What I have done is to create basic XML from the CDS-ISIS database (you might be able to do this as a simple XML dump from ISIS) and from there convert to MARC-XML. Once you are done with this, you can use MarcEdit to create the ISO file and finally from this, you can load into Koha. Another tool is USEMARCON from the British library, which I also used, but it converts to UKMARC and not MARC21. A bit of tweaking is necessary. James Weinheimer j.weinheimer@aur.edu Director of Library and Information Services The American University of Rome via Pietro Roselli, 4 00153 Rome, Italy voice- 011 39 06 58330919 ext. 327 fax-011 39 06 58330992
-----Original Message----- From: koha-bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz [mailto:koha- bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of Wojciech Zatorski Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 3:18 PM To: koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: Re: [Koha] A hint for tutorials
Hello Rafael,
Tuesday, October 31, 2006, 8:00:04 PM, you wrote:
RC> Hello, RC> Im trying to import a CDS/ISIS data base to koha by first converting RC> it to MARC format. The tutorials in the kohadocs do not apply to my RC> case or i cant make them work properly. RC> I think im lacking documentation, specially about the structure of a RC> MARC ISO file VS the structure of a CDS/ISIS ISO file. RC> Does anyone have links that can help me? RC> Thanks in advance,
try to convert to MARC XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"> <record> <leader>01142nam a2200301 a 4500</leader> <controlfield tag="001">1</controlfield>
<controlfield tag="005">1999-05-07</controlfield>
<datafield tag="020" ind1="" ind2=""> <subfield code="a">9282654567</subfield> </datafield>
</record> </collection>
and next convert to iso by xml2marc or import by MARC XML to Koha.
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