[Koha] Dewey and Item Type

[Albert P. Calame]

Hi Adam!
    The 082 MARC tag for Dewey is for the Call number assigned by the
Library of Congress or other official body. Usually now, you would use  852
subfield h to hold the Dewey Classification of the item in your collection.
(Use 852 sub i for Cutter or Author letters, and 852 sub k for Call Number
prefix like REF for Reference).

    I'm not sure where Koha is storing item types yet - it is likely in a
local field in the 900's. Someone should come up with an answer to that one.

Regards,
Al Calame

Management Consultant,
Librarian-at-Large,
Albert P. Calame Consulting
Montreal, Québec, Canada

514-745-3424
albert.p.calame at sympatico.ca

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Thick" <adam.thick at strategicdata.com.au>
To: <koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 1:04 AM
Subject: [Koha] Dewey and Item Type


> Hi all,
> I was wondering whether anyone could tell me what Dewey maps to in MARC?
>   Scoured SimpleMarc.pm and came up with 082.
>
> Also the item type drop down field on the Koha test drive site, what's
> the MARC mapping for that??? or do you choose it when you go on to
> submit the record?
>
> If this is true where do you set up item types?
> just enter them into the db? or is there a gui? or are they pre
> determined like marc codes for em???
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Adam Thick.
>
>
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