[Koha] Koha migration & subfield problem

[Ben Ide]

Just a thought, but you could run a report of all the records you want to
change and use a desktop macro (like http://www.macroexpress.com/) to update
each record in your list.

Thanks,
-- Ben

2009/10/27 Amy Schuler <schulera at caryinstitute.org>

>  Hello,
>
>
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> Does anyone have any ideas regarding my problem with 852/952 $m.  The
> problem is that, in editing all of my holdings data to migrate nicely into
> Koha, I cannot figure out how to migrate my old 852 $m data (call number
> suffix, a standard MARC subfield, I have publication years and volume #s
> stored in this field). When I use MarcEdit to swap fields & edit data, I can
> write a regular expression that will find all 852 $h, i, and m and move them
> to 952 $o.  However, this only finds & replaces those 852s that have all 3
> of those subfields.  Most of my records do not have all 3, they only have $h
> and i.  So, when I run a second find & replace to pick up the 852s that only
> have those two subfields, then a second 952 $o is created.
>
>
>
> In short, it seems that my choices in regard to $m data are: (1) move $m to
> some completely different subfield ($z public note, $t copy number?  Little
> misleading), or (2) have 2 instances of $o in some of my 952 fields,
> although I am not sure how this will render, or even whether Koha will
> accept this (is $o repeatable??)
>
>
>
> I hope I have been clear.  Please let me know if you have ideas.  I am
> running Koha v. 3.0001005 and I attach a sample record (with most edits
> made) below.  Note that this record contains two 952s because it is a 2
> volume set, as well as the $m’s.
>
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> =LDR  01105cam  2200301 i 4500
>
> =001  \\\74075531\//r952
>
> =003  DLC
>
> =005  19950918112125.9
>
> =008  750501s1975\\\\nyua\\\\\b\\\\00010\eng\\
>
> =010  \\$a   74075531 //r952
>
> =020  \\$a091384800X
>
> =040  \\$aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
>
> =043  \\$an-us---
>
> =050  \\$aQH76$b.E36
>
> =082  00$a333.7/2
>
> =100  10$aEgler, Frank Edwin,$d1911-
>
> =245  14$aThe plight of the rightofway domain :$bvictim of vandalism /$cby
> Frank E. Egler, consultant, and Stan R. Foote.
>
> =260  0\$aMt. Kisco, N.Y. :$bFutura Media Services,$c[1975]
>
> =300  \\$a2 v. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
>
> =500  \\$aVol. 2 has also special title: Personalized documentation.
>
> =504  \\$aIncludes bibliographical references.
>
> =650  \0$aLandscape protection$zUnited States.
>
> =650  \0$aRight of way$zUnited States.
>
> =650  \0$aBrush$xcontrol$xEnvironmental aspects$zUnited States.
>
> =650  \0$aPlant ecology$zUnited States.
>
> =700  10$aFoote, Stan R.,$ejoint author.
>
> =952  \\$p10020$oHC 110 .E5 E35$mv.1$d20030108
>
> =952  \\$p10021$oHC 110 .E5 E35$mv.2$d20030108
>
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> Amy C. Schuler
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>
> Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
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> Millbrook, NY  12545
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> (845) 677-7600 x164
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> schulera at caryinstitute.org <schulera at ecostudies.org>
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