[Koha] Help with setting up information to be displayed by catalog search

[Brenner, Martin]

Whoops wrong link to the instructions:
http://openilsvt.pbworks.com/f/Format_and_import_K3_MARC_records.doc

On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Brenner, Martin <
martin.brenner at whitfieldschool.org> wrote:

> Hi Joe,
>
> If you look on that .doc that I linked to in the beginning, it shows a walk
> through. Granted, it is for Follett, so you may have to look information in
> different spots. (
> http://people.oregonstate.edu/~reeset/marcedit/html/index.php<http://people.oregonstate.edu/%7Ereeset/marcedit/html/index.php>)
>
> I would recommend a few things that I figured out only after working on it
> for a while.
>
> First- Take some practice data and run through the steps first (maybe about
> 10-20 marc records.) That way, you get a feel for what is happening and you
> can import the small data set and see if it came through correctly without
> having to get rid of too much data if it goes wrong.
>
> Second- This might take extra time, but it will help out later. Don't
> export ALL of the data from the old system. Export it in chunks according to
> the item type. (Side note- you will have to define a few item types in Koha
> BK - book, MV - video, etc.) This way, you can easily assign the item type
> to the records without having to search through and figure out which is
> which in the raw records.
>
> Third- Don't be afraid to start fresh if you make a mistake in the process.
> You, and everyone else in the library, will have to live with the data in
> the system for a long time. If its slightly wrong, it will take a looong
> time to go through item by item to fix things, It WIL take time to correct
> in the front end it, but it will save a ton of time over the life span of
> the system.
>
> As for the reindexing part of your question, I am not as knowlegable about
> that as many other people on the list, so I am adding the list back into the
> conversation. (That way someone might find this information in the archives
> later on if they need it.) I hope you don't mind.
>
> Martin
>
> Martin Brenner
> Head Librarian
> Whitfield School
> St. Louis MO USA
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Joe Ellis <joeateb at me.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Martin,
>>
>> Thankfully my iMac is capable of running Windows, I have a copy of Windows
>> 7 installed with Apple Boot Camp and by using a program called Parallels it
>> co-exists with OS-X very peacefully.
>>
>> I downloaded and used MARCedit to determine that the Dewey number was
>> exported into a field tagged =852 also; so can you tell me how to move it to
>> the 952 field in what I think should be the "o" position?
>>
>> Also is there a procedure available to tell me how to re-index the data
>> base not using Zebra?
>>
>> I am very grateful for your help.
>> Many thanks,
>> Joe
>> On Mar 31, 2010, at 12:05 PMEDTWednesday3/31/10, Brenner, Martin wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Joe,
>> >
>> > Sorry, I should have mentioned that in order to tweak the records, you
>> should use a free (unfortunately Windows only) program called MARCedit. It
>> allows you to make changes to EVERY record at once if you need to and to
>> find and replace any data that is in one field (Follett had it in the 852
>> field) and move it to a specific part of the 952 field.
>> >
>> > Find it here:
>> http://people.oregonstate.edu/~reeset/marcedit/html/index.php<http://people.oregonstate.edu/%7Ereeset/marcedit/html/index.php>
>> >
>> > Martin
>> >
>>
>>
>
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