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Using Find and Replace Using Find and Replace

M5 allows you to do global or partial changes to the database records.

1. Click the Cataloging Tools in the catalog tab, click the Find and Replace tab.
2. At the top, choose the Database and the Table (bibliographic, patron, or bib-holding), and check to Save
undo information.
3. In the search form on the left side enter the required information to search for records to be changed.

Tip: To create a more specific search,
enter MARC field and subfield codes
(e.g. 852#k) in the small empty boxes
next to the dropdown menus of the
search form. Then enter the search
criteria in the box below as usual.
Information in the small box overrides
and ignores the dropdown menu.

4. On the bottom you will see the search results as a list of titles and authors. Navigate through the pages of
the list with the arrows at the top. To see more information about an individual record, click the Details link on
that line.
5. Select individual records by clicking in the checkbox for each, or click on the Select All link at the bottom. At
this point you can delete and/or purge selected records by clicking on the appropriate links at the bottom of the
pane. For other changes, click Next.

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