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Working in Voyager -- Cataloging and Acquisitions

Original document prepared by Cornell University library staff. Used by permission and adapted by the ILCSO VISCom Training Task Force. Text from Endeavor's training materials was used in places.

Table of Contents

• Working in Voyager
  • Searching: Voyager Search Types Table
  • Creating and Updating records in Voyager
    • General instructions
    • Bibliographic records
    • Authority Records
    • Holdings Records
    • Item Records
    • Order records
    • Check-in records
    • Invoice and fund records

Working in Voyager

• Searching
• The PAC Task Force has prepared three documents explaining the searches used in the ILCSO version of WebVoyáge. The Search types table (either web version or Excel spreadsheet) lists staff client search options for the listed searches.
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  • Voyager Search Types Table Web Version
  • Voyager Search Types Table (Excel spreadsheet)
  • The narrative (Word doc) supplements the table
  • The Power Point slides offer a graphic outline

• Creating and Updating Records in Voyager
  • General Instructions
    • Basics of the Voyager Cataloging and Acquisitions Modules
    • Diacritics Chart for Voyager
    • Cataloging Keyboard Equivalents
  • Bibliographic Records
    • Creating Bibliographic Records
    • Editing Bibliographic Records
    • MARC 21 Concise Format for Bibliographic Data
    • USMARC Code List for Countries
    • USMARC Code List for Languages
    • USMARC Code List for Geographic Areas
    • USMARC Code List for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions
  • Authority Records
    • Authorities Searching
    • Authority Validation
    • MARC 21 Concise Format for Authority Data
  • Holdings Records
    • Creating and Updating Holdings Records
  • Item Records
    • Creating and Editing Item Records
• Order Records
  • Acquisitions Glossary for Voyager
  • Acquisitions Keyboard Equivalents
  • Searching for Purchase Orders
  • Creating Purchase Orders
    • Considerations for Multi-Part Orders
  • Receiving Materials and Invoices
  • Canceling Purchase Orders
• Serials and Check-in Records
  • Serials and Check-in Records
• Invoice and Fund Records
  • Characteristics of Voyager Fund Types
  • Workflow for Creating a Ledger and Funds