[Koha] migration to koha

[Richard Maileseni]

Hi Robin,
Thanks for that, Im researching on a migration from Spydus if any anyone
has done this please could you let me know or direct me where I could get
help on this. Thanks again!

Cheers!


On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 2:22 PM, Robin Sheat <robin at catalyst.net.nz> wrote:

> Richard Maileseni schreef op do 24-10-2013 om 12:28 [+1300]:
> > Im working on how to migrate to Koha from another ILS. Ive finished
> > installing Koha but just wondering if anyone could help me on ways of
> > migrating to koha. what are things that i might need to do or know
> > before
> > continuing from this point.
>
> That's not really an easy question to give a simple answer, there's a
> lot involved.
>
> However, in a nutshell:
> * Get the biblio and item data out of the existing system in a usable
> format. Preferably MARC, but if you can only do CSV, then use that.
> * Poke at the data (I use Perl scripts for this[0]) until it fits what
> Koha needs, in MARC format.
> * Load the data into Koha, find mistakes, repeat.
> * Do the same for the borrower and circulation data.
>
> It's also worth asking here if anyone has expertise in the particular
> system that you're migrating from.
>
> I should really write a wiki page on this.
>
> [0] The tools I use are here:
> https://gitorious.org/koha-toolbox/catalyst-koha-migration-toolbox
>
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