[Koha] Marc 21 for Koha 3.4

[domingo.arroyo at MCU.ES]

Chris I agree with you.

Our current KOBLI distribution based on Koha 2.4, already includes the import-export frameworks functionality, actually we developed it in our project and subsequently included in Koha 2.6. In any case our custom distribution that we call Koha-Kobli, is always parallel to Koha, we actually have planned out a new distribution in March, and based on the stable version of Koha at this time.
Regarding the question of my colleague Nani, it seemed necessary to know what MARC Update are using Koha framework,  since the LC has created new MARC fields and subfields to encode RDA features.  What is really difficult is to incorporate in Koha new functionalities for users based on it, but first step is always to have our records in MARC / RDA.

Thank Jared for clarifying the Update available in  Koha framework. We will work to include the new fields and subfield since Update 7 and of course contribute it to the community; we are going to add a task in Koha Bugzilla containing it.


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De: koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz [mailto:koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz] En nombre de Jared Camins-Esakov
Enviado el: viernes, 13 de enero de 2012 21:43
Para: Chris Cormack
CC: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
Asunto: Re: [Koha] Marc 21 for Koha 3.4

Good afternoon.
2012/1/13 Chris Cormack <chrisc at catalyst.net.nz<mailto:chrisc at catalyst.net.nz>>
* anaisabel.gonzalez at MCU.ES<mailto:anaisabel.gonzalez at MCU.ES> (anaisabel.gonzalez at MCU.ES<mailto:anaisabel.gonzalez at MCU.ES>) wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I have a question about the Marc 21 update used in the default framework of Koha version 3.4. Does anybody can tell me which is the Marc 21 Update used?
>
> The WorkGroup into the Koha-Kobli Community in Spanish (http://kobli.bage.es) is working in analyze the new functionalities for Koha and our customized distribution named Kobli. In order to study the Marc 21 - RDA we need to know the Marc 21 Update and if Koha Community has worked on it or has any report about it.
> (For further information about KOBLI , please see Koha archive http://lists.katipo.co.nz/pipermail/koha/2011-April/028481.html)
>
Koha 3.6.2 (soon to be .3) is the current stable release. Perhaps
looking at that (3.8.0 will be released April 22) will be more useful?

But as far as I know the default MARC21 framework has not been
updated, I have seen frameworks with the RDA fields in them. And since
in Koha 3.6.x you can import and export frameworks, adding RDA support
in MARC (even though the Library of Congress has decided that is not
the right thing to do) is possible.

I think there is a slight terminological misunderstanding here. I believe Nani is referring to the MARC Updates released by LC as steward of the MARC standard. The frameworks included with Koha are based on MARC21 Update 7 (no, that is not a typo), released October 2006 (!). Updating the frameworks to match the latest MARC21 update (number 13, for those who are counting) would be a very good idea. So far no one has funded such a project, unfortunately, and -- equally unfortunately -- it would be a pretty big project.

However, confusion over what the word "update" referred to aside, Chris is right that you should be using the latest stable version (3.6.2, soon to be 3.6.3).

Regards,
Jared Camins-Esakov

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