
  • Changes to the records will be seen once you import the records back into your library automation system.

Export Instructions

  1. Start LibraryWorld and go to the Catalog page.
  2. Select the Show All button if you want to export all of the records. Otherwise, create a find set of records to export.
  3. Still on the Catalog page, select the Export button at the top of the page.
  4. On the Export MARC Records page, click the Export button.
  5. The export begins. The system exports about 600 records per minute, so please be patient.
  6. Important: Click on the Refresh link periodically to prevent your browser program from timing out.
  7. When the export completes, a “FILE” link will appear and the number of exported records will be displayed. Important: DO NOT click on the FILE link until the Number of Records is displayed.
  8. Click the FILE link to download the zipped export file.
  9. After the file downloads, expand the file using Windows Explorer (right-click and choose Extract All…) or another zip program of your choice. The expanded file will have a .txt extension, but the file is in MARC format. You can rename it to .mrc if you want, but BestMARC supports both extensions.

If you intend to make changes to these records and import the changes (this does not apply for AnalyzeMARC), do not add, change, or delete any records from your database until after your records have been updated and you have brought the updated records back into your database.

After you have finished making modifications to your records, make sure you follow the Update Existing instructions to get your records back into your automation system (not the Import New instructions).

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