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Summary:  This procedure provides guidance to serials catalogers on the formulation of proper 982 MARC fields for the tracking of CONSER cataloging and maintenance statistics.

Overview

CONSER statistics must be input into Folio using a 982 field in the MARC SRS record, per the formula below

Records that have had a 982 added in Folio must also have an administrative note added to the Instance record to aid retrieval, reading: conserstats

On the Instance record:

• Actions / Edit instance
• Add administrative note
• Type: conserstats
• Save and close

Formula for 982 field

Initials (3 characters) + Category (8 characters) + Year & Month (YYYYMM) (do not include plus signs)

Categories

Records newly authenticated as CONSER use: ConsAuth

Maintenance of records already authenticated as CONSER use: ConsMain

Maintenance of non-CONSER records in the course of CONSER cataloging use: ConsNull

Examples

• Joshua creates a new original record and authenticates it as CONSER: 
  • jpbConsAuth201707
• Emily closes off a CONSER record for a serial that has ceased:
  • emsConsMain201708
• Loretta adds a 785 to a non-CONSER record for a serial that is an earlier title to the one that she has already authenticated as CONSER
  • lefConsNull201709

Reporting CONSER statistics

CONSER statistics are reported to the PCC Directory in April and October by replying to a survey that the PCC distributes in March and September to the CONSER listserv. More information is available from the PCC. Statistics are collected using Create Lists in Sierrafrom Folio and parsed in Excel, then input into the appropriate fiscal year in the PCC Directory.