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

[Irma Birchall]

Hi Susan, 
 
Pretty sure the fees you pay Springer include Springer supporting you as you
become familiar with their services.
Give them a call. They will have load of experience and making records
available for uploading into Koha won't be new to them.
The Koha community tries to support you, as you are new to Koha, with Koha
related questions.
Wishing you good progress.
 
Irma
CALYX

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From: Susan Mustafa [mailto:susan.mustafa at gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, 7 March 2010 9:26 PM
To: Irma Birchall
Cc: koha koha
Subject: Re: [Koha] Inquiry: Batch download e-books from Springer Databaseto
KOHA with Marc-Records


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 :)