[aisle] Find records to merge in Destiny

[Meyer, Gail]

I’ve been working on this in my spare time. I couldn’t find an easy way… so I searched keyword “fiction” and sorted by title, then added all the duplicates to a resource list called ‘Duplicates.” Then I did the same with another common word (I think it was “The”).

I ended up with just over 1,000 records on the list, so about 500 titles with duplicates. I sort the resource list by title so the duplicates show up next to each other and when I have spare time (HA) go through and evaluate them.  I’m down to about 650 records to look at.

Maybe it’s not finding everything, but it sure found a lot!

Gail Meyer, Librarian
TF South High School, Lansing, IL
gmeyer at tfd215.org<mailto:gmeyer at tfd215.org>
708.585.2197
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Subject: [aisle] Find records to merge in Destiny

Hive mind--
Is there any way to find duplicate titles that need to be merged?  Or do you simply merge when you notice them?  I have seen a couple lately and would just like to clean up my records in Destiny.  If there is a way to merge records certainly there should be a way to FIND them!  But I am having no luck.
Thanks,
Connie

Connie Workman
Library Media Specialist
West Lafayette Intermediate School
1838 N. Salisbury
West Lafayette, IN  47906
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