[Koha] batch updates of bibliographic records using MarcEdit

[Linda Culberson]

Jared,
Point taken.  Thanks, Jared.
Linda

On 2/6/2012 12:20 PM, Jared Camins-Esakov wrote:
> Linda and Margo,
>
> I know I sound a bit like a broken record, but when you are overlaying
> records that you have exported from your database, *please* do not use
> 001 as the match point (unless you are specifically setting it as some
> sort of accession number). 001 is not guaranteed to be unique or even
> exist. It generally contains the OCLC number for records you've imported
> from OCLC, but one could fly a vintage inter-war airplane through an
> arch made of the records not covered by that "generally" without
> knocking any loose with the wings. Use 999$c and biblionumber for the
> matching rule. That is guaranteed to be unique and have a 1-to-1 match.
>
> Regards,
> Jared
>
> On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Margo Duncan <MDuncan at uttyler.edu
> <mailto:MDuncan at uttyler.edu>> wrote:
>
>     Linda,
>
>     Yes, that's how we fix batches of records; we match on the 001.
>
>     Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
>
>     Margo
>
>     Margo Duncan, MLS
>     Systems Librarian
>     Robert R. Muntz Library
>     The University of Texas at Tyler
>     903.566.7174 <tel:903.566.7174>Â | mduncan at uttyler.edu
>     <mailto:mduncan at uttyler.edu>
>
>
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>     Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:19 AM
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>     Subject: [Koha] batch updates of bibliographic records using MarcEdit
>
>     All,
>     I was looking at Nicole's excellent tutorial at
>     http://networkedblogs.com/sSegb  on using MarcEdit to Add Koha
>     Items, and I was wondering if it might be possible to select a group
>     of records that had errors, use MarcEdit to correct those errors,
>     and  load them back using the Marc Import matching on the 001 or
>     the 999c or some other field? Â Has anyone done something like this
>     or is there another way?
>
>     Thanks!
>     --
>     Linda Culberson      lculber at mdah.state.ms.us
>     <mailto:lculber at mdah.state.ms.us>
>     Archives and Records Services Division
>     Ms. Dept. of Archives & History
>     P. O. Box 571
>     Jackson, MS 39205-0571
>     Telephone: Â 601/576-6873 <tel:601%2F576-6873> Â  Fax: Â
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> --
> Jared Camins-Esakov
> Bibliographer, C & P Bibliography Services, LLC
> (phone) +1 (917) 727-3445
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-- 
Linda Culberson      lculber at mdah.state.ms.us
Archives and Records Services Division
Ms. Dept. of Archives & History
P. O. Box 571
Jackson, MS 39205-0571
Telephone:  601/576-6873   Fax:  601/576-6824