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Re: [Koha] Migrating from ISIS to Koha
by Adalid Ortiz 12 Mar '04

12 Mar '04

phpMylibrary (http://phpmylibrary.sourceforge.net) has a program utility to convert ISIS to MARC I'm in the process to test but, first, i'will have to make some little changes to my ISIS database. It's important to make any changes in ISIS before convert to MARC compatible file. About phpmylibrary. This is another ILS and was designed for ISIS users in mind. The system can load and convert ISIS records online and include a utility to convert ISIS record to marc format and then, using another utility, load them in a SQL database. I tested this ILS and support MARC records directly in the cataloger area. Saludos, LIC. FELIPE ADALID ORTIZ ANZALDO Area de Medios Electrónicos Biblioteca Loyola http://www.loyola.tij.uia.mx UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA TIJUANA Ave. Centro Universitario 2501 Playas de Tijuana Tijuana, B.C., México 22200 Tel. 664 630-1577 Ext. 623 Fax 664 630-1591 eMail adalid(a)tij.uia.mx "No sobreviven los más fuertes, ni los más inteligentes, sino aquellos que tienen una mayor capacidad para adaptarse a los cambios." --Charles Darwin--> >Subject: [Koha] Migrating from ISIS to Koha > From: "Baiju M" <baijum81(a)lycos.com> > Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 06:21:13 -0500 > To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > >Hi, > I am helping a librarian for converting his CDS/ISIS Data to Koha. Have anyone experiance >with this kind of convertion? Any easy tools >available for convertion? > >I started studying perl and MARC module. > >The migration guide posted to this list was very helpful. > >With thank and regards, >Baiju M >Punnasserikandi, >Kizhuparamba P.O >Areecode - 673639 >Malappuram >Kerala, India > > > >____________________________________________________________ >Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages >http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.as… >_______________________________________________ >Koha mailing list >Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz >http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha

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library of poetry audio recordings
by michael＠wellnessrendezvous.com 12 Mar '04

12 Mar '04

I've got a business which records poems spoke by children and their grandparents. I need a library-type online application so that users can find their recordings and the recordings of others. Is Koha a good choice for my requirements? Is it overkill? Is there a better choice for my purposes? Thanks, Michael Johnson www.wellnessrendezvous.com

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RE: [Koha] library of poetry audio recordings
by Croson, John 12 Mar '04

12 Mar '04

Try using Greenstone. They have great examples of this use on their website, www.greenstone.org. A direct link to audio cataloging is here: http://www.aladin.wrlc.org/gsdl/collect/grant/grant.shtml. John Croson Technology Operations Manager Wustum Museum Racine Art Museum 441 Main Street Racine, WI 53403 262-638-8300 ext. 104 fax 262-898-1045 >-----Original Message----- >From: michael(a)wellnessrendezvous.com >[mailto:michael@wellnessrendezvous.com] >Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 9:55 AM >To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz >Subject: [Koha] library of poetry audio recordings > > >I've got a business which records poems spoke by children and their >grandparents. > >I need a library-type online application so that users can find their >recordings and the recordings of others. > >Is Koha a good choice for my requirements? Is it overkill? Is there a >better choice for my purposes? > >Thanks, >Michael Johnson >www.wellnessrendezvous.com > > >_______________________________________________ >Koha mailing list >Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz >http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha >

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Re: [Koha] Re: FILMS
by baljkas＠mts.net 11 Mar '04

11 Mar '04

Wednesday, March 10, 2004 20:10 CST Hi, Max! Just a note of thanks for the forward. It does sound like e-Library would be a good product. And boy did what Ashley said on control of back-ups ring true!! If your library does go forward with e-Library and it weren't too much trouble to you, I'd be curious to know the cost factors. Back in 1997-1998 I did a pro bono consult on automating for a local NPO so I am always interested to know what it all comes down to in brass tacks, after the fun of the different bells and whistles. I don't know if it would be of any interest to you for your situation, but I am currently checking out another free system called Emilda (out of Finland), which, although I've been told there are some MARC issues (viz. what it is actually doing with MARC - MARC is very dear to my heart as a cataloguing technician), seems interesting. Originally, I'd been told it was Windows-based and wouldn't require me to find a host for a linux based system as does Koha. That's not true though. Also, I'd have to learn XML that is closer to HTML than Linux is to Windows. All that said though, I am pretty sure I'll still be going forward with Koha once they have achieved LC-call number compatability. If you do want to check out Emilda, though, you can surf to: URL <http://www.realnode.fi/index.php?location=eng/projects/emilda/introduction> with more details off of URL <http://www.realnode.fi/index.php?location=eng/projects/emilda/about/why_cho…> I will be sending a note to Pamela Cibbarelli on the weekend so that she can follow up on e-Library for the next edition of her Directory. It certainly sounds worthy of her consideration and is well within her scope. Hopefully, she is already aware of Koha. If not, she will be! ; -) Thank you for bringing up such an interesting new thread and enlightening us all. : -) Cheers, Steven F. Baljkas library tech at large Koha neophyte Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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Data being stored in incorrect fields
by Michael Watson 11 Mar '04

