Insignia Library system

From a File

1. 
   Click on “Cataloging” on the Navigator Toolbar
   
2. 
   Click on “Import Bibliographic MARC”
   
3. 
   Click on the icon to select the file path
   
4. 
   Browse for the file and click on “Open”
   
5. 
   Click on “Import”
   

From a Web Site

1. 
   Click on “Cataloging” on the Navigator Toolbar
   
2. 
   Click on “Import Bibliographic MARC”
   
3. 
   Using Internet Explorer, go to the web site that allows you to download MARC records
   
4. 
   On the web site, select the option that lets you save the MARC record
   
5. 
   Select the MARC code by pressing Ctrl + A; then press Ctrl + C to copy it to the Clipboard
   
6. 
   Change focus back to the Insignia Library System
   
7. 
   Click on “Import From Clipboard”
   

Below is an example of how you would import a bibliographic record from the Library of Congress: 1. Start Internet Explorer and go to http://www.loc.gov

2. 
   Select “Search Our Catalogs” and then choose “Basic Search”
   
3. 
   Set “Search Type” to “Title”, then under “Search Text” enter “Physics” (without quotation marks)
   
4. 
   Press “Begin Search”
   
5. 
   Click the hyperlinked title of any returned items for a brief outline of the record (e.g. my search returned
   

“Acta ciencia Indica. Physics”)

2. 
   Click on either “Full Record” to see the entire record or “MARC Tags” to view the MARC layout
   
3. 
   If you are satisfied with this record and want to import it into the Insignia Library System, go down the page and click on “MARC Format (ONLY Save)”
   
4. 
   Click on “Print or Save Search Results”
   
5. 
   A window will open with a single line of text across the top. Press Ctrl+A to highlight it and then Ctrl+C to save a copy to the clipboard
   
6. 
   Go back to Insignia Library System
   
7. 
   Click on “Import From Clipboard”
   
8. 
   Click on “Save”
   
9. 
   If the record already exists in your system you will be asked if you want to save, skip or create a new record. Creating a new record will not add an additional copy to the record in your system; they will both be treated as separate entries