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RELAIS Programs for delivering UofC Sirsi Unicorn Holdings to RELAIS software SAMPLE ouputs

Relais specs specified that the following 4 tags were required:
- Location in a field called 9
- Call number in a field called 11
- Availability in a field called 14
- Summary Holdings in a field called 17
Basically, catalogdump is used to output the required record's holding information which is found in the 852/866 tags for serials and in the 999 tags for monographs (one 999 tag is output for each copy record).
The requestor provides the record's 001 tag to the program. The program does a search of the KUNI database with the 001 ion order to output the ckey. If the 001 is NOT found in the KUNI database (highly unlikely) or is NOT UNIQUE, more than one ckey is retrieved, then an error message is generated and NO HOLDINGS are delivered. For example:
```
http://neter.lib.ucalgary.ca/uhtbin/relais?0134897331+001

<OPAC>
<Hold>
<9></9>
<11></11>
<14></14>
<17>ERROR: alert Lending Library, 001 not found to match ANY record.</17>
</Hold>
</OPAC>
```
If an 852 is detected by the program, it goes into a serial loop otherwise the monograph loop is executed.
For Monographs, for each non-shadow location (current copy the program is dealing with) copy, the program reports out
- the home location in field 9
- the call number from 999|w along with the copy no. from 999|c in field 11
- the current location is displayed in field 14
- item type from 999|t, current location from 999|k if it exists or home location from 999|l in field 17
- NOTE: if the LAST copy in the catalogdump'ed record is a shadow location copy, it will be reported out.
For Serials, for each non-shadow location holdings record, the program reports out:
- Field 9 has the location from 852|c unless this is blank or UCALGARY, then try to use 866|e 886|d where the loaded current/backset locations are. If all are blank it prints UCALGARY-no specific location.
- Field 11 has the 852|k|h|i|m|j if any blank, they are not printed, if all are blank then 866|b|c for the loaded call number fields.
  - 852|h is classification part
  - 852|i is item part
  - 852|k is prefix
  - 852|m is suffix
  - 852|j is shelving control number
- Field 14 will report out the location as in field 9 unless "STAFF USE ONLY" is found, then this is reported. ᝾>STAFF-USE</14>
  - 852|c is not blank or UCALGARY and it has REF or STAFF USE ONLY in 852|f|g|z or 866|a
  - if the 852|c was blank or UCALGARY and the 866|d or |e is used for location, then if |d has "REF" in it the program prints: BACKSETS-UNAVAILABLE FOR LOAN. If |e has "REF" in it then the program prints: CURRENT-UNAVAILABLE FOR LOAN. If both |e and |d have "REF" in them the program prints: BACKSETS AND CURRENT-UNAVAILABLE FOR LOAN.
- Field 17 prints information as in: 852|f|g|z[866|a]. Code translations for 852|f where there is a 2 or 3 letter, number comination is as follows:
  - l = Latest
  - p = Previous
  - 1-9 is untranslated
  - m = Month(s)
  - w = Week(s)
  - y = Year(s)
  - e = Edition(s)
  - i = Issue(s)
  - s = Supplement(s)
  - within the actual record the program receives, the 852|f can look like: li or p9y etc. This has to be converted to readable form for Relais.
- NOTE: when an 852 tag is not matched to a following 866 tag (two consecutive 852s are in the record) then field 17 prints just 852|f|g|z information and if all of these note areas are blank, the text in the field is given as: ERROR: No Holdings Specified in record.
For serials the program uses 852 and 866 tags only and ignores 863, 853 and other 8XX tags (although 842 is saved in a variable for now).

Sample Serial record and relais output

Record in Unicorn Display:

                 key: 001 :  4006234                                     
               Title: 245 :  Maclean's.                                
HOLDINGS--                                                                
            Location: 852 :  3LT-MFILM -- AP5 .M3 
         LIBRARY HAS: 866 :  V.21,NO.5-6,1911; V.22,1911- 
HOLDINGS--
            Location: 852 :  BINDERY -- AP5 .M3 
         LIBRARY HAS: 866 :  CURRENT THREE MONTHS ONLY. 
HOLDINGS--
            Location: 852 :  BLT -- AP5 .M3  -- Note:Current issues only 
            Location: 852 :  ZBLB-PAM -- AP5 .M3 
         LIBRARY HAS: 866 :  V.56,1943; V.58-59,1945-1946; V.68,1955;    
                                V.70-74,1957-1961; V.76-77,1963-1964;  
                                V.79-92,1966-1980;  (V.94-95,1981-1982);  
                                V.96,1983-        

   Detailed holdings: 863 :  v.110:no.26 (1997:July 1) - v.110:no.52     
                                (1997/1998), v.111:no.2 (1998:Jan. 12) -  
                                v.111:no.51 (1998:Dec. 21), v.112:no.2    
                                (1999:Jan. 11) - v.112:no.52 (2000:Jan. 1),  
                                v.113:no.2 (2000:Jan. 10) - v.113:no.52,  
                                v.114:no.2 (2001:Jan. 8) - v.114:no.53  
                                (2001/02:Dec./Jan. 31/7), v.115:no.2  
                                (2002:Jan. 14) - v.115:no.26 (2002:July 1),  
                                v.115:no.28 (2002:July 15) - v.116:no.20  
                                (2003:May 19) 
HOLDINGS--
            Location: 852 :  SPCO-12LT -- AP5 .M3 
         LIBRARY HAS: 866 :  V.37,NO.17,1924; V.47,NO.8-10,1934. 

