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"Thesaurus" functions -- technically a part of the Authorities (that =
which determine valid forms for a library catalogue and which =
cross-reference the collection) -- will be undergoing upgrading.
I know from reading it frequently that you have to define your Item =
Types and the MARC tag structure first off. Josh F. and Stephen Hedges =
have provided other start-up advice regularly and recently, so they or =
other cognescenti will hopefully respond soonish with what else you need =
to do. (I am still not clear on the "Links Koha-MARC DB" thing myself, =
but then again, I have a programmer friend helping me and have thereby =
avoided those computer-y issues I know I am not ready to deal with yet.)
> Is there anyone who currently uses Koha in for Choral/Handbell Music,
> and if so, any advice on how to use?
Hope some of the above helps. Give me a shout off listserv anytime you'd =
like guidance with MARC, MARC records, cataloguing or library management =
issues.
Cheers,
Steven F. Baljkas
library tech at large
Koha neophyte
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sunday, June 27, =
2004 17:39=20
CDT</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi, David,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Just going through your message, a few =
questions=20
arise -- </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> We would like to use Koha for our =
church's=20
Choral and Handbell Music Library.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>How large is your =
congregation's=20
collection?</STRONG> If you are talking about 100s vs. 1,000s or 10,000s =
of=20
items, it makes a big difference in the amount of work that goes into =
setting up=20
and then maintaining an automated system.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> I'm not familiar with MARC or =
customary=20
library practices.<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Anyone who has read the listserv knows =
I am a=20
devotee of MARC, but <STRONG>depending on how many items are in your =
collection=20
and how they are used</STRONG> (lent out? used chiefly by one music =
director?=20
etc.), <STRONG>it might be overkill to go for a fully automated MARC=20
system.</STRONG> And that's not knocking Koha in anyway: it's just that =
set up=20
and collection maintenance factor again. (One of my cataloguing =
supervisors, and=20
a dear mentor, is a wiz with MARC and has prepared consultant reports on =
automation, but in dealing with setting up her church's new (and =
intended to be=20
small) congregational library, a full MARC system wasn't even=20
considered.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>There are <STRONG>online resources that =
would help=20
introduce you to MARC </STRONG>coding. A good one to start with, one =
that helps=20
demystify MARC greatly, is readily available off the Library of =
Congress=20
(LC) <STRONG>MARC Documentation</STRONG> page =
(</FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>URL <A=20
href=3D"http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/">http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/</A>) and =
is=20
entitled <STRONG><EM>Understanding MARC Bibliographic</EM></STRONG>: =
surf to URL=20
<A =
href=3D"http://www.loc.gov/marc/umb/">http://www.loc.gov/marc/umb/</A>&nb=
sp;and=20
check it out.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am not a music cataloguer, but I =
would be=20
<STRONG>glad to provide whatever MARC and general cataloguing guidance I =
could</STRONG>. Also I have a good lib tech friend who works in a =
music=20
library who I am sure I could impose upon for questions of musicology in =
cataloguing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As for <STRONG>customary library =
practices, the=20
best practices are what work best for you and your clients with your=20
collection.</STRONG> There are many of us on Koha -- and on other =
library=20
listservs that you could subscribe to for that matter -- that would =
gladly offer=20
whatever free advice we could on professional standards and our own =
experiences.=20
So don't worry about that.</DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> We have no currently automated=20
system.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you are automating from scratch that =
poses a=20
different set of questions than if you are automating from a collection =
indexed=20
or catalogued in some manner. Do you have a card or book =
catalogue?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> It would seem that using MARC =
would help us=20
with data entry, assisted by z3950.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>To be fair, MARC cataloguing for music =
isn't as=20
available as MARC cataloguing for books, but that's understandable. I =
did some=20
quick checking -- testing out my local provincial =
university's Music=20
Library catalogue with a keyword search on "choral" -- and that =
generated 100s=20
of results, which bodes well. Since LC, NLC and other national level=20
institutions do catalogue music, as do university libraries with=20
music faculty, you should be okay with that, depending on how =
esoteric your=20
collection is. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> Unfortunately, reading the =
newbie=20
documents, I don't understand whether we need to modify the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> configuration provided by the =
default=20
install of Koha 2.0.0. Specifically, it seems that I should=20
be</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> concerned with "Authorised =
values",=20
"Thesaurus", "MARC tag structure", and "Links Koha - MARC =
DB"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> so as to help enforce proper =
data entry=20
that minimizes typing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>You are not alone. ;-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>From a recent response from Paul, the =
"Authorised=20
values" and "Thesaurus" functions -- technically a part of the =
Authorities (that=20
which determine valid forms for a library catalogue and which =
cross-reference=20
the collection) -- will be undergoing upgrading.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I know from reading it frequently that =
you have to=20
<STRONG>define your Item Types and the MARC tag structure first =
off</STRONG>.=20
Josh F. and Stephen Hedges have provided other start-up advice regularly =
and=20
recently, so they or other cognescenti will hopefully respond =
soonish with=20
what else you need to do. (I am still not clear on the "Links Koha-MARC =
DB"=20
thing myself, but then again, I have a programmer friend helping me and =
have=20
thereby avoided those computer-y issues I know I am not ready to deal =
with=20
yet.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> Is there anyone who currently uses =
Koha in for=20
Choral/Handbell Music,<BR>> and if so, any advice on how to =
use?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hope some of the above helps. Give me a =
shout off=20
listserv anytime you'd like guidance with MARC,=20
MARC records, cataloguing or library management=20
issues.</FONT></DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>
<DIV><BR>Cheers,</DIV>
<DIV>Steven F. Baljkas</DIV>
<DIV>library tech at large</DIV>
<DIV>Koha neophyte</DIV>
<DIV>Winnipeg, MB, Canada</DIV>
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