[Koha] [EXTERNAL] NCIP User Question - biblionum in 001 vs 999c

[Paul Hoffman]

Actually, that's the leader.  The 001 field is documented here:

http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd001.html

Paul.

On Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at 04:06:50PM -0400, Paul A wrote:
> I'm not sure where this thread is going, but from one "maritime" library to
> another, the 001 is defined at
> <http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bdleader.html> and shouldn't have
> anything to do with biblio numbers (which are stored in 999$c as far as Koha
> is concerned and are used relationally with numerous other data entries.)
> 
> As to OCLC, our cataloguers see entries at 035$a in the format
> "(OCoLC)34125755" (again, see
> <http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd035.html> which specifically
> mentions OCLC.) Our budget does not cover the cost of OCLC services, so I am
> blissfully ignorant of how to use their numbers -- maybe they, rather than
> Koha, are better equipped to answer your query?
> 
> Best -- Paul
> 
> 
> 
> On 2018-07-26 12:01 PM, Heather Hernandez wrote:
> >Hi, Kelly--
> >
> >Our records in Koha actually have different values in the 001 field based
> >on the age of the record.  When I first thought about this, I pretty much
> >clutched my pearls and took to my fainting couch, thinking things like,
> >"But the 001 should be our consistent, primary database key!  Oh my stars
> >and garters!!!"
> >
> >Then after applying a cool cloth to my forehead I got to thinking about how
> >we used the 001 and what data was there:  based on the age of the record,
> >it's either an old catalog record number (which I want to keep in the
> >record) or the OCLC number (which I definitely want to keep in the
> >record).  How do I use it?  Well, to just store those numbers, and if I
> >want to overlay the existing Koha record with a record that I'm exporting
> >from the OCLC Connexion Client, I include a 999 $c with the Koha record
> >number in that field in the OCLC record.  I'm currently having some trouble
> >with links into our catalog from our holdings in WorldCat.org, but that
> >doesn't seem related--we're trying to use ISBNs or title data for that.
> >
> >So perhaps it might be helpful to ask how you would be using the 001 field
> >and the 999 $c field, and how it's used among the other libraries.  I don't
> >have a lot of experience with using MarcEdit and such since ByWater
> >supports our Koha catalog & I happily rely on them for things like this,
> >but I think it would be entirely possible to export your records to
> >MarcEdit, copy record numbers that you're not using to another field (e.g.,
> >035) and copy the Koha biblionumbers to the 001, then reimport/replace the
> >records.  But that sounds kind of drastic to me.  I also clutch my pearls
> >at the thought of data being duplicated in a record, e.g., in the 999 $c as
> >well as the 001, but I can't think of any harm that it would do in *my*
> >setting--perhaps others could?  Your system would also need some sort of
> >configuring for ongoing cataloging, to see that the biblionumber gets
> >copied into the 001.
> >
> >But if it were me, I'd think long and hard about if this is really
> >necessary.  For us, it's been absolutely fine to have the Koha
> >biblionumbers in the 999 $c and an assortment of types of numbers in the
> >001--I've gotten up off my fainting couch, adjusted my pearls, and realized
> >that it works!:)  I hope that others will chime in, because I would be very
> >interested to know about other options and possible consequences that might
> >face us in the future since we do have such a variety of numbers in our 001
> >fields.
> >
> >I hope this helps!  Best,
> >h2
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >Heather Hernandez
> >Technical Services Librarian
> >San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Research Center
> >2 Marina Blvd., Bldg. E, 3rd floor, San Francisco, CA  94123-1284
> >415-561-7032, heather_hernandez at nps.gov
> >Library catalog: http://keys.bywatersolutions.com/
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