Sierra fields

See the Access Statuses page for an overview of the access and ordering status options.

See Sierra Access Status + Conditions for the correct combinations.

STATUS field (88) : access status

In Sierra, the access status is denoted by the Status field in the item record.

The one exception to this is the Restricted access status. For reasons to do with how material is ordered and placed on hold, the restricted access status is required to be denoted by the Opacmsg field.

Access Status
Status field 88 (label | code)
Acceptable Opacmsg partners

Open / open with advisory

available | -

online request | f

by appointment | a

Restricted

available | -

restricted | c

by appointment | a

Permission required

permission required | y

by approval | p

by appointment | a

Safeguarded Access

safeguarded | g

by approval | p

Closed

closed | h

unavailable | u

Data issues

data issues | j

[keep existing opacmsg]

Missing

missing | m

[keep existing opacmsg]

Withdrawn

withdrawn | x

unavailable | u

Of the codes listed above, the following suppress online ordering:

  • permission required | y

  • safeguarded | g

  • closed | h

See Missing & Withdrawn Items for more details about the Data issues, Missing and Withdrawn access statuses


Opacmsg field : ordering status

The ordering status is denoted by the Opacmsg field in the item record.

Ordering Status
Opacmsg field (label | code)
Acceptable Status partners

Online request

online request | f

available | -

manual request | n

available | -

Restricted

restricted | c

available | -

By appointment

by appointment | a

available | -

permission required | y

By approval

by approval | p

permission required | y

safeguarded | g

Unavailable

unavailable | u

closed | h

withdrawn | x

Of the codes listed above, the following suppress online ordering:

  • manual request | n

  • by appointment | a

  • by approval | p

  • unavailable | u

Items that are temporarily unavailable because they are being digitised will have the Opacmsg @ digitisation | b

Items that are temporarily unavailable because they are on exhibition are dealt with differently. See Temporary changes to the access status


DisplayNote and 506 : access conditions

To set out the conditions under which access is available, or the reasons why access cannot be provided. Also to provide public information about previous closures or restrictions.

Rules

  • The default assumption is that material is open and orderable online. In this instance a statement is not required, unless there are additional considerations (see 3.2.X: Access Conditions)

  • For all other access and ordering statuses, an access conditions statement must be provided. This is recorded in either the 506 field (bib record) or DisplayNote (item record), depending on the status.

Access status
Field to use

Open

506 0_ (if required)

Open with advisory

506 0_ (if required)

Restricted

506 1_

Permission required

506 1_

Safeguarded

506 1_

Closed

506 1_

Ordering status
Field to use

Manual request

DisplayNote

By appointment

1_

By approval

Unavailable


520 4_ : content advisory notices

Content advisory notices


901 : documenting decisions

See 3.1.5 Documenting decisions for more information.

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