11 Mar '04

Greetings, I have just begun experimenting with Koha (version 2.0.0RC4.) I'm hoping to do a poster session on it at the next South Central Chapter/Medical Library Association in October. I've encountered something odd. It may be that I'm simply entering data incorrectly, or perhaps I missed some detail of configuration. I've entered data for one new biblio. What I am finding is that most of the data I enter seems to be getting stored in the wrong field. * LCCN is appropriately stored as 010 * ISBN is appropriately stored as 020 * However, Year of publication (260) is being stored as title (245) * Main Entry--Personal Name (100 | a) is being stored as 100 | d, "dates associated with a name" * 245 (title statement) is being stored as 100 | c "Titles and other words associated with a name" * 650 "Subject added entry" is being stored as 260 | c "publication, distribution etc." I didn't spot any description of this sort of problem in the list archives, but maybe I'm missing something. Is this a known problem? Or can anyone suggest what I might be doing wrong? Many thanks, Mike Watson thornswabbler(a)earthlink.net (a librarian, but not a cataloger!)

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Re: FILMS
by Max Stam 11 Mar '04

11 Mar '04

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Re: RE: [Koha] FILMS
by baljkas＠mts.net 11 Mar '04

11 Mar '04

Wednesday, March 10, 2004 17:35 CST Hi, John, I found some info for Max - using Google - and responded within 24 hours of his posting. Sorry all. I thought I hit Reply All so the listserv would have the info, too. In any case, it's been renamed. Formerly FILMS, an ILS product created by Australian firm Functional Solutions, is now called e-Library. Their site is URL <http://www.librarysolutions.com.au/> The only major concern I had at the time I responded to Max was that they don't actually claim to be fully MARC compliant and that should be a major concern when considering ANY integrated library system. It might not seem like a problem now, if it does handle importing records from a Z39.50 search. The problems can arrive later, though, if one wants to migrate and one can't export the records one has into a newer system which requires MARC. This has happened to many unsuspecting library clients. Be aware. Be careful in listening to vendors' claims and promises. It would be good if someone (hint, hint, Max) would like to follow up and find out if they are really MARC compliant. I would be surprised, because, despite their online claims of more than a decade presence, they are not included in Cibbarelli's Directory of Library Automation Software, Systems, and Services (which includes many smaller and less well known ILS and other library automation products and services). Anyway, John, you should be able to find them now and follow up on it to whatever extent you like. Cheers, Steven F. Baljkas library tech at large Koha neophyte Winnipeg, MB, Canada > From: "Croson, John" <JCroson(a)ramart.org> > Date: 2004/03/03 Wed AM 08:07:05 CST > To: <koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz> > Subject: RE: [Koha] FILMS > > I wouldn't mind finding out more about FILMS, but my argument would be, try to Google for it. I can't find any web page specific to FILMS... > > John Croson > Technology Operations Manager > Wustum Museum > Racine Art Museum > 441 Main Street > Racine, WI 53403 > 262-638-8300 ext. 104 > fax 262-898-1045 > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Max Stam [mailto:mstam@gsg.wa.edu.au] > >Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 7:24 PM > >To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > >Subject: [Koha] FILMS > > > > > >Gidday All > >Our Librarian is looking for a new system. I've shown her koha but she > >is leaning towards FILMS (Functional Integrated Library Management > >System) We don't have any Microsoft servers (and I don't really want > >them either). > >Is anyone familar enough with both to give me a good argument for koha > >and against FILMS? > >Thanks > >Max > >_______________________________________________ > >Koha mailing list > >Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > >http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha

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Really basic Koha question
by Michael Watson 09 Mar '04

09 Mar '04

Hi, On Koha 2.0.0RC4, is it possible to put in a MARC 110? I only see MARC 100 when I create an empty biblio. I don't see any mention of this in the manual. Am I missing something? Thanks, Mike Watson thornswabbler(a)earthlink.net

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Dave Graber is out of the office.
by Dave Graber/LI/AD/WSC 08 Mar '04

08 Mar '04

I will be out of the office starting 03/05/2004 and will not return until 03/15/2004.

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Koha Installation Guide and Koha at a Glance
by Joshua Ferraro 07 Mar '04

07 Mar '04

Hi everyone, I've been working on a Koha installation guide which is finally useable--though I have several expansions planned. For now I've limited the scope of the guide to installing Koha on Debian woody kernel 2.4, though eventually I would like to expand that scope. You can find a PDF version of the guide here: http://www.kados.org/LibraryScience/installing_koha_on_debian.pdf If you want other formats (but not very pretty ones) you can find them listed at http://www.kados.org/LibraryScience/installing_koha.html Also listed on that page is my Koha at a Glance guide that I used recently at a Koha workshop hosted by NPL. Hope these documents are useful. Please forward any comments, suggestions, typos, etc. Joshua Ferraro

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