MARC Record Feedback Error Information
MARC records submitted by libraries for the Locator are evaluated for compliance to the Locator MARC Record Standards. Only records meeting the standards are loaded into the Locator.
Iowa librarians often like to know how many records from a batch were accepted for inclusion in the Locator. They also like to know which records weren't accepted and the reason they were rejected. The Locator now has a MARC record feedback system that identifies records and gives the reason why they weren't accepted.
This system offers the option of receiving an e-mail report on the records submitted for inclusion in the Locator. The report includes:
- the number of records loaded
- the number of records rejected
- detailed feedback for each rejected record
The feedback on the report is very similar to the messages that were provided through the Exception Lists in the past.
Error Messages Decoded
The following error messages appear on individual MARC records in the Feedback List. A cataloger can use these messages to understand, generally, the quality of MARC records submitted.
