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MARC Records

This page lets you:

• Set up MARC Records delivery
• Request a full set of MARC Records immediately
• Requesting past updates to MARC Records

For more information about the structure of MARC records, see About MARC Records.

Request a full set of MARC Records Immediately

Follow these steps to request a complete set of ProQuest MARC Records:

1. Make sure you are on the Collection Information, MARC Records page:

• Click the Collection Information tab, and make sure the MARC Records tab is selected.
• Or, select Get MARC records for ProQuest databases from the Quick Picks drop-down menu.

2. If you have access to multiple Accounts or clients, select the desired Account from the drop-down menu located above the tabs. (If there is only one client available, the Account is static text, rather than a pull-down).
3. Make sure the email address is correct.
4. Click Request Complete Set Now.

5. You will receive a message providing instructions on where to go to download a set of up-to-date MARC records in your email within 24 hours.

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Set up ProQuest MARC Records Delivery

Follow these steps to set up regular delivery of ProQuest MARC Records delivery:

1. Make sure you are on the Collection Information, MARC Records page:

• Click the Collection Information tab, and make sure the MARC Records tab is selected.
• Or, select Get MARC records for ProQuest databases from the Quick Picks drop-down menu.

2. If you have access to multiple Accounts or clients, select the desired Account from the drop-down menu located above the tabs. (If there is only one client available, the Account is static text, rather than a pull-down).
3. In the Delivery Schedule section, enter the following information:
   • Effective Date
     Select the month and year from the drop-down menus to define the starting period for updates. Normally you would insert the current date into this field.
   • Deliver every
     Select how often you would like to have the update files delivered. You can select from as often as once a month to once a year (once every 12 months).
     Then, click the select button before the options below to control when you want the update notifiication delivered. The first option lets you have the update notification delivered on a certain day of the month (such as the 15th of each month). The second option lets you have the update notification delivered on a specific weekday, weekend, or day of the week each month (such as the second Tuesday).
4. In the Record Set Options area, select what type of update records you want. This lets you request a complete up-to-date record set for your account or only records for titles that have changed.
5. By default the Email Address field contains the default email address for the account. You can accept this address or enter a different address. (You may only enter one email address.)
6. Click Save Delivery Preferences.
7. An email message containing a URL and instructions on how to download your ProQuest MARC records set will be sent to the desired email address on the day requested.

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Requesting Past Updates

To request the delivery of past updates, follow these steps:

1. Make sure you are on the Collection Information, MARC Records page:

• Click the Collection Information tab, and make sure the MARC Records tab is selected.
• Or, select Get MARC records for ProQuest databases from the Quick Picks drop-down menu.

2. If you have access to multiple Accounts or clients, select the desired Account from the drop-down menu located above the tabs. (If there is only one client available, the Account is static text, rather than a pull-down).
3. In the Delivery Schedule section:
   • Set the Effective Date to the beginning of the period for which you want to recieve records.
   • Set the Deliver Every option to cover the date range desired.
     For example to get update records for the last six months you would enter the date from six months ago as the effective date and select 6 months for the delivery period.
4. In the Record Set Options area, select what type of update records you want. This lets you request a complete up-to-date record set for your account or only records for titles that have changed.
5. By default the Email Address field contains the default email address for the account. You can accept this address or enter a different address. (You may only enter one email address.)
6. Click Save Delivery Preferences.
7. An email message containing a URL and instructions on how to download your ProQuest MARC records set will be sent to the desired email address.

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Delivery Schedule

Lets you control the starting date and frequency of the updates:

• Effective Date
  Select the month and year to define the starting period for updates. This date is used to determine when updates will start being created. Normally you would insert the current date into this field.
• Deliver every
  Select how often you would like to have the update files delivered. You can select from as often as once a month to once a year (once every 12 months).
  Then, click the select button before the options below to control when you want the update notifiication delivered. The first option lets you have the update notification delivered on a certain day of the month (such as the 15th of each month). The second option lets you have the update notification delivered on a specific weekday, weekend, or day of the week each month (such as the second Tuesday).

Record Set Options

Select the type of update records you want. This lets you request a complete up-to-date record set for your account or only records for titles that have changed.

Base URL(optional)

This entry is optional. If your organization uses a URL prefix for its proxy server, enter the Base URL here.

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