[Koha] koha features

[Cab Vinton]

I would recommend the AUTOCAT list for this type of query.

I'm not a cataloger, so there've been several occasions when I've
turned to this list for advice about MARC & other related issues. The
folks there have been exceptionally helpful.

All the best,

Cab Vinton, Director
Sanbornton Public Library
Sanbornton, NH

On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 6:24 AM, Sébastien Hinderer
<Sebastien.Hinderer at snv.jussieu.fr> wrote:
> Hey Kyle and all,
>
> Many thanks for all the information you have kindly provided, especially
> unimarc.info, I didn't know about this ressource which will definitely
> be helpful !
>
> I think one of the things which is crucial and needs to be figured out
> is: how should the fact that one book is available in several formats be
> taken into account and represented in marc.
> Indeed, it is often the case that for one book we have a PDF provided by
> the publisher, from which we extract a docx version which is used to
> structure the book (mark titles as titles, so that they appear in the
> outline mode of Word), etc. Then we use the Save-as-daisy feature of
> Word to produce the daisy file, from which a variety of formats is
> produced, ranging from html to pdf in large print and files ready to be
> embossed in braille.
> And we need to keep track of all these files.
> Of course, one way would be to henerate several bibliographic records
> for one book (i.e. one bibliographic record for each format), but I'm
> pretty sure this is poor design, not easy to maintain...
> So, if someone has suggestions about how to solve this, I'd be grateful
> if he/she could let me know.
>
> Thanks very much in advance for any hint, and thanks again for all the
> help you guys provided so far.
>
> Best wishes,
> Sébastien.
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