[Koha] Migrating to Koha

[Nicole Engard]

While I don't have answers to all of your questions, there is an
'Implementation Checklist' in the appendices of the manual:
http://sites.google.com/a/liblime.com/koha-manual/   This may help you with
some of your questions.  Others I will leave to the rest of the community :)


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Nicole C. Engard
Open Source Evangelist, LibLime
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On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 9:17 AM, Grap, Sheila <SGrap at bcps.k12.md.us> wrote:

>
>
> Our school district is migrating from TLC to KOHA 3.0.  The migration team
> has a few questions as we start this process.  We are using Fedora on the
> server.
>
> Our questions:
> 1.  What information should be set up before importing our records?
> 2.  What special considerations do we need to be aware of when importing
> the records?
> 3.  When we look at the MARC records that we have exported the branch
> (schools for us) includes a letter designation after the school number :
> i.e.:  416 NF, 416 FIC,  416 REF,  416 PRF  all the books are at one
> school.  Do we need to set each set as a separate branch or will KOHA just
> read the 416 as the branch?  We have 200 schools to set up as branches and
> if we have to divide each school into 5 or 6 branches, the typing and set up
> can be overwhelming.  Schools open in about a week and we need to be up and
> running.
>
> I have learnt so much from the this listserv just reading the questions and
> answers from other members.
>
> Thank you
>
>
> Sheila Grap
> Specialist  Library/Media
> Room 303
> 200 E. North Ave
> Baltimore, MD  21202
>
>
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