And furthermore, though this isn't the problem you're facing, "LC isn't a great resource to be doing batch searching. LC enforces limits to number of queries per minute and records per session. If you are doing concurrent queries, you'll hit the limits and results may vary as a result." (Terry Reese, on the MarcEdit list.) Now I'm going to have to find another primary source of records for my Koha/MarcEdit demos. Fred King, MSLS, AHIP Medical Librarian, MedStar Washington Hospital Center fred.king@medstar.net 202-877-6670 ORCID 0000-0001-5266-0279 MedStar Authors Catalog: http://medstarauthors.org A lot of people cry when they cut an onion. The trick is not to form an emotional bond. --Trad -----Original Message----- From: Koha <koha-bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz> On Behalf Of Bruce A. Metcalf Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2022 12:55 PM To: koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Koha] Very, very beginner question: Followup **ATTENTION: This email originated from outside the MedStar Health network. ** DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. C.S. Hayward wrote:
Having added a first test item, I thought I would try to add to the catalog the dozen or so books that happened to be on a desk on the library.
I tried to search by ISBN, and the next two books were at least technically findable on Amazon by ISBN, but did not come up in the Z39.50/SRU search.
I am curious as to which Z39.50 resources you are using. LC does not contain all books. Indeed, I find I need to use five primary Z39.50s to cover most books I catalog, with another 35 held in reserve for the very rare. I would expect to see most books on Amazon represented in LC, but they skip many foreign publishers. Oxford is my primary backup. Regards, / Bruce / Bruce A. Metcalf Augustan Library _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://koha-community.org__;!!D7IIWT94AA!-l8oK4n... Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Unsubscribe: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MedStar Health is a not-for-profit, integrated healthcare delivery system, the largest in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region. Nationally recognized for clinical quality in heart, orthopedics, cancer and GI. IMPORTANT: This e-mail (including any attachments) may contain information that is private, confidential, or protected by attorney-client or other privilege. If you received this e-mail in error, please delete it from your system without copying it and notify sender by reply e-mail, so that our records can be corrected... Thank you. Help conserve valuable resources - only print this email if necessary.