Creating a new record using an existing record
- Call up a record in the client. It must be the same type (person or organization) as you want to create.
- Right click in the record.
- Select Copy to New Window.
- Right click in the record again.
- Select Tile Windows Vertically. There will now be two copies of the same record.
- Click Insert at the bottom of one of the records. This creates a blank window labeled "New record."
- Copy the following fields from the displayed record to the blank window: 002, 003
- Add field 035 with your source code, e.g. 035 $l PCC (the subfield is a lower-case L)
- Add field 700 or 710 with the name by which the person or organization is known. Include subfield $2 with your source code, e.g. 700 1 $a Smith, John Q. $2 PCC
- Add other fields as necessary, including subfield $2 on each one.
- Click Enter. If an index entry with a PPN appears, double click on it to see the new record.
Creating a new record from scratch
- If no record is displayed on the screen, enter the Insert command on the command line. It can be abbreviated 'ins'
- If a record is displayed, click on the Insert command box at the bottom of the screen.
- A blank window labeled "New record" will be displayed.
- Copy one of the following templates into the window.
Persons
002 $aTpx
008 $an$b|$c|$da$e|$fz$gn$hn$ia$j|$kb$ln$m|$nn$oa$pa$qa$r|$s|
035 $lPCC
700 1 $a[Last name, First name]$2PCC
910 $a[Title]$2PCC
671 $gr$u[URL]$2PCC
Organizations
002 $aTbx
008 $an$b|$c|$da$e|$fz$gn$hn$ia$j|$kb$ln$m|$nn$oa$pa$qa$r|$s|
035 $lPCC
710 2 $a[Corporate body name]$2PCC
910 $a[Title]$2PCC
671 $gr$u[URL]$2PCC
Notes
- The minimum required fields are 002, 008, 035, and either 700 or 710.
- ISNI does not read the values in field 008, so it doesn't matter if the field is copied from another record that doesn't exactly match this template.
- ISNI ignores indicators in 4XX and 7XX fields, so it doesn't matter if they are included.
- Adjust the source codes to the code that matches your login, if necessary.
- ISNI inserts the symbol '@' before the first word to be filed on in field 910, i.e. it skips over initial articles. This symbol should not be inserted manually.
- The subfield delimiter is '$' as found on the keyboard.
- Code "r" in 671 $g indicates that the information has been reviewed. This is the default for PCC contributions. The 671 field is not required.
