[Koha] Export Athena / import Koha

[jrbk]

Chris,

I am able it import the MARC data. One key item that it missing for each
book, etc. is the barcode information.

I am not sure how to map in Koha so that the import process sends the data
to the correct place.



In His Service,
Bill Kingsley
Rutland Area Christian School
IT Department Director
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www.racsonline.org


On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 6:58 AM, Riley Childs [via Koha] <
ml-node+s1045719n5812795h82 at n5.nabble.com> wrote:

> And if for some reason the import goes badly you can rollback the changes.
>
> Riley Childs
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> Subject: Re: [Koha] Export Athena / import Koha
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> Hi,
>
> Your MARC file has the barcode field as Chris said, see:
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/17hfzvv5obvjmvl/test.mrk?dl=0
>
> I was able to import the above record in my Koha, see this:
> *https://www.dropbox.com/s/t76q81nt4ct555p/black_beauty.png?dl=0
> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/t76q81nt4ct555p/black_beauty.png?dl=0>*
>
> I just changed the barcode (to make it unique for my installation),
> permanent location, current location and koha item type to my
> intallation's
> requirements and it works.
>
> That means that perhaps you need to double check your 952a, 952b, 952y
> match with what you have set in your "Basic Parameters" settings of your
> installation.
>
> Arslan
>
> On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 8:52 AM, Chris Cormack <[hidden email]
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>
> > On 25 September 2014 14:02, jrbk <[hidden email]
> <http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5812795&i=4>> wrote:
> >
> > > FYI: I am a total novice at Koha. I had an acquaintance set up a
> Ubuntu
> > > server with Koha on it. The server is running just fine and can only
> be
> > > accessed in-house. We are using it for a small library at a private
> > school.
> > > It is replacing the outdated Athena. I created a superuser and have
> > logged
> > > in and am starting to set things up...
> > >
> > > I followed the directions on this wiki in order to export the MARC
> > records
> > > from Athena in order to import it into Koha.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://library.bridgton.lib.me.us/BPL_mediawiki/index.php/Exporting_Athena_Holdings_Data_and_Importing_it_into_Koha
> > >
> > > I was able to accomplish all of the steps without any errors or
> issues...
> > >
> > > I then went into "Manage staged MARC records" from the Tools menu and
> > > imported the MARC records into the catalog. I am able to search for
> each
> > > item by title or author, etc. The problem that I am having is that it
> > > didn't
> > > seem to transfer the Barcode information. All of our books are already
> > > labeled so it is advantageous for us to keep the old Barcode system
> since
> > > there are roughly 9000 items.
> > >
> > > Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.
> >
> >
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