On Sep 15, 2015, at 11:48 AM, Zeno Tajoli <z.tajoli@cineca.it> wrote:
Hi
Next on the list is the catalog. L4U exports in MARC format which should be easy enough to import, however, during koha config, I had >to choose between UNIMARC or MARC21.
do you live in the USA and do you use this L4U: http://srbeducationsolutions.com/Library-Management.php ?
Canada and yes, that is the software.
If yes, 99% your marc export is MARC21, so select MARC21 on Koha setup.
Thanks, I reverted my test vm back prior to configuring koha and this time chose MARC21 and everything imported successfully (well, as lousy as the data is anyway, at least I can see how bad it really is now).
Quite often in USA you can do the equivalence marc = MARC21. It is not correct but ask to a librarian to have a complete answer. You can find an intro here: http://www.loc.gov/marc/umb/
If you want to be 100% sure open the export file with this editor, MarcEdit: http://marcedit.reeset.net/
If every record has a 008, you have MARC21 records.
Thanks very much for the tips! Cheers, Curtis
Bye Zeno Tajoli