* Lora Morgaine <Lora@wfftrc.org> [010525 08:48]:
Hi everyone,
Hi Lora
I work for a non-profit organization called the Technology Resource Center, based in Seattle, Washington. We try to find ways to help alleviate the digital divide, and are very involved in libraries in the USA and in Latin America.
A small group of us have been working on making KOHA compatible with MARC records and in general with libraries in North and South America. We are at the point where we successfully import MARC records in full, and allow editing on over 200 most-utilized fields and subfields. One can also create a new MARC record, but cannot export records yet.
Excellent work.
We also altered the database structure significantly to import successfully all fields, subfields, and indicators, and also changed the OPAC interface. It was rewritten in PHP for more flexibility, as well. Because we have changed so much of the system, we renamed ours to "OpenBook" - but it's still an open-source system with code available to everyone. Our ultimate goal is to help small libraries who wish to automate or move to less expensive automation options.
Would it be possible for you to send us the changed database schema. Or put it up somewhere for us to look at. It may save us a huge amount of time if we can see how you added MARC compatibility. Chris -- Chris Cormack Programmer 025 500 789 Katipo Communications Ltd chris@katipo.co.nz www.katipo.co.nz