Setting preferences in Voyager: Difference between revisions
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==Cataloging module==
==Cataloging module==
From the top menu bar, select Options > Preferences. Settings will vary depending on whether the cataloger works mainly with Vault materials or open stacks materials.
From the top menu bar, select Options > Preferences. '''General''' settings will vary depending on whether the cataloger works mainly with Vault materials or open stacks materials. Other settings are based on personal preference, except where specified below.


===Modern materials===
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*'''General''' tab
*'''General''' tab
**Holding/item default location: '''DeckB-Open stacks'''
**Modern materials
**Call number hierarchies: '''Modern-LC'''
***Holding/item default location: '''DeckB-Open stacks'''
**Bibliographic import/replace profile: '''Modern'''
***Call number hierarchies: '''Modern-LC'''
**Authority import/replace profile: '''LCNAF'''
***Bibliographic import/replace profile: '''Modern'''
***Authority import/replace profile: '''LCNAF'''
**Vault materials
***Holding/item default location: '''DeckC-Rare'''
***Call number hierarchies: '''Rare-Cage'''
***Bibliographic import/replace profile: '''Rare'''
***Authority import/replace profile: '''LCNAF'''
**Check boxes for "Delete records from work/import files..." if preferred
**Check boxes for "Delete records from work/import files..." if preferred
**Check box for "Add a subfield 'a' to a new field" if preferred (this will depend on what type of editing you do most frequently in Voyager)
**Check box for "Add a subfield 'a' to a new field" if preferred (this will depend on what type of editing you do most frequently in Voyager)
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*'''Mapping''' tab
*'''Mapping''' tab
**Local Import: '''MARC21 MARC-8 (non-Unicode)'''
**Local Import: '''MARC21 MARC-8 (non-Unicode)'''
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===Vault materials===
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Revision as of 14:45, 2 October 2015

Use the settings below to customize Voyager when getting started for the first time, or setting up Voyager on a new computer. These settings are based on the Voyager 8.2.2 interface, and are current as of July 2015.

Acquisitions module

Cataloging module

From the top menu bar, select Options > Preferences. General settings will vary depending on whether the cataloger works mainly with Vault materials or open stacks materials. Other settings are based on personal preference, except where specified below.

  • General tab
    • Modern materials
      • Holding/item default location: DeckB-Open stacks
      • Call number hierarchies: Modern-LC
      • Bibliographic import/replace profile: Modern
      • Authority import/replace profile: LCNAF
    • Vault materials
      • Holding/item default location: DeckC-Rare
      • Call number hierarchies: Rare-Cage
      • Bibliographic import/replace profile: Rare
      • Authority import/replace profile: LCNAF
    • Check boxes for "Delete records from work/import files..." if preferred
    • Check box for "Add a subfield 'a' to a new field" if preferred (this will depend on what type of editing you do most frequently in Voyager)
  • Validation tab
    • Cataloging formats: MARC21
    • Check box for "Bypass MARC validation"
  • Workflow tab
    • Boxes for "Automatic truncation for non-keyword searches" and "Check for duplicate item barcodes" should always be checked to ensure correct search results. Other boxes can be checked according to personal preference.
  • Item defaults tab
    • Item type: Open stacks
  • Folders/files tab
    • In Templates section, click the box marked with an ellipsis to open the Select Template dialog
      • Navigate to C:\Program Files\Voyager8\Catalog\Template (it will probably open straight to the Catalog folder)
      • Select the matching templates for Bib, Hldg, Auth respectively
    • In Work Files section, click the ellipsis box to open the Select Work File dialog
      • Navigate to I:\Connexion\LocalSaveFiles\[your initials] and select your .bib file
      • If your .bib file is not there, make sure you are looking in the correct drive and folder, then refer to the Connexion client settings
  • Mapping tab
    • Local Import: MARC21 MARC-8 (non-Unicode)

Circulation module