<mods:mods version="3.3" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-3.xsd" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><mods:titleInfo><mods:title>Patron Purge: Step by Step</mods:title></mods:titleInfo><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">Lydia</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Pettis</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:abstract>This presentation will identify issues to be considered when running the patron purge, explain the difference between the test and production modes, and illustrate how to use the audit file created by the purge job to clean up records that trigger exceptions. A brief description of the xml files will be provided. Cornell University is actively using the patron purge to clean up their patron database before migrating to a new LMS.</mods:abstract><mods:classification authority="lcc">Voyager</mods:classification><mods:originInfo><mods:dateIssued encoding="iso8601">2014-04-29</mods:dateIssued></mods:originInfo><mods:genre>Conference or Workshop Item</mods:genre></mods:mods>