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FAQs
How do I identify and unlink personal copy course reserves from the Network Zone (NZ)?
Answer
To Unlink a Set of Records
Perform an advanced repository search: Physical Titles > Holdings: Permanent Physical Location> = [course course reserves location(s) AND Title > Is Linked> = Yes
Click Search
Click Save Query from the repository search results
The Set Details screen opens
Set Name: [Name the set - Mandatory]
Description: [Optional]
Private: [Change to No is being shared]
Active: Yes
Click Save
Go to Admin > Manage Sets
Click Results from the set's ellipses
Review the set to make sure it contains only personal copies and that none of the titles belong to the library's collection
If the set is a mix of personal copies and permanent copies, either manually remove the permanent copies from the results list, or export the set of records to Excel to edit and create an itemized set of the new list
Unlink Records Using a Job:
Go to Admin > Run a Job
Search for the "Unlink a set of records from the Network" job
Click on the radio button next to the "Unlink a set of records from the Network" job and click Next
Click on the radio button next to the course reserve set to be unlinked and click Next
Review the set parameters
Click Submit
To Individually Unlink a Record from the NZ
Open the Course Reserve Title to be unlinked in the MD Editor
Click Record Actions > Copy to Catalog
The 4-digits at the end of the MMS ID will change from 4801 to the library's 4-digit identifier
Local icon will display instead of the NZ icon
Click Save > Save and Release Record
If the personal copies have no other holding libraries in the NZ, you are welcome to submit a ticket to SLS to ask to have them removed, or they'll be caught and removed during regular NZ maintenance