Greetings Koha Community, I am at my wits end. I have a marc file with 10 000 records on it. I want to have this in my Koha installation for searching only. I am currently cataloguing some books and I want to use this for searching through only, if I find a marching record for a particular book then I import it in my collection. When I finish cataloguing I then delete the collection because I may not need it any more Please how do I go about it. I am using Koha 3.16.04 on Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS and I installed Koha according to http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_3.x, using package install Kind Regards Sitali CS -- Charles Lwanga College of Education, P. O. Box 660193, Monze, ZAMBIA. Mobile: +26 0979 869471 +26 0966 869471 SKYPE: Libsitali
On 14/10/14 20:54, Chrispin Simasiku Sitali wrote:
Greetings Koha Community,
I am at my wits end. I have a marc file with 10 000 records on it. I want to have this in my Koha installation for searching only. I am currently cataloguing some books and I want to use this for searching through only, if I find a marching record for a particular book then I import it in my collection. When I finish cataloguing I then delete the collection because I may not need it any more Please how do I go about it.
I am using Koha 3.16.04 on Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS and I installed Koha according to http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_3.x, using package install
Kind Regards
Sitali CS If I understand you correctly, then this may be a solution:
Create a test instance of Koha and import your marc file to it. Configure your Koha test instance as a z39.50 server. Add its details as a z39.50 target in your production instance. Search in your test instance for the records you are seeking. If you find them, do a z39.50 search from your production instance and download them from your test instance. When you are finished, delete the test instance. I hope I understood your question correctly. Best wishes, Bob Birchall Calyx
Thanks Bob for the solution. Yes you have understood my problem very well. I will try it and inform of the out come On 15 October 2014 04:56, Bob Birchall <bob@calyx.net.au> wrote:
On 14/10/14 20:54, Chrispin Simasiku Sitali wrote:
Greetings Koha Community,
I am at my wits end. I have a marc file with 10 000 records on it. I want to have this in my Koha installation for searching only. I am currently cataloguing some books and I want to use this for searching through only, if I find a marching record for a particular book then I import it in my collection. When I finish cataloguing I then delete the collection because I may not need it any more Please how do I go about it.
I am using Koha 3.16.04 on Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS and I installed Koha according to http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_3.x, using package install
Kind Regards
Sitali CS
If I understand you correctly, then this may be a solution:
Create a test instance of Koha and import your marc file to it. Configure your Koha test instance as a z39.50 server. Add its details as a z39.50 target in your production instance.
Search in your test instance for the records you are seeking. If you find them, do a z39.50 search from your production instance and download them from your test instance.
When you are finished, delete the test instance.
I hope I understood your question correctly.
Best wishes, Bob Birchall Calyx _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
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Hi Crispin, How are you doing? On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 5:54 AM, Chrispin Simasiku Sitali < libsitali@gmail.com> wrote:
Greetings Koha Community,
I am at my wits end. I have a marc file with 10 000 records on it. I want to have this in my Koha installation for searching only. I am currently cataloguing some books and I want to use this for searching through only, if I find a marching record for a particular book then I import it in my collection. When I finish cataloguing I then delete the collection because I may not need it any more Please how do I go about it.
I believe what you need to do is to get the MARC records staged for import but not actually complete the import. Then when you make a search in the cataloging module, you should get a hit from the reservoir which would have the records you staged for import. Go to " Tools > Stage MARC records for import " then import the file, don't follow through with the last step of importing into the catalog. Once done with the cataloging, go to " Tools > Staged MARC management " and you should be able to clean the records from the reservoir. Hope this helps. -- Olugbenga Adara Skype: gbengaadara
Hi Mr Olugbenga, I am very fine. I will try your solution and inform you of the outcome the course of the day On 15 October 2014 05:55, Olugbenga Adara <gbengaadara@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Crispin,
How are you doing?
On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 5:54 AM, Chrispin Simasiku Sitali < libsitali@gmail.com> wrote:
Greetings Koha Community,
I am at my wits end. I have a marc file with 10 000 records on it. I want to have this in my Koha installation for searching only. I am currently cataloguing some books and I want to use this for searching through only, if I find a marching record for a particular book then I import it in my collection. When I finish cataloguing I then delete the collection because I may not need it any more Please how do I go about it.
I believe what you need to do is to get the MARC records staged for import but not actually complete the import. Then when you make a search in the cataloging module, you should get a hit from the reservoir which would have the records you staged for import.
Go to " Tools > Stage MARC records for import " then import the file, don't follow through with the last step of importing into the catalog.
