Glossary of Sirsi Commands
useful for Serial Control Records

Create Checkin
	This command creates a specific checkin record for an issue of a 
	serial 	(especially useful for irregular titles in which no 
	predictive pattern can be established)It is used if future checkin 
	records have not been generated with the CREATE CONTROL or 
	EDIT CONTROL command.  

Create Control
	This command allows you to create the serial control record based 
	on information found in the catalog and your input.  Detailed 
	control	records allow you to predict when issues should arrive at 
	the library and forms the basis for claiming through reports.  

Display 1 Checkin
	This command displays one or more checkin records and allows you to 
	see the whole history of issues expected and received by the 
	library. This is useful for checking a set of predictive records 
	that have been created through the serial control record.  

Display 1 Control
	This command displays brief information about a serials control 
	record.

Display 2 Control
	This command displays more detailed information about the serials
 	control record.  It allows you to see binding information, calendar
 	information and comments. 

Display 1 Item
	This command allows you to check how holdings information displays 
	to the public.

Display 2 Item
	This command allows you to see all of  the Serial Control ID or 
	ID’s for a title if not already known.   

Use to obtain Vendor ID 
	First, choose the correct library (Law, Medical, VuProcess). Touch
	the Order with cursor (Sirsi remembers it to the next command) and 	
	DISPLAY1 ORDER to see the Vendor ID for a particular title if 
	Vendor is not known. 

Display 1 Order
	Use to see the Vendor ID for a title if not already known. Use the 
	Order ID from DISPLAY 2 ITEM.  


Display 1 Vendor
	Use this command to find the Vendor ID when you know the name of 
	the Vendor for a particular title.  In order to claim, the Vendor 
	ID must be in the serial control record.  

Display 2 Vendor
	This command displays detailed information about a vendor which 
	includes addresses, commands and a list of all orders placed with 
	that vendor for that fiscal cycle.

Duplicate Control
	Only in --v. 8-- This command allows you to duplicate a serial 
	control	record.

Edit Checkin
	This command allows you to edit information on checkin records for 
	issues and copies expected, received, and claimed. 

Use for Supplements, Indexes, and Special Issues 
	If a checkin record has already been received, additional 
	information may be recorded on the checkin record using this 
	command to record receipt of supplements, indexes, or special 
	issues without automatically updating the holdings in the bib 
	record. (Holdings must be updated manually using EDIT ITEM). 

Edit Control
	This command allows you to edit a serials control record which 
	includes generating future checkin records.  You can also add 
	comments to the control record which will appear when you use 
	the RECEIVE ITEM command. When the pattern for a serial changes, 
	use this command to edit the control record.  

Edit Item
	This command allows you to edit holdings information in the 
	bibliographic record, specifically the 853, 863, 866, 867, and 
	868 fields for  patterns that require editing of the bib record 
	after each receipt.  

Receive Item
	This command allows you to checkin a copy or copies of a serial 
	issue. May also be used also for receiving occasional non-predicted 
	issues such as supplements, special issues, and indexes (holdings 
	must be manually updated using EDIT ITEM). 


Remove Checkin
	This command removes a single checkin record or a range of checkin 
	records beginning with a particular checkin number.  Use this 
	command when the pattern for a serial changes to remove checkins 
	from the old pattern.  

Remove Control
	This command removes a single control record and all associated 
	checkin records.  Removing checkin records that have already been 	
	received does not remove holdings information from the MARC record; 	
	therefore, use EDIT ITEM to remove unwanted holdings information 
	from the bib record.