[Koha] Replace all existing call numbers with LoC

[Daniel Glendening]

Thanks Jesse,

That's not what I hoped to hear, but what I expected.

In editing the entry, via the "Replace Record via Z39.50," I'm able to
retrieve Library of Congress info, and call numbers, but when I save, the
call number remains unchanged, still displaying the old number. If I change
that number in the "edit item," it will be correct. I'm probably approaching
this problem from the wrong direction, as I'm very new to Koha, but
shouldn't the MARC biblio info be in sync with item info?

Hopefully this makes some sense...

Thanks,
Daniel

On 3/23/16, Jesse A Lambertson <jlambertson at sqcc.org> wrote:
> Daniel,
>
> I think for LoC, you can only do one direct import at a time unless you
> order records through their record distribution service (which costs $).
>
> Please correct me if I am wrong.
>
> If you used OCLC, you could perhaps put together a file of LC records
> and do a mass import (setting holdings data before import).
> Otherwise, assuming LC has catalogued every item you have, you will need
> to do one search at a time - probably with the Z39.50 search tool.
>
> Thoughts on this from anyone else?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jesse
>
> On 23-Mar-16 3:45 PM, Daniel Glendening wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm working on a restructuring of a small arts non-profit library. The
>> library currently uses an esoteric, confusing custom catalog numbering
>> system devised by a staff member who is no longer here.
>>
>> We'd like to switch all our records over to LoC cataloging. We currently
>> are
>> using Koha 3.18.05.100 - I'm curious if it's possible to replace all our
>> records with LoC records, in bulk, rather than editing each individually.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
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