[Koha] Database description

[Williams, Olwen - SAL]

Chris and I converted all the data for Horowhenua when we were developing
Koha.  Their previous system was an A/Rev system called Catalist.  I created
delimited files from that, and Chris and I imported them.  It needed some
massaging to make it fit, but we managed to do it several times during the
course of the change-over.


-----Original Message-----
From: Owen Leonard [mailto:oleonard at athenscounty.lib.oh.us]
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 4:51 AM
To: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
Subject: [Koha] Database description

			Hi everybody,

 As we get further along in evaluating Koha and closer to an actual switch, 
we're starting to address thorny issues like database transfers.  This
brings 
up a couple of issues you all might be able to help us with.

First, is there a good write-up of the database structure, with descriptions
of 
all the fields?  Some stuff is self-explanatory, like 'surname' and
'firstname' 
in the borrowers table, but others are more obscure.

Second, is there any library out there that's made the switch from another 
library automation system, doing a full database transfer in the process?
If 
so, we'd love to hear about how they approached it.

Thanks,

  Owen 

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Web Site Developer
Athens County Library Services
http://www.athenscounty.lib.oh.us

	
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