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CAT ADMINISTRATION

Chapter 5. DOWNLOADING RECORDS

   

 


Managing the Download Cart

You can view the contents of the Download Cart for your account and delete any unwanted records prior to downloading the MARC records file.

To display the Download Cart:

  1. Select View Download Cart from the CAT Admin menu (see The CAT Admin Menu for details).
    • The View Download Cart screen displays. Records shown in the Download Cart are listed in the order in which they were added to the cart.

View Download Cart Screen

View Download Cart Screen

  1. Use the Record Type menu to select the type of records you wish to view; either All Records, BIB Record(s) or Authority Record(s).
    • The default selection is All Records.
  2. If desired, click a title link for a record in the Download Cart to view the MARC display for the associated record.
    • The MARC display for the selected bibliographic record opens.

MARC Record Display

MARC Record Display

To remove selected records from the Download Cart:

  1. Use the drop-down menu to select the type of records you wish to delete; either All Records, BIB Record(s) or Authority Record(s).
    • The default selection is All Records.
  2. Use the checkboxes to select the record(s) you wish to remove from the Download Cart.
    • A checkmark checkmark indicates the associated record is selected for removal from the cart.
    • An empty checkbox checkbox indicates the record is not selected for removal from the cart.
    • Clicking a checkbox repeatedly will toggle it on and off.
    • Click the Select all link to select the checkboxes for all records in the cart.
    • Click the Deselect all link to deselect the checkboxes for all records in the cart.
  3. Click the Remove Selected button to remove the selected records from the Download Cart.
    • A confirmation dialog displays the message “Are you sure you want to permanently remove the selected titles from the cart?”
  4. Click the OK button to remove the selected records from the Download Cart. (Click the Cancel button to retain the selected records in the Download Cart.).
    • The confirmation dialog closes, and the Download Cart screen refreshes with the selected records removed from the cart.

To remove all records from the Download Cart:

NOTE: Do not empty the Download Cart until the records in the cart have been downloaded. Once the records are deleted, you must reselect the records if you wish to restore them to the cart.

  1. Use the drop-down menu to select the type of records you wish to delete; either All Records, BIB Record(s) or Authority Record(s).
    • The default selection is All Records.
  2. Click the Empty the cart button to remove all records of the selected type from the cart.
    • A confirmation dialog displays the message “Are you sure you want to permanently remove ALL titles from the cart?”
  3. Click the OK button to remove all records from the Download Cart. (Click the Cancel button to cancel the deletion and retain the current records in the Download Cart.).
    • The confirmation dialog closes, and the Download Cart refreshes and displays the message “Download Cart is Currently Empty.”