Once done with the cataloging, go to " Tools > Staged MARC management " and you should be able to clean the records from the reservoir.
Hope this helps.
-- Olugbenga Adara
Skype: gbengaadara
-- Charles Lwanga College of Education, P. O. Box 660193, Monze, ZAMBIA. Mobile: +26 0979 869471 +26 0966 869471 SKYPE: Libsitali
Hello, Mr Olugbenga Adara, Thanks for your solution. It worked liked a charm. I am now able to import records from the reservoir into Koha through the cataloguing module. Thank you so much. I also tried Bob Birchall solution too but did not know how to log into the Koha instance, create the instance as Z39.50 server and import the records. I failed and I think its mainly because of my limited knowledge. I will continue trying. Thanks a million though On 15 October 2014 07:57, Chrispin Simasiku Sitali <libsitali@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Mr Olugbenga,
I am very fine. I will try your solution and inform you of the outcome the course of the day
On 15 October 2014 05:55, Olugbenga Adara <gbengaadara@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Crispin,
How are you doing?
On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 5:54 AM, Chrispin Simasiku Sitali < libsitali@gmail.com> wrote:
Greetings Koha Community,
I am at my wits end. I have a marc file with 10 000 records on it. I want to have this in my Koha installation for searching only. I am currently cataloguing some books and I want to use this for searching through only, if I find a marching record for a particular book then I import it in my collection. When I finish cataloguing I then delete the collection because I may not need it any more Please how do I go about it.
I believe what you need to do is to get the MARC records staged for import but not actually complete the import. Then when you make a search in the cataloging module, you should get a hit from the reservoir which would have the records you staged for import.
Go to " Tools > Stage MARC records for import " then import the file, don't follow through with the last step of importing into the catalog.
Once done with the cataloging, go to " Tools > Staged MARC management " and you should be able to clean the records from the reservoir.
Hope this helps.
-- Olugbenga Adara
Skype: gbengaadara
-- Charles Lwanga College of Education, P. O. Box 660193, Monze, ZAMBIA.
Mobile: +26 0979 869471 +26 0966 869471 SKYPE: Libsitali
-- Charles Lwanga College of Education, P. O. Box 660193, Monze, ZAMBIA. Mobile: +26 0979 869471 +26 0966 869471 SKYPE: Libsitali
There's often more than one way to do things. Olugbenga's solution is quicker and easier. I'm glad it worked for you. Bob On 16/10/14 00:26, Chrispin Simasiku Sitali wrote:
Hello, Mr Olugbenga Adara,
Thanks for your solution. It worked liked a charm. I am now able to import records from the reservoir into Koha through the cataloguing module. Thank you so much.
I also tried Bob Birchall solution too but did not know how to log into the Koha instance, create the instance as Z39.50 server and import the records. I failed and I think its mainly because of my limited knowledge. I will continue trying. Thanks a million though
On 15 October 2014 07:57, Chrispin Simasiku Sitali <libsitali@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Mr Olugbenga,
I am very fine. I will try your solution and inform you of the outcome the course of the day
On 15 October 2014 05:55, Olugbenga Adara <gbengaadara@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Crispin,
How are you doing?
On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 5:54 AM, Chrispin Simasiku Sitali < libsitali@gmail.com> wrote:
Greetings Koha Community,
I am at my wits end. I have a marc file with 10 000 records on it. I want to have this in my Koha installation for searching only. I am currently cataloguing some books and I want to use this for searching through only, if I find a marching record for a particular book then I import it in my collection. When I finish cataloguing I then delete the collection because I may not need it any more Please how do I go about it.
I believe what you need to do is to get the MARC records staged for import but not actually complete the import. Then when you make a search in the cataloging module, you should get a hit from the reservoir which would have the records you staged for import.
Go to " Tools > Stage MARC records for import " then import the file, don't follow through with the last step of importing into the catalog.
Once done with the cataloging, go to " Tools > Staged MARC management " and you should be able to clean the records from the reservoir.
Hope this helps.
-- Olugbenga Adara
Skype: gbengaadara
-- Charles Lwanga College of Education, P. O. Box 660193, Monze, ZAMBIA.
Mobile: +26 0979 869471 +26 0966 869471 SKYPE: Libsitali
-- Bob Birchall Director Calyx Group Pty Limited Mob: 0414 796 988 Email: bob@calyx.net.au Web: www.calyx.net.au Participating in the Koha Open ILS project: http://koha-community.org
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