[Koha] Inquiry: Batch download e-books from Springer Databaseto KOHA with Marc-Records

[Susan Mustafa]

Hi,

Does this mean I have to request a MARC records file from Springer
themselves?? Is this normal to ask for? Would they know what I am talking
about?



On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 2:24 PM, Irma Birchall <irma at calyx.net.au> wrote:

>  Hi Susan,
>
> Welcome to Koha.
>
> When You receive a MARC records file from Springer, save it on your
> desktop so that when you "Import marc records" hit the browse button
> and retrieve it from your desktop.
> See how you go. You might find the manual helpful too:*
>
> **http://stats.workbuffer.org/manual_en/*<http://stats.workbuffer.org/manual_en/>
> * *
> Irma
> CALYX
>
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> *From:* koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz [mailto:
> koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz] *On Behalf Of *Susan Mustafa
> *Sent:* Sunday, 7 March 2010 8:22 PM
> *To:* Indranil Das Gupta
> *Cc:* koha koha
> *Subject:* Re: [Koha] Inquiry: Batch download e-books from Springer
> Databaseto KOHA with Marc-Records
>
>  Do I need a marc record file? I see "Import marc records", but it asks me
> for a file.
>
> If I require a MARC file, do I need to contact Springer to give me this
> file? OR is there another way?
>
> Thank you,
>
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 1:10 PM, Susan Mustafa <susan.mustafa at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi Indranil,
>>
>> How do you import Marc21 records from the Springer DBs?? I am really
>> unsure of how to connect Koha + Springer together and how to do "batch
>> download"?
>>
>> Please walk me through the steps or direct me to an article explaining
>> this?
>>
>> Do I need a z39.50 server or how?? :)
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 12:15 PM, Indranil Das Gupta <indradg at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Susan,
>>>
>>> 2010/3/7 Susan Mustafa <susan.mustafa at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>> [snipped]
>>>
>>> > At the moment, our Institute is registered with Springer, for 14k or
>>> 15k of
>>> > online e-books.  My library director has requested me to look into
>>> whether
>>> > Koha can do automatic batch downloading of all those e-books into our
>>> KOHA
>>> > system, with "MARC Records" created for them.
>>>
>>> One of my clients' - West Bengal University of Technology, are
>>> subscribed to Springer ebooks for copyright years 2005, 2006 and 2007,
>>> approx 13k of ebooks. Never faced any problem with importing the
>>> Springer Marc21 records from their site into my client's Koha
>>> installation. The DOI links in the Springer Marc file are preserved as
>>> the URI sub-tag `u` of 956 of each individual ebook record.
>>>
>>> So an user browsing the OPAC can click the link and will be taken to
>>> the content on Springer site (my client uses campus IP based
>>> authentication).
>>>
>>> > Now honestly, I am new to Koha, so I have no idea if this is feasible
>>> or
>>> > not, that's why I am asking you guys :)
>>>
>>> From my experience, it just works, however YMMV
>>>
>>> hth :)
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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