[Koha] Record matching for biblios without ISBN or ISSN

Tue Nov 1 07:45:10 NZDT 2011

Hooray! the 999c match worked perfectly.
Thank you!
Elaine

On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 6:32 PM, Elaine Bradtke <eb at efdss.org> wrote:
> Will try that. Thanks.
>
> On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Jared Camins-Esakov
> <jcamins at cpbibliography.com> wrote:
>> Elaine,
>> Your easiest option is probably to match on 999$c. If you're exporting then
>> reimporting, it is guaranteed to be present and match uniquely. I believe
>> there's even a bug open about adding that as a default matching rule, since
>> lots of people end up needing it. I can't find said bug, though. If you
>> can't find it either, I suggest you file one, because that rule really
>> should be included in default Koha installations.
>> To use it, follow the instructions for the 001 given earlier in this thread,
>> but change Control-number to biblionumber and field to 999c
>> Regards,
>> Jared
>>
>> 2011/10/31 Ian Walls <ian.walls at bywatersolutions.com>
>>>
>>> Elaine,
>>>
>>>
>>> What about your 035 field?  Is that filled in with a unique value in your
>>> target biblios?
>>>
>>>
>>> -Ian
>>>
>>> On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Elaine Bradtke <eb at efdss.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> That complicates matters.  I may have to rethink things.
>>>> Thanks for the info.
>>>> Elaine
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 6:14 PM, Ian Bays <ian.bays at ptfs-europe.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > Hi.
>>>> > The Control-number search term is set up in zebra as word or phrase.
>>>> >  You
>>>> > can check what is found from the simple-search box by typing:
>>>> >
>>>> > Control-number="123456"
>>>> > and searching for that.
>>>> > However if you use hyphens then that is treated as white space so if
>>>> > you
>>>> > have records with:
>>>> > 123-456
>>>> > and one with
>>>> > 123-678
>>>> > and one with
>>>> > 123
>>>> > in the 001 tag then searching for 123 will find them all.
>>>> > This might explain why they do not find a unique match.
>>>> >
>>>> > It might be possible to change the zebra configuration or add an index
>>>> > to be
>>>> > more literal but that takes it to another level.
>>>> > I hope that explains a bit.
>>>> >
>>>> > Cheers.
>>>> >
>>>> > On 31/10/2011 18:01, Elaine Bradtke wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I followed the example here (control number is what I want it to match
>>>> >> on)
>>>> >>
>>>> >> http://manual.koha-community.org/3.2/en/catadmin.html#recordmatchingrules
>>>> >> But now I don't get any matches at all.
>>>> >> Our control numbers are a combination of letters and numbers with
>>>> >> punctuation (sometimes dashes, sometimes full stops).  There is no
>>>> >> explanation of what offset, length and normalization mean so I am just
>>>> >> blindly imitating what's there rather than making an informed choice.
>>>> >> Does our punctuation require different settings?
>>>> >> Elaine
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Ian Bays<ian.bays at ptfs-europe.com>
>>>> >>  wrote:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Hi Elaine,
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Yes as long as your unique number is in the 001 you can set up a new
>>>> >>> match
>>>> >>> rule referring to "Control-number" and match on that.  I use that
>>>> >>> quite a
>>>> >>> lot.  I think I posted about it about a year ago.
>>>> >>> The Community documentation should be enough to get you going but do
>>>> >>> come
>>>> >>> back if you need more detail.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Cheers.
>>>> >>> Ian
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> On 31/10/2011 17:06, Elaine Bradtke wrote:
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Ours is a rather quirky collection, I know.  But an awful lot of it
>>>> >>>> doesn't have an ISBN or ISSN (1364 biblios in a collection of 1664
>>>> >>>> fall into this category). I am working on a project to batch change
>>>> >>>> all the biblios in a particular collection. Selecting them,
>>>> >>>> downloading them, and editing the MARC records was easy.  Now I
>>>> >>>> would
>>>> >>>> like to upload them and overwrite the old records.  This only seems
>>>> >>>> possible for the 300 biblios with an ISBN.
>>>> >>>> We have unique internal control numbers (001).  Is there any way I
>>>> >>>> can
>>>> >>>> match the records with this field instead?
>>>> >>>> If not, what are my other options?
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> --
>>>> >>> Ian Bays
>>>> >>> Director of Projects
>>>> >>> PTFS Europe
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>>>> >>> email: ian.bays at ptfs-europe.com
>>>> >>>
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>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Elaine Bradtke
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>>>> VWML
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>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jared Camins-Esakov
>> Bibliographer, C & P Bibliography Services, LLC
>> (phone) +1 (917) 727-3445
>> (e-mail) jcamins at cpbibliography.com
>> (web) http://www.cpbibliography.com/
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Elaine Bradtke
> Data Wrangler
> VWML
> English Folk Dance and Song Society | http://www.efdss.org
> Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY
> Tel    +44 (0) 20 7485 2206 (This number is for the English Folk Dance
> and Song Society in London, England. If you wish to phone me
> personally, send an e-mail first. I work off site)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Registered Company No. 297142
> Charity Registered in England and Wales No. 305999
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture"
> --Elvis Costello (Musician magazine No. 60 (October 1983), p. 52)
>

-- 
Elaine Bradtke
Data Wrangler
VWML
English Folk Dance and Song Society | http://www.efdss.org
Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY
Tel    +44 (0) 20 7485 2206 (This number is for the English Folk Dance
and Song Society in London, England. If you wish to phone me
personally, send an e-mail first. I work off site)
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"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture"
--Elvis Costello (Musician magazine No. 60 (October 1983), p. 52)