[Koha] Display question

[Steve]

The biblionumber can be used to match on if reloading records. I have 
exported MARC records, made some mass changes, and then reloaded the 
changed records by matching on the biblionumber. (Match points 10, if 
points > 5 then go.) Worked well.

I have even loaded new records by assigning a biblionumber that I know 
had been deleted in Koha.
They loaded fine and assumed the biblionumber that I assigned.


Steve Sowder                            Systems Librarian
sowder at andrews.edu          Andrews University


On 10/29/2015 2:15 PM, Chris Cormack wrote:
> Hi Tim
>
> You could edit either the .tt file or make a custom XSLT file to do that.
>
> But please do not make the mistake that was made with MARC and give a machine used value any human significance. The biblionumber is the primary key on a database row to allow Koha to identify a biblio.
> It should not be given any human significance, accession numbers, control numbers etc play that role for humans.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> On 30 October 2015 7:05:55 am NZDT, Tim Skeers <tim.skeers at lib.state.ia.us> wrote:
>> Is there an easy way to get the biblionumber of a record to display
>> somewhere on the "normal" view for a record in the staff interface? Or
>> would it require an actual programming change?
>>
>> As it is, it displays in the URL in the browser navigation window, but
>> I would like to be able to print out a record with it showing on the
>> printout.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tim
>>
>>
>> Timothy Skeers | Cataloger | Iowa Library Services/State Library of
>> Iowa | 1112 E. Grand Avenue | Des Moines, Iowa | 50319 |
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>>
>>
>>
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