    CALL NUMBER                                COPY MATERIAL   LOCATION   
   1) AP5 .M3                                     1 PERIODICAL ZBLB-PAM      
   2) AP5 .M3                                     1 PERIODICAL 3LT-MFILM  
   3) AP5 .M3                                     1 PERIODICAL BINDERY   
   4) AP5 .M3                                     1 PERIODICAL BLT       
   5) AP5 .M3                                     1 PERIODICAL SPCO-12LT

Here is the Relais holding program being called for this record and the output:


http://neter.lib.ucalgary.ca/uhtbin/relais?4006234+001


<OPAC>
<Hold>
<9>BLT</9>
<11>AP5 .M3</11>
<14>BLT</14>
<17>NOTE: Current issues only</17>
</Hold>
<Hold>
<9>ZBLB-PAM</9>
<11>AP5 .M3</11>
<14>ZBLB-PAM</14>
<17>V.56,1943; V.58-59,1945-1946; V.68,1955; V.70-74,1957-1961; V.76-77,1963-1964; V.79-92,1966-1980;  (V.94-95,1981-1982); V.96,1983-</17>
</Hold>
<Hold>
<9>BINDERY</9>
<11>AP5 .M3</11>
<14>BINDERY</14>
<17>CURRENT THREE MONTHS ONLY.</17>
</Hold>
<Hold>
<9>3LT-MFILM</9>
<11>AP5 .M3</11>
<14>3LT-MFILM</14>
<17>V.21,NO.5-6,1911; V.22,1911-</17>
</Hold>
<Hold>
<9>SPCO-12LT</9>
<11>AP5 .M3</11>
<14>SPCO-12LT</14>
<17>V.37,NO.17,1924; V.47,NO.8-10,1934.</17>
</Hold>
</OPAC>

Sample Monograph record and relais output

Record in Unicorn Display:


                 key: 001 :  i0683306375  
               Title: 245 :  Pediatrics / editor, Paul H. Dworkin. 


    CALL NUMBER                                COPY MATERIAL   LOCATION
   1) WS18 .P423 2000                             1 2HOUR      MED-RES   
                                                  2 2WEEK      due:5/28/2003

Here is the Relais holding program being called for this record and the output:


http://neter.lib.ucalgary.ca/uhtbin/relais?i0683306375+001

<OPAC>
<Hold>
<9>MED-RES</9>
<11>WS18 .P423 2000 copy no:1</11>
<14>MED-RES</14>
<17>2HOUR item type, with current location: MED-RES</17>
</Hold>
<Hold>
<9>MEDICAL</9>
<11>WS18 .P423 2000 copy no:2</11>
<14>CHECKEDOUT</14>
<17>2WEEK item type, with current location: CHECKEDOUT</17>
</Hold>
</OPAC>

Sample of program's response when a record has no copies or holdings:

Record in Unicorn Display:

                 key: 001 :  i0618193146                                       
               Title: 245 :  Classroom teaching skills CANCELLED-2003 / James  
                      M. Cooper, general editor ; Susan R. Goldman ... [et  
                      al.]. 


    CALL NUMBER                                COPY MATERIAL   LOCATION
   1) XX(1550250.1)                            NONE

Here is the Relais holding program being called for this record and the output:


http://neter.lib.ucalgary.ca/uhtbin/relais?i0618193146+001

<OPAC>
<Hold>
<9></9>
<11></11>
<14>UNAVAILABLE</14>
<17>RECORD HAS NO COPIES AND/OR NO HOLDINGS RECORDS</17>
</Hold>
</OPAC>

Other sample 001's to see how program works:

Record with UCALGARY in the 852|c so the locations are pulled from the 866 loaded subfieldsof |d and |e.
- Unicorn record view
- Relais holdings program output.
Record with UCALGARY in the 852|c so the locations are pulled from the 866 loaded subfieldsof |d and |e. STAFF USE ONLY example too.
- Unicorn record view
- Relais holdings program output.
Record with repeat of information in the 852|f and 866|a both reported out in field 17.
- Unicorn record view
- Relais holdings program output.
Monograph record with the final copy being a shadow location which is reported out.
- Unicorn record view
- Relais holdings program output.
Record with the 001 tag that is NOT unique in the database. ERROR reported out in field 17.
Record with the 001 tag that is NOT equal to it's flex key. Program finds it with a seltext call.
- Unicorn record view
- Relais holdings program output.
Serials and shadow locations in 852|c will not print that holdings record unless it is the last one or only one associated with the record. This will be rare since C.Baker said that cataloguer procedures are to leave the 852|c at the original location and move the actual copies to the shadow location.

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