New bibliographic record by cloning

This article is currently a draft.

TIND offers several ways to create a new bibliographic record in the catalog. This article covers creating a new record by copying an existing record using the "Clone record" function in the Record Editor.

Preliminary records for new acquisitions

In most cases, it is best to start from a Template. This reduces the chances that the new record will carry over incorrect or outdated hidden coding, or that key features will be missing. The exception is cloning from a newly-created preliminary record when other material in the batch is nearly identical (since there is no chance that legacy coding from Voyager will create difficulties).