Knox College Library Policies and Procedures
Knox College Library Policies and Procedures
1. Perform a Physical Titles search to locate the record.
2. Click Edit Record to open the bib in the MDE.
3. Get inventory with Ctrl+I, or go to View Related Data > View Inventory.
4. Click Edit to open the holdings record in the split-screen view.
5. Go to the Record Actions menu > Select Delete Record, and click Yes to confirm.
If the holding is the last holding on the record, you will be asked about deleting the bib record. Click Yes to confirm deletion if no other holdings are present. If the bib is linked in the NZ, and other libraries still have holdings, you will receive a message that the holdings was deleted.
6. The MDE should refresh with an empty workspace.
If the bib is linked to the NZ, and no other libraries have holdings, you will receive a message that the bib may not be deleted.
Go to the Record Actions menu > select Copy to Catalog. This breaks the link and copies the record contents to the IZ. Wait for the MDE to refresh, then go to the Record Actions menu > select Delete Record and click Yes to confirm.