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<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D812550211-07032010><FONT =
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color=3D#000080 size=3D2>Hi Susan, </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D812550211-07032010><FONT =
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<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D812550211-07032010><FONT =
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color=3D#000080 size=3D2>Pretty sure the fees you pay=20
Springer&nbsp;include&nbsp;Springer supporting you as you become =
familiar with=20
their services.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D812550211-07032010><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3D#000080 size=3D2>Give them a call. They will have load of =
experience and=20
making records available for uploading into Koha won't be new to=20
them.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D812550211-07032010><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3D#000080 size=3D2>The Koha community tries to support you, as you =
are new to=20
Koha, with Koha related questions.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D812550211-07032010><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3D#000080 size=3D2>Wishing you good progress.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D812550211-07032010><FONT =
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color=3D#000080 size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D812550211-07032010><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3D#000080 size=3D2>Irma</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D812550211-07032010><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3D#000080 size=3D2>CALYX</FONT></SPAN></DIV></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> Susan Mustafa=20
[mailto:susan.mustafa at gmail.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, 7 March 2010 =
9:26=20
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Irma Birchall<BR><B>Cc:</B> koha =
koha<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:=20
[Koha] Inquiry: Batch download e-books from Springer Databaseto KOHA =
with=20
Marc-Records<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr>Hi,<BR><BR>Does this mean I have to request a MARC =
records file=20
from Springer themselves?? Is this normal to ask for? Would they know =
what I am=20
talking about?<BR><BR><BR><BR>
<DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 2:24 PM, Irma Birchall =
<SPAN=20
dir=3Dltr>&lt;<A =
href=3D"mailto:irma at calyx.net.au">irma at calyx.net.au</A>&gt;</SPAN>=20
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dgmail_quote=20
style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: =
rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">
  <DIV>
  <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080=20
  size=3D2>Hi&nbsp;Susan, </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080=20
  size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 =
size=3D2>Welcome to=20
  Koha.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080=20
  size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 =
size=3D2>When You=20
  receive&nbsp;a MARC records file from Springer, save it on your=20
  desktop&nbsp;so that when you "Import&nbsp;marc records" hit the =
browse button=20
  and&nbsp;retrieve it from your desktop.&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080 =
size=3D2>See how=20
  you go. You might find the manual helpful too:<B><FONT size=3D2>=20
  <P></P></FONT></B></FONT><A =
href=3D"http://stats.workbuffer.org/manual_en/"=20
  target=3D_blank><B><U><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff=20
  =
size=3D2>http://stats.workbuffer.org/manual_en/</FONT></FONT></U></B></A>=
<B><FONT=20
  size=3D2> </FONT></B></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080=20
  size=3D2>Irma</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000080=20
  size=3D2>CALYX</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
  <DIV lang=3Den-us dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft>
  <HR>
  <FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> <A=20
  href=3D"mailto:koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz"=20
  target=3D_blank>koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz</A> [mailto:<A=20
  href=3D"mailto:koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz"=20
  target=3D_blank>koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz</A>] <B>On Behalf Of =
</B>Susan=20
  Mustafa<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, 7 March 2010 8:22 PM<BR><B>To:</B> =
Indranil=20
  Das Gupta<BR><B>Cc:</B> koha koha<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Koha] =
Inquiry: Batch=20
  download e-books from Springer Databaseto KOHA with=20
  Marc-Records<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <DIV></DIV>
  <DIV class=3Dh5>
  <DIV></DIV>
  <DIV dir=3Dltr>Do I need a marc record file? I see "Import marc =
records", but it=20
  asks me for a file.<BR><BR>If I require a MARC file, do I need to =
contact=20
  Springer to give me this file? OR is there another way?<BR><BR>Thank=20
  you,<BR><BR><BR><BR>
  <DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 1:10 PM, Susan Mustafa =
<SPAN=20
  dir=3Dltr>&lt;<A href=3D"mailto:susan.mustafa at gmail.com"=20
  target=3D_blank>susan.mustafa at gmail.com</A>&gt;</SPAN> wrote:<BR>
  <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dgmail_quote=20
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    <DIV dir=3Dltr>Hi Indranil,<BR><BR>How do you import Marc21 records =
from the=20
    Springer DBs?? I am really unsure of how to connect Koha + Springer =
together=20
    and how to do "batch download"?<BR><BR>Please walk me through the =
steps or=20
    direct me to an article explaining this?<BR><BR>Do I need a z39.50 =
server or=20
    how?? :)<BR><BR>Thank you,=20
    <DIV>
    <DIV></DIV>
    <DIV><BR><BR><BR><BR>
    <DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 12:15 PM, Indranil =
Das Gupta=20
    <SPAN dir=3Dltr>&lt;<A href=3D"mailto:indradg at gmail.com"=20
    target=3D_blank>indradg at gmail.com</A>&gt;</SPAN> wrote:<BR>
    <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dgmail_quote=20
    style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: =
rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">Hi=20
      Susan,<BR><BR>2010/3/7 Susan Mustafa &lt;<A=20
      href=3D"mailto:susan.mustafa at gmail.com"=20
      =
target=3D_blank>susan.mustafa at gmail.com</A>&gt;:<BR><BR>[snipped]<BR>
      <DIV><BR>&gt; At the moment, our Institute is registered with =
Springer,=20
      for 14k or 15k of<BR>&gt; online e-books.&nbsp; My library =
director has=20
      requested me to look into whether<BR>&gt; Koha can do automatic =
batch=20
      downloading of all those e-books into our KOHA<BR>&gt; system, =
with "MARC=20
      Records" created for them.<BR><BR></DIV>One of my clients' - West =
Bengal=20
      University of Technology, are<BR>subscribed to Springer ebooks for =

      copyright years 2005, 2006 and 2007,<BR>approx 13k of ebooks. =
Never faced=20
      any problem with importing the<BR>Springer Marc21 records from =
their site=20
      into my client's Koha<BR>installation. The DOI links in the =
Springer Marc=20
      file are preserved as<BR>the URI sub-tag `u` of 956 of each =
individual=20
      ebook record.<BR><BR>So an user browsing the OPAC can click the =
link and=20
      will be taken to<BR>the content on Springer site (my client uses =
campus IP=20
      based<BR>authentication).<BR>
      <DIV><BR>&gt; Now honestly, I am new to Koha, so I have no idea if =
this is=20
      feasible or<BR>&gt; not, that's why I am asking you guys=20
      :)<BR><BR></DIV>From my experience, it just works, however =
YMMV<BR><BR>hth=20
      :)<BR><BR><BR>--<BR>Indranil Das Gupta<BR><BR>Phone :=20
      +91-98300-20971<BR>Blog &nbsp; &nbsp;: <A=20
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