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- It doesn't matter which record gets the 77A field. The system will merge the records according to criteria outlined in the WinIBW manual. The cataloger cannot determine which record is retained.
- For more details, see section 4.1 of the WinIBW manual.
- Don't change the status of any of the records before merging.
- Merges are processed twice a day by the system.
- It is possible to have more than one 77A in a record to merge multiple records.
- When a merge is initiated in the client, the system adds field 006 with the logon ID of the individual in subfield $b
- Add linking fields, such as related person or organization, only after the merge has completed. Otherwise, the links (which rely on the PPN) may be broken.
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