Please quit using print records (or old combo print-electronic records) in the CZ to represent serials in electronic format
My understanding is that the CZ records are to represent electronic formats, but most of them seem to be records for the corresponding print title. ISSNs are either wrong (print, where it should be electronic) or the record has both the print and electronic ISSNs in the $a subfield. The OCLC# is usually that for the print record.
All of this causes problems with matching and dedupping when attempting to import and/or order actual print copies.
Please go to electronic only records for the CZ.
Hello all,
Following extensive analysis and discussions with the CZ Management Group and some internal developments, we are glad to announce that starting in the Alma January 2020 release, the Community Zone will begin to process conversions of CONSER records from print to electronic.
For more information please see the following CKC article:
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Content_Corner/Knowledge_Articles/Community_Zone_CONSER_record_conversions_(January_-_March_2020
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Tracey Middleton commented
Any timescale yet on improvements for for electronic serial records? This has been planned since 2017.
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Betsy R. commented
My understanding is that the CZ records are to represent electronic formats, but most of them seem to be records for the corresponding print title. ISSNs are either wrong (print, where it should be electronic) or the record has both the print and electronic ISSNs in the $a subfield. The OCLC# is usually that for the print record.
All of this causes problems with matching and dedupping when attempting to import and/or order actual print copies.
Please go to electronic only records for the CZ.