How to add a book manually

 
 
Login to M5
  • Go to circulation
  • Select “status” from the column on the left
  • In the “item” box, click on the down arrow next to “select action” and choose “create new bibliographic record”.
  • Fill in the fields needed (enter “This is a Test” in the “title” field)
  • Enter a barcode if you wish to loan the item (enter 1234 in the barcode field)
  • At the bottom of the page, select the group the item will belong to by clicking on the down arrow and choosing one of the available options.
  • If additional fields are needed, go to the top of the page and select “use advanced editor”
  • Once in the advanced editor, fill in the field you wish add and click on “insert field” (enter 995)
  • In the subfield page, either fill the checkbox or enter the subfield desired and click “ok”. (select subfield “a”)
  • You will be taken to the field that has been added.
  • Once done entering all the information needed, click on “save” either at the top or bottom of the page.
 
  • Now you can search for the new item
  • Click on the title for the item
  • The record will show the holding on the top and the item details on the bottom.
  • If you wish to add another holding, click on the “add holding” button
  • Fill in the fields needed. (fill in 1235 in “barcode”)
  • Select the group the holding will belong to (select “reference collection”)
  • Finally, click save
  • Now the new holding shows up in the top part of the record. In the record details, you can see the amount of holdings as well as how many are available for the item.