Holdings Frequently Asked Questions


Holdings

Your libraries holdings can be changed through either the Libraries Australia Search website or through the Client application by using your cataloguing sign on.

Adding Holdings through Libraries Australia Search

You will need a cataloguing sign on to add, edit and delete holdings in Libraries Australia Search. If you do not have a cataloguing sign on please contact the Libraries Australia help desk.

  1. Login to Libraries Australia Search (http://librariesaustralia.nla.gov.au)
  2. Search for the record you want to add your holdings to.
  3. If multiple results are listed, click on the title of the result you wish to add the holdings to.
  4. In the Full View, click on the edit holdings buttonbutton .
  5. Add your holding to the Call Number field – you do not need to enter your NUC symbol in the NUC field. This is added automatically.
  6. Click on the save button

Note: When nothing happens when the edit holdings buttonbutton is clicked it may be that you may have a popup blocker installed on your browser.

To allow popups for Libraries Australia site:

Error messages

If you get an error message you may have a firewall that is blocking the pop up window from loading. Please advise your I.T. section that you need to have access to the server-

catclient.librariesaustralia.nla.gov.au

on port number-

80

Your proxy server may have a firewall, and your individual computer may also have a firewall if you are running Windows XP.

Records with no holdings attached

Records are loaded regularly to the ANBD from a variety of sources, eg national cataloguing agency records from Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, Vietnam and the United States etc. (For a more detailed list see: http://www.nla.gov.au/libraries/resource/nbd.html).

Australian libraries can then attach their holding statements to these records, thus reducing the amount of time they need to spend on original cataloguing. However some records may not have the holding of an Australian library added to the record, either because there is no copy of that item in Australia, or because an Australian library with a copy of that item, may not yet have added their holding to the record. It is not mandatory for ANBD records to have a holding statement.

Closure of or amalgamation of libraries and holdings

We can arrange a global deletion of your library's holdings, or if your library is amalgamating with another library, we can arrange a global transfer of your library's holdings to the other library.

There is no charge for this service. Please send an email to the Libraries Australia Helpdesk - describing your requirements and include the date of closure/amalgamation and your library's NUC symbol. If two or more libraries are amalgamating, include the NUC symbols for both libraries.

Deleting holdings

We can do a global deletion of holdings. You will need to e-mail the Libraries Australia Helpdesk - listing the records by ANBD number and include your library's NUC symbol. There is no charge for this service.

Need more help?

You can contact Libraries Australia Help Desk by phone, via email or through the forms of the Libraries Australia site:

http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/contactus.html